im going to regear myself but i would like some of you to help me, just to not doing somthing wrong...... they sell instalation kits but one of my questions is, 1 is istall kit and the others are uverhaull kit, wich one should one buy???
they say the overhaull kit comes with bearings because when you change gears the bearings dammmage just when you try and take them out??
how can i treat my original lockers??? dont know there so much quiestion and i havent find i writeup... just tell my how you can help.
thanks

 

Your options:

1. Take it to a shop that does this often.
2. Find someone who has done this before.
3. If you insist on doing it yourself, do lots of homework (studying) and get the right tools.
4. Forget about it if you don't have the knowledge or the tools.

Trying to do this while expecting guidance over the internet will lead to frustration and short gear life. Once you start, your jeep is down until it's done right.

 

x2 Paying a PROFESSIONAL to do a quality gear change is money well spent. If you must do it yourself then get a high quality tech manual for guidance.

 

I like to do all of my own work but this is something I'm not touching when I have the money. I would pay someone to get it done.

 

i was an ASE certified mechanic and i would not even touch the gears on the jk. the crush sleeve is a pain in the ass unless you fabricate a tool like i did. thats assuming you have the stock rear DS. you need to get the pinion depth perfect the crush sleeve has to be perfect to make the pinion feel nice and smooth. if you overtighten the pinion nut you are going to kill the bearings real quick and if you don't make it tight enough it can work its way loose and kill your new gears. get someone to do it for you. i went to a guy who does a lot of gears. he has his own little shop i helped him with the rear and it was a PITA. I would highly recommend taking it to someone who is a professional. this is not something you want to do by yourself to save some money. i have done everything on my jeep myself except for the gears.

but i will reccomend getting new bearings. i put mine in with the stock bearings and they squeeled. got new bearings had to pull eveyrthing apart again run a pattern check the pinion depth did not look good put a .003 spacer in re checked the pattern and buttoned it back up when it was good to go.

 

finding the good guy is going to be a pain in the ass, but i think theres someone good around hear, ill just look till i find one,
thanks evrybody.....

 

I would strongly suggest taking it somewhere if you have no experiance with this. I owned a shop and had ase certs and this is one thing we didnt do because you really need to do a lot of them to get them right and last. There is a lot of knowledge and know how that goes in to this. Good luck either way. I just regeared to 5.13 after spending a bunch at a local shop but sometimes its nice to drop off , pick up and drive home happy.

 

Try this one by blacknorthernjk

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...highlight=gear

 

hey for and jeep unlimited sahara automatic wich ones do you recomend thats closest to stock, 4.88 or 5.13???? i dond want to forget about high speeds...
thanks

 

You didn't mention what tire size you're moving up to? If you're staying with the 33's, umm, that's only 1" taller than stock. My opinion, wait until you go to taller tires...