gear install?

usscrp · 07-19-2006, 06:15 PM

ok had a simple question on price of instal, got this deal and was wondering what you guys thought of the deal with the price.

'79 - '04 Solid Axle 8.8 ------------------- $550

Includes: FRRP (3.08 thru 4.30) gears, all new seals and bearings, Amsoil Severe Gear Synthetic Fluid, Ford friction modifier, Labor, Shop Supplies, environmental disposal charge and speedometer gear for '79 - '95.

'96 and newer require either a Speed Calibrator (manual transmission), $89, or an SCT chip programmed for the new gear ratio (automatic transmission) $300.

Sorry but Sales Tax is extra.

let me know if this is a pretty good deal, thanx in advance

*Lances03SVT* · 07-19-2006, 06:19 PM

A little bit high I would say.

07-19-2006, 06:34 PM

more than I paid and I had it done by mustang experts...aka miles per hour.

r3dn3ck · 07-20-2006, 07:24 AM

extraordinarily high. gear install should be 250+bearings+lube. Bearing kit is 100 bucks.

Chip or speedcal is optional. Your speedo will be inaccurate without it but that's life.

Saleen S330 · 07-20-2006, 10:14 AM

Damn for 550 bones... I expect a new rear end and gears. I've had my done for around 200 bucks(Panhandle Per and DallasMustang). Here it's around 250 bucks, a friend of mine does it for 100 bucks if you supply everything.
Also if you go to a no namer mechanic, ask how many times he has done a gear install. If he says once or twice...just walk away...far away.

Austin,TX, how far away are you from Dallas? if close enough, go to DallasMustangs, they did my gears for 189 bucks, that was after everything.

*Lances03SVT* · 07-20-2006, 01:41 PM

Had mine done for $150 plus the cost of the gears from MT.

Iceman12 · 07-20-2006, 02:22 PM

I paid 300 for everything except the gears and install kit.

And I know it won;t matter in your case, but u can use the lil gear to correct your speedo up until the 97 model year. After 96 u can use electric corrector, but in 96-97 u could use either electric or the gear ot correct. I have a 97 and only needed the gear. Just though I'd mention that.

usscrp · 07-20-2006, 04:20 PM

thanx guys.. i was planning on going with a gear kit from mt anyway, the one that comes with sct 2, royal purple and of course the gears. but was just curious as to how much is the going rate with the install...and would i need the bearing kit if i am around 37k on the speedo? some say yes and some say you can get by without it. anyways for the answer to the other ? i am about a 4hr. drive from dallas.

*Lances03SVT* · 07-20-2006, 04:23 PM

That's the kit I bought too.I'd say anywhere from $150 to $250 is what would be a good price.

Saleen S330 · 07-20-2006, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceman12

I paid 300 for everything except the gears and install kit.

And I know it won;t matter in your case, but u can use the lil gear to correct your speedo up until the 97 model year. After 96 u can use electric corrector, but in 96-97 u could use either electric or the gear ot correct. I have a 97 and only needed the gear. Just though I'd mention that.

If you got 3.73's that white plastic speedo gear will get you close to your actual miles per hour, if you got 4.10s' the white gear got you no where close to your MPH, it's better to get a speedcal for 98 and down cars, and a programmer for 99 and up cars to fix the speedo problem. I think with the white gear and 3.73 gears, i was still around 8mph off, with the 4.10 gears and the white speedo in my 95 GT like 20 miles per hour off. With my 3.73 gears and speedcal, i'm right on the money.

07-20-2006, 06:16 PM

Get The Bearings No Matter What!!!

Iceman12 · 07-21-2006, 08:08 AM

while I'm sure my speedo is not certified accurate, it has to be within 1 or 2 miles per hour, because how I move with traffic,and what my speedo says im moving never changed when i had the gears put in. Of course I can't be sure, but I trust mine enough to cruise though speed traps with out slowing down, and I still have yet to be pulled over in my stang. *knocks on every piece of wood in the room*

r3dn3ck · 07-21-2006, 08:20 AM

With 3.73's from 3.27 stock your speedo should be off by +5-8mph if you've never had the speedo gear changed. That's also dependant on your tire and wheel choice.

96gtstang · 07-22-2006, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceman12

I paid 300 for everything except the gears and install kit.

