i am getting my rear end rebuilt in the spring. i am converting from an open rear with 2.73s to a limited slip with 3.73s, so i need everything replaced. i was quoted around 1200-1300 bucks for the following work..

* Auburn Pro Series differential
* Richmond Gears
* Installation Kit

labor, including a TOTAL rebuild, new everything. seals, bearings, everything. also, new u-joints and possibly getting my driveshaft rebalanced.

worth it or not? seems a little high. from my reasearch, i can get the differential for 400, the gears for 200, and the installation kit for like 130.

thats like 500 bucks in labor, which seems high. what do you guys think?

i am going to go over this week and ask him if i order the parts and bring them to him what they will charge. i think the price is so hight because i am getting boned on teh parts.

-brian

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1991 Camaro RS - Ultra Blue Metallic, T-Tops
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GM 350 HO Crate Engine - Vortec Heads, Edelbrock Performer Vortec Intake, Holley 670 CFM Throttle Body, Open Air Cleaner w/14"x3" K&N, SLP 1 3/4" Stainless Headers, Edelbrock Victor Series Water Pump, MSD 6AL, Blaster Coil, 8.5mm Super Conductors, Accel Cap and Rotor, Hypertech Fan Switch & Thermomaster Chip, AC Delco Rapidfires, 3" Cat Back, Flowmaster 40 Series Muffler

700R4 - 2,400 Stall Converter, Vette Servo, Shift Kit, B&M Super Cooler

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you can get the price for the parts from jegs catalog. i'd say labor is less then 3 hours for a professional shop.

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ICON Motorsports
1st & 3rd

 

are you removing the rear? if not that price aint far off

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Black 89 Iroc 5.7
355 in. SB
many other mods and more to come

 

Those prices were from teh Jegs catalog.

And I am not removing the rear end, I am just giving them the car for teh day.

-Brian

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1991 Camaro RS - Ultra Blue Metallic, T-Tops
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GM 350 HO Crate Engine - Vortec Heads, Edelbrock Performer Vortec Intake, Holley 670 CFM Throttle Body, Open Air Cleaner w/14"x3" K&N, SLP 1 3/4" Stainless Headers, Edelbrock Victor Series Water Pump, MSD 6AL, Blaster Coil, 8.5mm Super Conductors, Accel Cap and Rotor, Hypertech Fan Switch & Thermomaster Chip, AC Delco Rapidfires, 3" Cat Back, Flowmaster 40 Series Muffler

700R4 - 2,400 Stall Converter, Vette Servo, Shift Kit, B&M Super Cooler

Brian's 1991 RS
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You don't need to remove the rear for any of that, but it is easier to do with it removed.

Fellow 3rd gen'r here had the following done for $900 in September: New gears, Auburn posi, bearings, seals, and full welding of tubes. This was with the rear out of the car. Driveshaft work should only run ~$125-$150 (out of the car, that is. I've seen shops charge $100 for replacing u-joints because they had to R/R the driveshaft!).

Overall, it sounds close but perhaps a bit high.

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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R. 2.73 unlimited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LB9 w/ZZ3 cam, TBD heads, exhaust, paint, etc.).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. 0.030 over 396, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" headers, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & shift kit, 3.08 10-bolt, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Best 15.1 @ 5800' Bandimere. Daily driver while Camaro was being put together.

 

I ran into the same problem a couple of months ago, and I found a 9 bolt with posi, discs, and 3.27 for $300. That's for the whole unit. I pulled the old one out, through it away, and installed the new one.


Just a though though.

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'82 Firebird, dead stock, 9 bolt disc rear, over 200,000 miles and still going strong, more to come...

 

I must live in a cheap labor area I had all new parts install in my rearend (I supply the parts) It only cost me $80.00 the rearend was out of the car at the time.

 

I did the exact thing except I went with OEM gears to keep the noise down. They kept the rear end in the car and didn't mess with the drive shaft though. DTS did the work and they are the best in the state. Parts & Labor cost $900 w/ a two year warranty.

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'84 Camaro w/ Large Jouranl 327 bored .030 over; 3.73 geared Auburn Limited Slip Diff. FlowMaster Muffler w/ Shortie Headers. TH-350 Built Trany Underneath B&M Mega-Shifter. Many Engine compartment Dress Up Mods. Edelbrock High Flow Water Pump w/ Flex-a-Lite Cooling Fan.
It is still under construction @ www.iserv.net~brodgers

 

Damn! You threw it out? How big is your garbage can? Your garbage men must be championship weightlifters, eh? (I know what you meant, but it paints a funny picture!)


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i still say the flat rate is less than 3 hours, or less than 200 dollars for labor. it doesn't take me much longer than that and i'm slow. last rear i did, 10 bolt posi cost

200 for richmond 4:56 gear set
100 dollars for install kit
20 dollars for mobil 1 lube and gm posi additive
20 dollars for axle seals, never replaced bearings
that leaves around 900 for labor that's over 13 hours at 65 an hour.

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ICON Motorsports
1st & 3rd

 

That is a good price for that type of work.

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Big 454 '86 Camaro Z28 '72 Nova w/454 BBC

 

When I asked around for prices to rebuild, I got $300 for the gears, $400 for the posi, and that's with out the bearings. And my cousin has a truck sitting around that we call the "White Trash Truck" and I dumped the rear in there.