easy gear question

[Raceit]

Two questions. I will be going to the 33" BFG M/T tires and I am going to change my gears to the 4.10 set. I don't have a clue when it comes to gears. I was wanting something middle of the road for quality and price most importantly. Is there a recomended gear manufacture that I should go with or does it even matter? And the second question is if I go with lockers in the future will those same gears need to be replaced? Thanks for helping out a newbe.

 

[leebo]

Welcome to the board sir. You will without a doubt find all the answers here.

On to your question......the gears themselves are cheap. You're looking at about $150 a piece. The killer are the install. This can easly push the price tag up to 800+. Genuine Gears are one of the best manufactures of gear for just about any truck. So I would stick with them. If you are looking to add lockers in the future WAIT on the gears. Get at least a cheap locker now and save on the install part of the job. They won't charge much if anything to put in a locker while they're replacing the gears. If you do it down the line you're looking at about another 500+ for install of the locker. Do it all at once. If you do it down the line though.....no you will not need to replace the old gears.

 

[Scott B.]

I have to disagree with leebo ...

Genuine Gears are made in China. They might come with a good warrenty, but the warrenty does not include towing costs and labor to replace them.

Precision Gear (from Reider Racing) are high quality made-in-USA products. These are the gears I just installed, and all my friends use these gears also.

I believe Richmond Gears are high quality also, but I have no personal experience with them.


If you swap in a locker in the future, no the gears do not have to be changed. You do have the additional labor costs, though.

 

[Raceit]

Thanks for the help guys, and the welcome.
I guess I'm in torn as what to do. Also right next to my gap of knowledge of gears sits lockers. I don't even fully understand the pros and cons of them. Like streetablity vs. off-road performance. Is there a write up or something like that to better illuistrate them that I could check out?
Money talks, so I kind of see myself just doing the gears at this point in time. Maybe just install some tow hooks so when I get stuck somebody can pull me out.
But on the same token I'm like everyone else. Do it right the first time and just bite the bullet and get the lockers.
So being a daily driver and being in Kansas where a road trip is mandatory to go off-roading would lockers be right for me? Anyways thanks again.

 

[RU MAN]

Raceit,
There is a huge section on lockers in the modified exp. forum. It will tell you all you need to know. I hope this helps.