freebass55

I am planning to put new gears (3:90) in my car, 2005 GT. My brother in law has a '93 cobra w/ full exhaust. Now could we put the stock gears from my car into his. I believe his car has 3:08's right now (?). Is this swap possible? If so, is there anything special we need to do?

svopaul

If you have never set up gears then I recommend that you have someone install them who knows what they are doing....a mistake will ruin the gears immediately once you drive the car. As far as the gears themselves go they are 8.8 gears and are the same ring and pinion from 1986-2007 so yes, your gears can be installed in his car.

freebass55

We were planning on getting them done profesionally. We just didn't know what to expect. Great thanks for the response, Paul. That will save him some money.

conv_stang

expect between 300-400 for labor. that was the average for the shops in the Rich VA area. thank goodness for friends!

svopaul

shoot, I need to raise my prices ...I've been charging $250 for labor.

conv_stang

one shop quoted me 800 for labor w/ rebuild of my stock tractionlok and that was with me providing my own set of gears.

svopaul

OUCH! I charge an extra $50 plus parts to rebuild the traction lock during a gear install. Parts are less than $50 from FRPP.

Valentino

I was charged $225 for labor and that included rebuilding the traction lok. I supplied all my own parts and oil.

conv_stang

like i said thank goodness for friends, i paid 150 and supplied the gears he supplied the rest