And I know it won;t matter in your case, but u can use the lil gear to correct your speedo up until the 97 model year. After 96 u can use electric corrector, but in 96-97 u could use either electric or the gear ot correct. I have a 97 and only needed the gear. Just though I'd mention that.

how do you use this lil gear deal to correct speedo...does that mean you dont need to buy the speed cal at all

Saleen S330 · 07-22-2006, 02:37 PM

If you get gears, you find out which speedo gear you need, take out your speed sensor and you can see the old plastic gear and you just swap them out. the new one has more teeth on it so it spins faster to compensate for a gear change. But are they 100 percent accurate...maybe for 3.55 gears, still alittle off for 3.73 gears, and anything more you will be way off even with the speedo gear. with the speedcal you can get be maybe 1 miles per hour off. you tell them you gear size, wheels and tires and they give the numbers to flip to, 1 or 0, if the miles per hour is off, you tell them how much off and they will calculate it and give you a new setting, till your happy with it.

bigmo77 · 07-25-2006, 06:09 AM

I wish I could find the prices you guys are saying for gear installs. I've had 4.10 FRPP gears sitting in the box for a couple months waiting to install. The going rate up here (in CT) seems to be $500.00.
I'm thinking of breaking down and paying it this week. I'm getting really anxious to have my gears and then be able to upload my tune from MT.

Saleen S330 · 07-25-2006, 06:14 AM

If that's the best price you can find in your area, i drove 2 hours to get one set done before, then sometimes we have to suck it up, though it sucks and pay it. As long as they do a great job of install.

r3dn3ck · 07-25-2006, 08:22 AM

post on the Corral and ask the experts over there where their favorite shop is that'll do it for under 300. www.corral.net

There's no reason to pay 500 bucks for it. I'd drive to some vacation destination and find a place there to do it for 300. Spend the time waiting just kickin it and postin' wit da homies.

bigmo77 · 07-27-2006, 06:34 AM

I posted on Corral right after reading your response. Got no reply, so I just bit the bullet and made an appointment for Tuesday. This mechanic said to expect to pay around $400.00.
That summer weather is getting me anxious. Plus when I purchased the gears, I got the package from MT that included the X-Cal 2. So I've been waiting to upload my tune when the gears installed, because the tune included the gears as part of my mods and would correct the speedometer.
Can't wait to have my stang back on Wed with the gears and have my tune uploaded.

Saleen S330 · 07-27-2006, 06:41 AM

The things we have to do sometimes. Your dropping it off on Tuesday and getting it back on Wed? If they've done it before and good at it, it should only take 3-4 hours if it's not being a pain in the a$$. The one's i've had done, took about 4 hours. and had my car back that day.
Enjoy the new gears, it'll be fun.

bigmo77 · 07-27-2006, 06:46 AM

Thanks, I'm not dropping her off untill after work Tue, around 3PM. He said it'll definately be ready by Wed at noon.

07-19-2006, 06:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
usscrp Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Austin, Tx. Posts: 111	gear install? ok had a simple question on price of instal, got this deal and was wondering what you guys thought of the deal with the price. '79 - '04 Solid Axle 8.8 ------------------- $550 Includes: FRRP (3.08 thru 4.30) gears, all new seals and bearings, Amsoil Severe Gear Synthetic Fluid, Ford friction modifier, Labor, Shop Supplies, environmental disposal charge and speedometer gear for '79 - '95. '96 and newer require either a Speed Calibrator (manual transmission), $89, or an SCT chip programmed for the new gear ratio (automatic transmission) $300. Sorry but Sales Tax is extra. let me know if this is a pretty good deal, thanx in advance __________________ 2003 GT Magnaflow True-X X-Pipe, Slp Loudmouth 1 Catback

07-19-2006, 06:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lances03SVT Super Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: Carthage, Missouri Posts: 9,244	A little bit high I would say. __________________ _______________________ 2003 Cobra SOLD

07-20-2006, 01:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lances03SVT Super Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: Carthage, Missouri Posts: 9,244	Had mine done for $150 plus the cost of the gears from MT. __________________ _______________________ 2003 Cobra SOLD

