Hello all, a fellow jeep owner is selling used 4.56 gears, he says are dana 44. I pulled the ring gears outta the box, one is bigger. Shouldn't Rubicon dana 44's be the same size front and rear?

 

Negative, the rear should be slightly bigger. Front ring gear diameter should be 8.5" if I recall correctly, and the rear is like .25" to .30"(?) larger.

Dana 30 ring gear is like 7 and 1/8" diameter (for those of you on this forum who think 37's are acceptable on a D30 )

 

For the tiny bit of savings you might see in used gears, you are much better off going with brand new. This wouldn't be an advisable place to skimp.

 

Like this? So these are Rubicon 4.56?

 

Thanks all, I'll go with new.

 

Also, there are a lot of threads related to this.....but if you're having a shop do the regear, just check around for quotes that include parts and labor. Most of the time you really aren't any better off buying the gears yourself and looking for someone to install them. It's just easier for you and the shop for them to handle the parts as well as labor. Every now and then buying the gears and install kits yourself makes more sense, but not near as often as you'd think. Good luck with your regear.....your jeep with appreciate it!