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Genuine or Superior?
- Thread starter UKJeeper1
- Start date
Frank Z
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Colorado Springs
I've reading quite a few horror stories about Genuine Gear failures lately on various jeep and off-road forums. I think sticking to Dana-Spicer gears makes good sense.
cyrus
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Zeeland, MI
I have had the best luck with Precision Gear, no failures to date, i have used 8 sets so far. one set has 275,000+ miles on them, towing a 7k plus trailer 50% of the time.
- Location
- Thornton, CO
Yukon, great quality and price.............. :lecture:
cyrus
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Zeeland, MI
91 Jeep Project said:
Sure, If you like foriegn made forgings for your driveline components.
- Location
- Billings MT/Rapid City SD
Superior has good stuff. Use dana if you can get it but Superior works fine. I'm not sold on Yukon yet, probably fine but there always that slight doubt.
I've stuck this on several boards, and it seems to be Superior all the way. More money then i need to spend, but i do believe in doing it right. I have a lot to to on a limited budget. Too many years off-roading catching up with me:
Leaking Steering box
Leaking front axle oil seal
bu@@ered front hub
bu@@ered rear pinion bearings
bu@@ered rear ring and pinion
bu@@ered outer rear axle bearings.
sigh...
Leaking Steering box
Leaking front axle oil seal
bu@@ered front hub
bu@@ered rear pinion bearings
bu@@ered rear ring and pinion
bu@@ered outer rear axle bearings.
sigh...
ECKSJAY
Water is dirty
- Location
- Covington, WA
cyrus said:
If you live in the 50's this could be an issue for you...but it's impossible to get away from these days. It's a global economy, get used to it.
- Location
- Terra Firma
Aside from the "Buy American" syndrome, which is virtually impossible to live by these days, there is a quality control issue. Genuine Gear stuff is made to lower standards than Dana-Spicer ... or Superior. As for Yukon, reports I have read suggest they buy from multiple sources and repackage, so you don't really know what you are going to get. Some folks have good luck with Yukon, but I would not buy that brand.ECKSJAY said:If you live in the 50's this could be an issue for you...but it's impossible to get away from these days. It's a global economy, get used to it.
ECKSJAY
Water is dirty
- Location
- Covington, WA
Eagle said:
Very true, so I suppose I may have jumped the gun on that one. However, there are plenty of things made elsewhere that have great quality control. I too have heard of some past issues with Yukon, but that seems to have straightened out. My shop predominantly installs Yukon...and has yet to have a quality issue with them in several years. There's too much on the line when it comes to drivetrain components, so it something we take very seriously. While we understand they're not 'the best', we also don't sell junk.
- Location
- Billings MT/Rapid City SD
no problem