07-20-2006, 02:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
Iceman12 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Just outside our nations capital, on the VA side. Posts: 51	I paid 300 for everything except the gears and install kit. And I know it won;t matter in your case, but u can use the lil gear to correct your speedo up until the 97 model year. After 96 u can use electric corrector, but in 96-97 u could use either electric or the gear ot correct. I have a 97 and only needed the gear. Just though I'd mention that. __________________ 1997 Mustang Cobra Crystal White Mods - 3.73 gears, MGW short shifter, slotted rotors and HP pads on all 4 corners, Eibach Pro-kit, Mac O/R H-pipe, Flowmaster catback 40 series, UPR Powertube, T-56, Zoom Stage 4 Kevlar clutch, full adjustable clutch cable set-up, Alum driveshaft, Rims + Tires Full-length MM subframe connectors waiting for install.

07-20-2006, 04:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
usscrp Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Austin, Tx. Posts: 111	thanx guys.. i was planning on going with a gear kit from mt anyway, the one that comes with sct 2, royal purple and of course the gears. but was just curious as to how much is the going rate with the install...and would i need the bearing kit if i am around 37k on the speedo? some say yes and some say you can get by without it. anyways for the answer to the other ? i am about a 4hr. drive from dallas. __________________ 2003 GT Magnaflow True-X X-Pipe, Slp Loudmouth 1 Catback

07-19-2006, 06:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
zigzaggthefag321 Posts: n/a	more than I paid and I had it done by mustang experts...aka miles per hour.

07-20-2006, 07:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
r3dn3ck Wowbagger hates me too! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Magrathea/California Posts: 7,008	extraordinarily high. gear install should be 250+bearings+lube. Bearing kit is 100 bucks. Chip or speedcal is optional. Your speedo will be inaccurate without it but that's life.

07-20-2006, 10:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
Saleen S330 Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sumter, SC Posts: 900	Damn for 550 bones... I expect a new rear end and gears. I've had my done for around 200 bucks(Panhandle Per and DallasMustang). Here it's around 250 bucks, a friend of mine does it for 100 bucks if you supply everything. Also if you go to a no namer mechanic, ask how many times he has done a gear install. If he says once or twice...just walk away...far away. Austin,TX, how far away are you from Dallas? if close enough, go to DallasMustangs, they did my gears for 189 bucks, that was after everything.

07-20-2006, 04:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lances03SVT Super Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: Carthage, Missouri Posts: 9,244	That's the kit I bought too.I'd say anywhere from $150 to $250 is what would be a good price. __________________ _______________________ 2003 Cobra SOLD

07-20-2006, 06:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
zigzaggthefag321 Posts: n/a	Get The Bearings No Matter What!!!

07-21-2006, 08:08 AM	#12 (permalink)
Iceman12 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Just outside our nations capital, on the VA side. Posts: 51	while I'm sure my speedo is not certified accurate, it has to be within 1 or 2 miles per hour, because how I move with traffic,and what my speedo says im moving never changed when i had the gears put in. Of course I can't be sure, but I trust mine enough to cruise though speed traps with out slowing down, and I still have yet to be pulled over in my stang. knocks on every piece of wood in the room __________________ 1997 Mustang Cobra Crystal White Mods - 3.73 gears, MGW short shifter, slotted rotors and HP pads on all 4 corners, Eibach Pro-kit, Mac O/R H-pipe, Flowmaster catback 40 series, UPR Powertube, T-56, Zoom Stage 4 Kevlar clutch, full adjustable clutch cable set-up, Alum driveshaft, Rims + Tires Full-length MM subframe connectors waiting for install.

07-21-2006, 08:20 AM	#13 (permalink)
r3dn3ck Wowbagger hates me too! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Magrathea/California Posts: 7,008	With 3.73's from 3.27 stock your speedo should be off by +5-8mph if you've never had the speedo gear changed. That's also dependant on your tire and wheel choice.

07-22-2006, 02:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
Saleen S330 Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sumter, SC Posts: 900	If you get gears, you find out which speedo gear you need, take out your speed sensor and you can see the old plastic gear and you just swap them out. the new one has more teeth on it so it spins faster to compensate for a gear change. But are they 100 percent accurate...maybe for 3.55 gears, still alittle off for 3.73 gears, and anything more you will be way off even with the speedo gear. with the speedcal you can get be maybe 1 miles per hour off. you tell them you gear size, wheels and tires and they give the numbers to flip to, 1 or 0, if the miles per hour is off, you tell them how much off and they will calculate it and give you a new setting, till your happy with it.

