? about gears

[bigtigga84]

gonna do 4:56's some time soon. bought a used set for the rear off another forum and they never did answer my question. trucks 4x4, set i bought for the rear has approx 20k miles on them. is it gonna hurt to put a new set up front?

pinion off "used" set


ring off "used" set

 

[RubberFrog]

Nope. It won't hurt a thing.

 

[Bigtman07]

Mind if I ask how much that used set cost ya???

 

[Bad Habit]

you'll be fine...i got my 4.56 motives off a guy on dt for 225 shipped, they were brand new never installed, i still have my 3.92 75k if anyone is interested...

 

[Deviate]

Dammit Jay! I was just browsing around here and saw your avatar and now I've wasted 20 minutes just staring at it! What were talking about again?

 

[Bad Habit]

Dammit Jay! I was just browsing around here and saw your avatar and now I've wasted 20 minutes just staring at it! What were talking about again?

now thats funny, gears man gears....

 

[OlDirtyJohn]

those gears look to be in very good shape for being used. looks like they were installed correctly as well.

 

[Marx]

as long as you follow the break in procedure you should be fine

 

[Bad Habit]

used gears dont have a break in procedure cause they are already broke in...the new ones do....i'd put the used up front and the new in the back so you can break them in properly, you will be using the rear more than the front of course....

 

[bigtigga84]

had to look up how much they were, lol. had em for a couple months i forgot. they were 100.00 shipped. cool thanks guys.

 

[bigtigga84]

just the fronts, think that's what simon meant.

 

[Bad Habit]

yeah i edited my post after thoughts....lol

 

[bigtigga84]

hmm, never thought about that. does the front still turn when 4x4 not engaged? and does the break in for the front require 4x4 to be engaged?

 

[bigtigga84]

damn, didn't read your hole post before i replied. the rear gears will fit up front? thought they were different sizes just same ratio?

 

[Marx]

used gears dont have a break in procedure cause they are already broke in...the new ones do....i'd put the used up front and the new in the back so you can break them in properly, you will be using the rear more than the front of course....

I was just saying basically he can't give'er after he installs the gears because he has to break in the front ones
guess i could have worded it differently

 

[Bad Habit]

were all on the same page though....

 

[3rdStrikePerformance]

used gears dont have a break in procedure cause they are already broke in...the new ones do....i'd put the used up front and the new in the back so you can break them in properly, you will be using the rear more than the front of course....

Be hard to do since they are two different axles....

damn, didn't read your hole post before i replied. the rear gears will fit up front? thought they were different sizes just same ratio?

NO, they are not the same. They are not the same axle, nor do they turn the same direction.

 

[3rdStrikePerformance]

hmm, never thought about that. does the front still turn when 4x4 not engaged? and does the break in for the front require 4x4 to be engaged?

The front axles turn constantly, but they are not engaged with the differential when it is not in 4wd, therefore your gears will not wear as much.

 

[bigtigga84]

didn't think they were interchangeable. thanks duane, and everybody for the responses........... I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!! i swear, just like this forum so much better than the others.