gear install

hello looking for someone to help me install my rearend gears. i don't have the tools or place to do it. looking for free or cheap help.

anyone? even looking for a shop thats inexpensive.

JPC did my rear install a few years ago. almost 1000 bucks for the differential and gear install. Theyre located in Millersville MD now not sure how far that is from you

As far as inexpensive, it seems that has been thrown out thewindow these days.

I used to have my fox 8.8 gears installed for 100, if I supplied the materials. Then the price jumped and I started doing my own... Not people throw out anywhere from 500-1000...

Out your way I would call up Woodbine, and see what he could do. You have the 7.5 in yours right?

I have done all mine since... not that hard of a job... just fairly tedious getting the right shim pack so it doesnt whine...

yea a grand is way too much lol. i can go to cj's and get it done for around $300, i just hate paying people to work on my car. would love to do this myself but the whole shim thing kinda worries me. really trying to find someone to just help me out possibly even just supervise me so i dont mess it up.

Ive heard a lot of good compliments from Woodbine especially with gear installs. reason why mine was a grand is because i replaced everything and beefed up the rear all at the same time. But i would check woodbine out since youre just doing a gear swap

93pony wrote:yea a grand is way too much lol. i can go to cj's and get it done for around $300, i just hate paying people to work on my car. would love to do this myself but the whole shim thing kinda worries me. really trying to find someone to just help me out possibly even just supervise me so i dont mess it up.

generally, I do them for 175-200 max, I do them on saturday's at my shop and if interested you can watch/help:)

oh niiiceee! I'm looking to get 4.10 gears installed also. Looking to put in a set of rear lowering springs too. Actually I sent you a PM earlier today..

alkemist wrote:oh niiiceee! I'm looking to get 4.10 gears installed also. Looking to put in a set of rear lowering springs too. Actually I sent you a PM earlier today..

Did Mike get back to you. I sent him your link to your thread

PRO50SC wrote:

alkemist wrote:oh niiiceee! I'm looking to get 4.10 gears installed also. Looking to put in a set of rear lowering springs too. Actually I sent you a PM earlier today..

Did Mike get back to you. I sent him your link to your thread

y'up Bernie, all is good:)

mjr46 wrote:

PRO50SC wrote:

alkemist wrote:oh niiiceee! I'm looking to get 4.10 gears installed also. Looking to put in a set of rear lowering springs too. Actually I sent you a PM earlier today..

Did Mike get back to you. I sent him your link to your thread

y'up Bernie, all is good:)

Excellent!!

I still owe ya dinner, so let me know when things simmer down w/ the new baby.

PRO50SC wrote:

mjr46 wrote:

PRO50SC wrote:

alkemist wrote:oh niiiceee! I'm looking to get 4.10 gears installed also. Looking to put in a set of rear lowering springs too. Actually I sent you a PM earlier today..

Did Mike get back to you. I sent him your link to your thread

y'up Bernie, all is good:)

Excellent!!

I still owe ya dinner, so let me know when things simmer down w/ the new baby.

you do?? or I mean sure...lol......yeah, trust me the wife and I are due for a evening out, heck things have been so hectic lately.......gotta spend the whole day tomorrow working around the house and on community road crap!!......I gotta find time to step away from it all, and on top of it all, I brought the vert home finally, meaning it is done for the most part and will reside in my garage now....anyway, gotta run to frederick sometime this weekend amongst all the other crap I gotta do and pick my D/D jetta up!!!

If you are still in need of the rear gear install, I recommend Bob Thompson with MCOM. He's located in westminster

mjr46 wrote:

93pony wrote:yea a grand is way too much lol. i can go to cj's and get it done for around $300, i just hate paying people to work on my car. would love to do this myself but the whole shim thing kinda worries me. really trying to find someone to just help me out possibly even just supervise me so i dont mess it up.

generally, I do them for 175-200 max, I do them on saturday's at my shop and if interested you can watch/help:)

I will have to call you up in the future then I cant do them myself but you cant beat a price like that and I'd love to watch!!


and as far as Cj's goes... they will do $499 installed i think the price is.. and that includes the price of the gears you want and they also reconfigure your instrument panel and gauges... they will also install a differential at no additional labor costs but of course you must buy the differential :p

jackhardy wrote:If you are still in need of the rear gear install, I recommend Bob Thompson with MCOM. He's located in westminster

Thats me!