07-25-2006, 06:09 AM	#16 (permalink)
bigmo77 MyStang Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SE CT Posts: 53	I wish I could find the prices you guys are saying for gear installs. I've had 4.10 FRPP gears sitting in the box for a couple months waiting to install. The going rate up here (in CT) seems to be $500.00. I'm thinking of breaking down and paying it this week. I'm getting really anxious to have my gears and then be able to upload my tune from MT. __________________ 03 GT CONV Black on Black 5-speed Shorty antenna, SS bumper inserts, Viper alarm w/2-way, Style Bar and Tonneau Cover, Carbon Fiber HL & TL covers, fog light, brake light and side marker tint, UPR fuel door MACH-1000 audio, Carbon Fiber dash trim, numerous billet pieces, 2-tone (black n charcoal) seat covers, white face E-L Glow gauges MGW short shifter, K&N CAI, X-Pipes, lo-backs, accufab 75 plenum & trickflow tb, 4.10 gears, X-Cal 2 w/custom tune

07-25-2006, 06:14 AM	#17 (permalink)
Saleen S330 Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sumter, SC Posts: 900	If that's the best price you can find in your area, i drove 2 hours to get one set done before, then sometimes we have to suck it up, though it sucks and pay it. As long as they do a great job of install.

07-25-2006, 08:22 AM	#18 (permalink)
r3dn3ck Wowbagger hates me too! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Magrathea/California Posts: 7,008	post on the Corral and ask the experts over there where their favorite shop is that'll do it for under 300. www.corral.net There's no reason to pay 500 bucks for it. I'd drive to some vacation destination and find a place there to do it for 300. Spend the time waiting just kickin it and postin' wit da homies.

07-27-2006, 06:34 AM	#19 (permalink)
bigmo77 MyStang Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SE CT Posts: 53	I posted on Corral right after reading your response. Got no reply, so I just bit the bullet and made an appointment for Tuesday. This mechanic said to expect to pay around $400.00. That summer weather is getting me anxious. Plus when I purchased the gears, I got the package from MT that included the X-Cal 2. So I've been waiting to upload my tune when the gears installed, because the tune included the gears as part of my mods and would correct the speedometer. Can't wait to have my stang back on Wed with the gears and have my tune uploaded. __________________ 03 GT CONV Black on Black 5-speed Shorty antenna, SS bumper inserts, Viper alarm w/2-way, Style Bar and Tonneau Cover, Carbon Fiber HL & TL covers, fog light, brake light and side marker tint, UPR fuel door MACH-1000 audio, Carbon Fiber dash trim, numerous billet pieces, 2-tone (black n charcoal) seat covers, white face E-L Glow gauges MGW short shifter, K&N CAI, X-Pipes, lo-backs, accufab 75 plenum & trickflow tb, 4.10 gears, X-Cal 2 w/custom tune

07-27-2006, 06:41 AM	#20 (permalink)
Saleen S330 Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sumter, SC Posts: 900	The things we have to do sometimes. Your dropping it off on Tuesday and getting it back on Wed? If they've done it before and good at it, it should only take 3-4 hours if it's not being a pain in the a$$. The one's i've had done, took about 4 hours. and had my car back that day. Enjoy the new gears, it'll be fun.

07-27-2006, 06:46 AM	#21 (permalink)
bigmo77 MyStang Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SE CT Posts: 53	Thanks, I'm not dropping her off untill after work Tue, around 3PM. He said it'll definately be ready by Wed at noon. __________________ 03 GT CONV Black on Black 5-speed Shorty antenna, SS bumper inserts, Viper alarm w/2-way, Style Bar and Tonneau Cover, Carbon Fiber HL & TL covers, fog light, brake light and side marker tint, UPR fuel door MACH-1000 audio, Carbon Fiber dash trim, numerous billet pieces, 2-tone (black n charcoal) seat covers, white face E-L Glow gauges MGW short shifter, K&N CAI, X-Pipes, lo-backs, accufab 75 plenum & trickflow tb, 4.10 gears, X-Cal 2 w/custom tune

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