Front diff gears for 2006 Yukon Denali XL

[abishoff]

I am need to to rebuild my front diff. I am thinking about re-gearing the whole car to match my 37's. any thoughts on what gears i should use? also should i change to a posi-locking diff or anything special like that?

 

[YukonandtheHOE]

Get 4.10's, I've put a few Eaton E locker's in them front diff's for guys and they have no complaints.

 

[abishoff]

Get 4.10's, I've put a few Eaton E locker's in them front diff's for guys and they have no complaints.

Should i put an e-locker in the rear?

 

[abishoff]

Get 4.10's, I've put a few Eaton E locker's in them front diff's for guys and they have no complaints.

You said that you've put them in? Im in dallas and could use the help.

 

[YukonandtheHOE]

Should i put an e-locker in the rear?

Find a Eaton Trutrack for the rear.

As far as help all i can do is correspondence over this forum, Im In the Yukon, Canada

 

[David Paul]

Find a Eaton Trutrack for the rear.

Is the TrueTrac hard to install in the rear? I was quoted $620 labor which I thought was on the high side.

 

[YukonandtheHOE]

Is the TrueTrac hard to install in the rear? I was quoted $620 labor which I thought was on the high side.

Theirs a stigma around gear building. So "performance" and 4x4 shops can charge what ever they want. I mean for chevy 10 bolts its a piece of piss. 1 hour to tear down, knock races out and clean up, about an hour to knock new races in press the bearings onto the carrier, test fit everything for pinion depth and do the crush sleeve for pinion preload.. then like another hour to set up contact pattern,torque everything slap the cover on and fill it up.. add a half hour if you did axle bearings and seals. Ill do it all day long for 250-300 labour allday long.

 

[David Paul]

Theirs a stigma around gear building. So "performance" and 4x4 shops can charge what ever they want. I mean for chevy 10 bolts its a piece of piss. 1 hour to tear down, knock races out and clean up, about an hour to knock new races in press the bearings onto the carrier, test fit everything for pinion depth and do the crush sleeve for pinion preload.. then like another hour to set up contact pattern,torque everything slap the cover on and fill it up.. add a half hour if you did axle bearings and seals. Ill do it all day long for 250-300 labour allday long.

Yea, that's what I thought. I'd pay $300 for labor as a fair price and be done with it. I'll be doing this myself in a couple weeks......thanks for the reply...

 

[YukonandtheHOE]

Yea, that's what I thought. I'd pay $300 for labor as a fair price and be done with it. I'll be doing this myself in a couple weeks......thanks for the reply...

No problem, make sure you have a dial indicator and a inch pound dial type torque meter

The rest are basic hand tools.

I like to use a big pipe wrench to hold the yoke when setting pinion preload.. but thats just me.