why spend the money? is there a reason?

 

Why not just re geared to 4.10s?

 

14 bolt is stronger!

 

ask motohead he did it

 

Well they guy only wants $200 for the axle. So if I wanted to re-gear my rear axle, I'm looking at $300 for gears and install kit, plus the cost of install. So, around $600, give or take. Plus, we are talking about a 14 bolt.

 

14 bolt full or semi floater? Semi is pretty much just swap axle shafts and brakes to convert to 6 lug, full floater is not worth the trouble to swap to 6 lug.

 

Not sure, the axle is stock from a 2002 GMC 2500 HD if that matter. Is there markings on it, to tell the difference?

 

Not sure, the axle is stock from a 2002 GMC 2500 HD if that matter. Is there markings on it, to tell the difference?

From a HD its a full floater. 2500LD or 1500HD would be semi.

 

semi float:

 

a 4.10 gear for your truck is only about $125 at Summit Racing for a Summit brand gear for a 8.5/8.6" corporate 10 bolt... buy that and swap it yourself, make some phone calls, talk to buddies and come up with a dial guage and some extra bearing shims and do it yourself- its easy as hell. BUT, if its a 9.5" corp. 14 bolt, you could just find some axles at a salvage yard, or order some for it, since they came 6-lug on some half tons... if its a 10.5" leave it alone, youll have to order custom axles, not to mention its going to gobble up some horsepower turning that big gearset.

 

Lots of good info here. Think I am just going to wait it out for different gears.

 

a 4.10 gear for your truck is only about $125 at Summit Racing for a Summit brand gear for a 8.5/8.6" corporate 10 bolt... buy that and swap it yourself, make some phone calls, talk to buddies and come up with a dial guage and some extra bearing shims and do it yourself- its easy as hell. BUT, if its a 9.5" corp. 14 bolt, you could just find some axles at a salvage yard, or order some for it, since they came 6-lug on some half tons... if its a 10.5" leave it alone, youll have to order custom axles, not to mention its going to gobble up some horsepower turning that big gearset.

full of bad "information" and suggestions :rofljest:

 

id regear, but it takes more than a dial indicator and shims to do a rear diff. the bearing kit i bought came with plenty of shims. you'll need a press, an impact, a dial indicator and a torque wrench to measure rotating torque.

Edit: and not some pile of an impact. you'll need a badass 1/2 inch with good air pressure/volume. it takes a lot to crush the crush sleeve