guys how much should gear's and trq converter cost

cyberwolf1986

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Guys, i went to 2 shops and they both told me around 2000. They said once guy said gears and install it self cost 920 and the rest for the tq install. the other shop told me 940 for the parts and 880 for install. What do you guys think. I live around the chicago area so if u guys know n e good place that arent that much money plz help. thanx for ur help guys
 
I would expect $300 to maybe $400 on the gear install. Especially if you are replacing all the bearings too (which is a good idea). Parts are gonna be close to $300, again if you are doing the bearings. So I could see $600 to $800 there.

Don't know about slush boxes.
 
so these guys are ripping me off huh, i thought 2000 bucks sounded way too much for gears and a trq converter install. does ne body no any shops i can take it to cause those are the only 2 shops i no of out here.thanx
 
I paid $230 for isntall on my gears. Plus $300 in parts (rebuild kit plus gears)... But this was a backwoods guy.... He did the job "almost" right"... I ended up fixing it myself after...

For the convertor. I had to pay for the tq convertor to pump seal to be changed in my dakota in like 1999 (before i started getting into doing stuff myself) and it ran me about $150 or so (3 hours) at a dealer... So figure $200-$250 for labor on the tq convertor, plus fluids and the convertor itself.

Hope this helps...
 
I just sold a Torque converter on Ebay for 30 bucks plus 20 S&H, which was my loss because the shipping to california (why do i always forget to do the calculated shipping?) was 48.95.
Buy 3.73's on ebay as well. Look for truck gears. Guys with F150's swap out for 4.10's or 4.56's.
Lee
 
cyberwolf1986 said:
Ne one get it installed in the chicago area
gears you can do yourself pretty easily with a friend, some beer and an afternoon. As for the torque converter, i'm on the south side, closer to Indiana. I know a couple of places down here. PM if you're still looking for a place.
I live in Lansing, IL.
Lee
 
What do you guys think of this...
gears 199.99
install kit 89.99
fluid 20.00
ford aode 3000 rpm
9.5 stallion converter 699.99
trans cooler 54.99
labor 350
all together 1,509 after tax. is this a good cost thanx guys