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Old 02-18-2005, 04:33 PM
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i got a price of $695 from my corvette shop. that's labor i have to by the parts. good or bad??
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The going price in my area is around $1200 for the complete job.
I drive the car in, drive the car away....

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Who's pulling the drop in? If it's you, that waaaaay high. If it's not, it ought to be. Labor to set gears generally runs from $150.00 to $250.00, depending on what he thinks his time is worth and his degree of comfort with the job.

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Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
Who's pulling the drop in? If it's you, that waaaaay high. If it's not, it ought to be. Labor to set gears generally runs from $150.00 to $250.00, depending on what he thinks his time is worth and his degree of comfort with the job.

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I paid $650 ---- that was for gears and labor.
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am buying gears what else should i buy?? also they are pulling the rear and doing the change.
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Depending on the mileage, bearings and a new set of posi clutches can be a good idea. You can save much more than half that labor charge if you drop it yourself. OH! Don't forget to swap out the speedo gears.

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thought about that but i just don't have the time. i have 80,000 miles.
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I pulled my rear in @ 2-hours, quite an easy project actually. And put in the Poly bushings while I was at it. ($50)

I dropped off the Dana 44 and paid $150 for the gear install, and $110 for a set of low mileage 3.45's.
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Originally Posted by 6spd
am buying gears what else should i buy?? also they are pulling the rear and doing the change.
Call Randys Ring and Pinion. You should get a master installation kit. It comes with all the bearings, shims, ring gear bolts, pinion nut and seals that one will need to install the gear set. It even comes with gear marking compound to paint the gears with so that the installer can see what the pattern is after the installation. Cost for a D44 install kit is roughly $100 plus shipping.

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