If you have a reputable shop doing the work, just take it to them, and they will order you just what you need. I am really mistrusting of most shops myself, from experience, but I have been doing business with this one shop here in town for about 10 years. Mine had 6000 miles on it, and only the pinion bearing, and the carrier bearings had to be changed on mine. It cost me altogether with overnight on the bearings $80 for my new bearings, I changed my ring and pinion at the same time! If you got about 60,000 miles, I would still get the whole kit. If you are already going to have the rear end taken apart, it is that much easier to completely rebuild it, and it shouldn't cost any more for the work, but that also depends on the shop.

 

SO I SHOULD GET A REAREND REBIULD KIT?

 

60,000 miles, go for it, the cost difference is not that much, and if you are going to keep the truck for a long time, that is one less thing to worry about.

 

hey hodgeee i appreciate the feed back, eaton is on its way right now. but one more question, i have never delt with changing out the rearend open diff to a posi. who or where could i order this rebuild kit from? I have to have everything there for when i do this so i can have my truck back in a day. thanks

 

hey sorry didn't see this today, There are a couple of places online, but I just had my driveline shop order it for me. Post a new post for the online shops that you can order your stuff from, I think there are three shops, but I don't know what they are.

 

hey thanks for the reply, im gonna buy the kit from 02 denali. but thanks anyways.

 

What kind of prices are you guys seeing on a Eaton posi for a 8.5/8.6 10 bolt diff?

Ken

 

i just bought one on ebay for $323 shipped.

 

I just bought one from the same place it sounds like and I am in the process of installing it now with a set of 4.10's. I got the new bearings and races with mine so I would have less chance of damaging them taking them off my old carrier. The difference between the older model carriers and the newer ones is the size of the hub (the section the bearing fits on). The new one are a larger diameter to accomodate for a breakage problem they had when they went from the 28 spline axles to the current 30 spline.I can't help you much about the shims, I have a large supply of 12 bolt shims that have a larger O.D. then the 10 bolt but I have a lathe also so it is no problem cutting them down to size.