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I just realized this wasn't for a 1500. My apologies. Disregard what I said lol.
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Im also gathering parts for this and maybe someone can clarify this for me-I read somewhere that the gas trucks had different pinion bearing sizes than the diesel? Don't know whether it's true or not. Either way, can I assume that the correct size bearing is included in the above listed master kits?
We have basically the same truck, did you need a new carrier with the 5.13's?'14+ Hemi trucks have the same axles as the diesels. In 2015 AAM started using larger pinion bearings but it's in gas and diesel trucks.
We have basically the same truck, did you need a new carrier with the 5.13's?
Then i an so ******* confused as to why some people say you NEED to have the carrier changed and other dont. I am suspecting the the mechanic shop doing the installs are telling fibs to some of us for the extra money or if they don’t want to venture away from their only parts brand that doesn’t have it when they could simply use a different brand gear that has the ratio you want.
Im seriously done trying to figure this out and am going to have a heart to heart with my installer.
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What year is your truck? A local shop told me they changed something in the front end on 18 and i will need a new carrier. But the rear would work .
Which part of Michigan are you in? If in SE Michigan, I'd be interested finding out where your quote came from. Im interested in regearing too as I tow quite often.Just got a price for 4.56’s front and rear, new front carrier and “necessary bearings and seals” with a 1 year warranty
$2100
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Which part of Michigan are you in? If in SE Michigan, I'd be interested finding out where your quote came from. Im interested in regearing too as I tow quite often.
Yeah that labor looks right. $500/axle is what I paid, albeit Ram 1500. LSD install was included with gear swap charges (since they already had ring and pinion out).Seemed like a pretty straight forward deal, price seems about right to me...I’m going to ask to provide my own gear oil since I want to use Redline oils everywhere.
Does anything seem off to you guys?
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Regarding my last post, I was going to use advantage driveline in jackson MI.
But after he gave me a price quote it ended up being he cannot find the gears made by AAM for my truck. He recommended motive gear. He said he uses them almost exclusively. .......and im not ok with motive..
I know some people like them (motive) and some people don’t, but what sealed the deal for me on saying NO to motive is calling a few different installers and all of them said they would not use motive.
I don’t really want to say too many bad things ( about advantage driveline) but I will say I am very disappointed in there customer service. and don’t trust them anymore. I will say they are VERY busy and that made it very hard to communicate and get solid answers. Like they had more work than time.
I contacted just differentials.com and they hooked me up with a guy just south of “the thumb” in midland Michigan.
He looked high and low for AAM gears for me. He said AAM Has not made them in quite a while but had a very short run and they were very expensive. He did find a set for the front of my truck ( i cloud find rear gears by AAM but not fronts for a 2016) but they were GM gears and they were a LOT more money. He also informed me that AAM is having ring and pinion gears made outside the U.S. now so that puts a dent in my “buy American parts” idea.
I have a scheduled install date in 3 weeks using nitro gears.
Ill PM you the installer.
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They're doing you a favor by not selling you 4.56s. I have AAM rears and Yukon fronts. Your front diff barely spins in 2wd so sound is not an issue. I'd run Yukons if you're having trouble finding AAM.