JBA Racing in San Diego did mine... $620 total. They did a great job, no whine... perfect for 3 months now. I got two other quotes, and they were all about the same.

 

Thanks for the info Don. I was kinda leaning towards them anyway.

Not to derail the topic, but I noticed that you have an SCT tuner. I know that JBA is a dealer for them and I was wondering if you had used them to give you a custom tune.

 

I just got a quote for $240 from a reputable Ford dealer mechanic who builds rear ends, I supply the parts. What exactly are the part numbers I need and where do I get em? I need the gears and the install kit.

 

I called just about every reputable shop in a 2 hour radius....prices ranged ranged from $575 to $650.... so here in Michigan $600 is about right...

 

I paid $159 for my gears and $150 for the install...I'm down here in South texas where there's an auto shop on every corner, though...

 

If you want my honest opinion, I would not go back to them for any more work. I also had JBA do two dyno pulls for me (not tuning pulls, just baseline pulls) and they messed them both up. They did them in 3rd gear on my auto trans (not 1:1 in 4th), and didn't even tell me. I figured it out from the dyno sheets.

So... bottom line, they did a great job on my gears... no complaints... but I'll be looking elswhere for other work; if and when I need it.

 

The install time is an easy three hours so you figure the cost on this. $300=$100 per hour etc.

 

When you get the gear install have lower control arms and panhard rod install at the same time. My guy did it free of cost.I used BNR parts.

 

the control arm stuff is so easy, any idiot with a wrench can swap those out

 

I got quoted $200 to $300 max for gears and T-LOK installation..

 

ok.. perhaps I goofed... let me clear things up.. The $600 was for gears, install kit, labor and my favorite... misc. shop supplies... LOL! I understand a lot of guys will say you don't need the install kit.. but for $80 why not... to me it was worth it...

Now the local Ford dealer said they had now idea how long it would take, so they said "we better quote you 8 hours..." Needless to day I didn't walk out.. I ran! LOL!

 

John they have a flat rate book that tells them how long everything takes to repair. FMC does not give them an open checkbook to replace defective parts. They just did not want to do the work. Eighty bucks in my pocket is much better than eighty in theirs so I would not blow that off. Maybe your situation is much better than mine. Eighty bucks today would purchase eighty Power Ball lottery tickets that could be worth 400 million tonight. I think I will go out and buy some more.

 

This is true but why not let them do it? I thought you were supposed to be working in a new job and here you are on the forum.

 

Honest to gosh... the service guy went and talk to the tech... and the tech told the sevice guy these exact words...

"I have no idea... i won't know how long it will take until i get in there... you better quote him 8 hours..." That does not instill a lot of confidence! LOL!

I understand about the $80.. to me it was just a little extra piece of mind...

 

$191 for the gears and $150 for the labor here in Houston (kind of an inside deal)

 

That is too cheap. Gears must be made in China.