Gear Install Prices

[savegoodautonfg]

My mechanic is really good with Ford's but i dont think hes ever did gears before. he told me it would be alot of money to install 3.73's cause he has to rebuilt the rear. he said like 700.00.

My question is If i buy the following:

Ford Racing Gears - FRPP 3.73 Gears

Motive Bearing Kit (8.8") (Install Kit)

8.8" Ford Trac Lok Posi Clutch Kit


How much should this all cost to be installed?

 

[gcwh02]

it should be around 200-300 in labor

 

[PJB]

I got a quote of $325 including all new bearings and seals if I brought the gears.

I found somebody else to do it for less if I bought all the parts.

 

[mob]

find a mustang shop, Jake Lomatta did mine for 250, like said before 200-300 is average price. I would NEVER let someone whos never done gears before do it on my car, theres alot of measuring involved in it, and it should be done right.

 

[Snikt89GT]

find a mustang shop, Jake Lomatta did mine for 250, like said before 200-300 is average price. I would NEVER let someone whos never done gears before do it on my car, theres alot of measuring involved in it, and it should be done right.

That's good to know when I need my gears done. He wants 150$ to do subframes on my car so I figured he was pretty expensive. 250$ for gears though is good.

 

[savegoodautonfg]

Does anyone know any good shops in New York like im in zip code 10923.. anywhere around here at all. i would drive up to an hour away.

Also how much usually for a REAR MAIN SEAL?

 

[mob]

That's good to know when I need my gears done. He wants 150$ to do subframes on my car so I figured he was pretty expensive. 250$ for gears though is good.

Ill never take my car back to Jake Lomatta, and I wont say NO ONE ever go there because I dont hate them like that. But theyve screwed me over every time ive taken my car there and dont have ANY thing good to say about them. They do good work, but they take money from you like its nothing. I wont even begin to describe how theyve screwed me over

 

[savegoodautonfg]

bump on the new york mechanics.

 

[Grn92LX]

Cost me a 6 pack of Corona to get mine done. I think I got ripped off

 

[savegoodautonfg]

Cost me a 6 pack of Corona to get mine done. I think I got ripped off

Well your really damn lucky. see if i have people that like that i could give beer to to do my work that would awesome but none of my friends no how to do this sh it.

again any good mustang mechanics in the Rockland County, NY area.

 

[Modular2v]

mine costed me 2 1/2 hours of my time!

 

[PhLoBuS]

250-300 i think

 

[savegoodautonfg]

NEW YORK MUSTANG MECHANICS?

 

[Snikt89GT]

NEW YORK MUSTANG MECHANICS?

http://www.google.com/maps?hl=en&lr=&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&q=speed+shop&near=New+York,+NY&sa=X&oi=local&ct=title

 

[90_Red_LX]

It cost me 300 for labor, gear oil, speedo gear install, seal up the diff cover, set up the gears, and rebuild the trac-lok. All together before I put axles in it it was 625 bucks including the parts I bought (including axle, carrier, and a few other bearings, etc., the basic gear stuff) and I bought a good set of mosers for 180 to my door since the factories had grooves worn in em from the axle bearings. All together I had around 900 or so in the rear end.

 

[bubba-dough]

I bought all the parts and my guy charged $100 labor.

 

[red95gtconvert]

I put a set of 3.73's in my mustang that I had from my f150 when I upgraded to 4.30's, total cost was about 10 bucks and my time. I would say 250 to 300 dollars is a fair price to pay a shop to install them. Different regions of the US charge much higher labor rates compared to others.

 

[92BlackGT]

join a local mustang group and have a club member do the install...doing that i was only charged $100...had to help him hold stuff but I learned a lot.

 

[LtDavis]

I was charged 225 for the install, I supplied all parts and oil. The installer has his own 85 GT that he put gears in and is a well known local mechanic so he knew what he was doing.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Also how much usually for a REAR MAIN SEAL?

rear main seal is a PITA because you have to drop the exhaust, tranny and flywheel. Probably 400-500 in labor to replace a $20 part.





As for gear install prices...i purchased my own FMS 3.73's and had a shop local to me install for $175. Came out perfect