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Old 09-08-2012, 11:31 AM
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regearing d30 and 8.25 to 4.56 what gears do you guys recomend?

I was looking at motive

so far all ive heard is stay away from geuwine but what are you guys running ?

also who has the best deals? any help would be awsome
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I prefer the Superior Gears, but they are pricey and availability can be sporadic at best.

I can get ya price if you're interested.
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Randy's ring and pinion sells USA standard if you're on a budget. They're good gears for cheap
I bought my D30 gears locally at west coast differential. They're called Sierra gears and are about the same price

Oh and definitely go through RWKhaus for all your installation kit junk. They have the best prices
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X2 Superior Gears im running 4.56's with 33/12.50
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Yukon. Nice gears, nice master install kits
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No complaints with Motives or Richmonds.
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I run USA standard in my d30, which is basically remarked yukons that don't quite meet Yukon specs. I have yukons in my 8.25. No complaints with either.

Gear lower than you think you need. Never heard someone wish they would not have geared so low. People only regret not gearing low enough. I went 4.88 on 33s and am glad I did because bigger tires came not long after.
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I've had good luck with Yukon gears in my previous jeep builds
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I had motives, and they howled like a ****...I'd run yukons...
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what gear oil did you run
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I installed a set of nitro gears in the front. They made a little bit of noise during break in while decelerating, but run nice a quiet now.
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I just did this exact swap last weekend and used G2 gears and install kits throughout. They are breaking in now and it made a real difference coming from stock. I'm running 33's.
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Ah I don't know now I'm even more indecisive than before. I read a lot of people had problems with yukons but you guys had good experiances. I was gonna go with motive gears because they seem to have good reviews and could be had front and rear for $460 with set up and install( still need carrier) but if they wine that's no good
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Originally Posted by xjheep92
Ah I don't know now I'm even more indecisive than before. I read a lot of people had problems with yukons but you guys had good experiances. I was gonna go with motive gears because they seem to have good reviews and could be had front and rear for $460 with set up and install( still need carrier) but if they wine that's no good
maybe this comment will help

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showpost....7&postcount=21
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Not really, it's pure opinion.


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