Finally bought my gear kit. Now I really want to do it myself for experience purposes but what do you guys suggest? Should I get a shop to do it or should I go for it? I do have all the tools.

 

I would go for it man as long as you have jack stands and the right tools. How old is the stang? May be a good idea to change rear wheel bearings and the pinion deal. I did that when I changed the gears to 4.10 on my 04 stang

 

It's a 97 and yes I bought the kit from American Muscle which has everything I need. The only thing I would worry about is having the right backlash and making the gear have good contact with the ring. Hmm

 

I bought mine from AM also and followed the instructions they gave and it worked like a charm if I could make a suggestion I would get mobile 1 synthetic gear oil and the additive from ford. If you have good sunlight and any mechanical knowledge you'll be 100% fine

 

If it's your daily driver, I wouldn't try to do it without prior experience. If it's your weekend fun car, etc. then I think it'd be an awesome job to take on. Just don't hurry and try to get it done ASAP. Take your time with it. Maybe you can rent/borrow the backlash measuring tools from your local auto parts store..? If mine wasn't my daily driver, there is a lot more stuff I'd be doing, like replacing my clutch, etc. I just can't risk any long downtime if I'm having troubles ya know.

 

It is my daily driver. I decided on doing it myself. watched 100 of vids and read like crazy. We all learn by trial and error lol wish me luck haha

 

Good luck man! I'm sure you'll do fine.