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bradlyw
April 28th, 2003, 17:16
i'm getting ready to order up 4.88's for my axles here very soon. I have a HP-d30 up front and a d44 in the rear. what brand gears do you all suggest? TIA

Brad
CRASH
April 28th, 2003, 17:28
I think only Superior and Genuine make RS30 gears. Given those choices, I would definately get the Superiors.

Genuine Gear stuff is not good.

CRASH
bradlyw
April 28th, 2003, 18:39
i know that there are yukons that are available too for the d30...at least the last time i checked. i may be wrong though.

Brad
Hunter-Lynchburg,Va
April 28th, 2003, 18:49
Originally posted by bradlyw
i know that there are yukons that are available too for the d30...at least the last time i checked. i may be wrong though.

Brad

im 99% positive yukon is just a house brand. they buy what they can and package it in their boxes. my yukon 4.56 gear set was stamped dana/spicer. however i would like to know if anyone has had any other experiences with markings stamped on their gears whatever it maybe (superior, precision, yukon, etc..)

Hunter
RCP Phx
April 28th, 2003, 19:11
Id go withpure "Dana",you cant go wrong.Plus your setup should be easier!
bradlyw
April 28th, 2003, 19:34
well i would go with dana/spicer parts but they dont make HP-d30 4.88's..do u all think i should go for spicer parts on the 4.88s for the d44 and do something else for the d30?

Brad
rokspydr
April 28th, 2003, 20:15
personally I use either dana or precision exclusivly.

Marc S.
Neil
April 28th, 2003, 23:24
I'm looking at the exactly what bradlyw is doing. I was looking at genuine gears, mainly for the price. Why are they bad stuff? They have a lifetime warranty. I know that dosen't account for much on the trail when things go snap.
XJoachim
April 29th, 2003, 00:47
I deal with Yukon Gear stuff in Germany and have to say that i always had excellent quality. But i personally would not go to 4.88s in the D30 front because the pinion gets too small, 4.56 is the lowest i would go with a D 30 reverse.
shizza-my-nizza
April 29th, 2003, 07:41
Precision gear is the way to go.
4ward
April 29th, 2003, 07:59
Precision all the way. Yukon is crap, ask everyone that heard my front go pop pop at winterfest. I wish someone else made 5.38's for a hp44. Oh, and it wasn't the pinion that let loose, it was the gear.

Sean
CRASH
April 29th, 2003, 09:45
My Yukon 4.88's said U.S. Gear on the RS set and Dana Spicer on the 8.8 set. ;)

Sean, they probably sold you the cheap, weak, value line gears because they knew about your tenderfoot wheeling style.

CRASH