I'm about to get some gears, how hard are they to install?

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87Camaro RS
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Its something best left to someone with the experience and tools to do it properly. If you have access to the tools, thats a plus... but nothing beats someone who has done one before.

 

Set up correctly gears will last a long, long time. Set up wrong and they may last only a block or two.


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82camaro

 

they're not really hard to install they just require tools most people don't have or know how to use. it only takes a few hours to install a set of gears. i've read of people on here spending 500 or more for labor for gears. i'd guess the flat rate is under 2 hours. it's sort of a black art to most so they pay the big bucks for it.

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ICON Motorsports
1st & 3rd
MM Black Diamond 538 F&AM

 

Ring & Pinion.

Since you are going from 2.73 to 3.73, you will need to get "3" series gears for a "2" series carrier. A standard 3.73 will not work.

Don't forget to also replace your speedo gears.

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