Hey guys I've got a question about regearing an 8.25.
So long story short I bought all motive ring and pinion gears and master install kits and paid a shop to install them. Well the shop, A to Z fabrication in Pa, ****ed up the install and told me I gave them bad parts and it was my fault and to go pound sand :doh: so when they did the install on the 8.25 they ground the ring gear teeth down to flush damn near to clear the pin. The rear axle failed after about 1200 miles and the front after about 3000. so clearly those idiots didn't know what they were doing. Now I know some people say you have to grind the teeth and others say you don't.
I have a friend who is a very good mechanic and has offered to do/teach me with installing my new gears... But I'm wondering can I buy another carrier to offset the ring gear to clear the pin? I'm going to 4.56. I have the front carrier already but I don't want to grind the ring gear in the rear to fit the pin.
Thanks!
So long story short I bought all motive ring and pinion gears and master install kits and paid a shop to install them. Well the shop, A to Z fabrication in Pa, ****ed up the install and told me I gave them bad parts and it was my fault and to go pound sand :doh: so when they did the install on the 8.25 they ground the ring gear teeth down to flush damn near to clear the pin. The rear axle failed after about 1200 miles and the front after about 3000. so clearly those idiots didn't know what they were doing. Now I know some people say you have to grind the teeth and others say you don't.
I have a friend who is a very good mechanic and has offered to do/teach me with installing my new gears... But I'm wondering can I buy another carrier to offset the ring gear to clear the pin? I'm going to 4.56. I have the front carrier already but I don't want to grind the ring gear in the rear to fit the pin.
Thanks!