4.10 Re-gearing - 2025

[Rene_05]

Tom (or someone on here) needs to start a side business of buying the gears directly from Dana and reboxing/reselling them to us, like Yukon

 

[u2slow]

Amazon had let me place an order for them, but didn’t come into stock. Also placed orders at a few sites for the Yukons, but was let down when they didn’t actually have them. Since I’m going to pull the front myself now, I reckon I’ll have better luck. The shop hesitation is understandable I guess with having to more or less take the whole front end apart.

IFS diffs vary quite a bit in their construction. Some can be very finicky to setup right, so shops either shoot high, or try to not take the job. (Chevy ones come to mind because they split in half.) Our Liberty ones are really straightforward IMHO.

 

[u2slow]

Tom (or someone on here) needs to start a side business of buying the gears directly from Dana and reboxing/reselling them to us, like Yukon

What happens if Dana has gone obsolete with this super 30 stuff?

 

[2TALL1]

Exactly on the IFS a lot of the places I talked to especially the ones with high quotes act like they were like the clam shell style. Even after I reassured them it was like a normal Dana 30.
The fact they didn’t know also steered me away from them.
One guy quoted me $2,100 and when I told him I was going to be bringing the gears and master install kit he said it was going to be an extra $250 WTF…

 

[u2slow]

The fact they didn’t know also steered me away from them.

Sign of the times. Shop are not in business to be well-read on every vehicle. Price it at a CYA level, and get on with the more predictable work for other customers.

Edit: they want/need their parts markup to make ends meet.

 

[Rene_05]

What happens if Dana has gone obsolete with this super 30 stuff?

I think we might already be there. Probably not enough demand to keep making them.

 

[Rene_05]

Sign of the times. Shop are not in business to be well-read on every vehicle. Price it at a CYA level, and get on with the more predictable work for other customers.

Edit: they want/need their parts markup to make ends meet.

A little perspective definitely helps with all this.

 

[2TALL1]

Here’s another idea for you.
Get ahold of Yukon and see if they have a list of qualified installers in your area…