tsmithnw Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Will i haven't been on for a long time thought i would start with a fun post. So I am see what other have paid to replace there rear ends. Also what brands you have gone with in the rebuild. I have three shop in my area give me a ball park low end was 1800 and high end was 3200. So far i have found pieces of my posi and i had one piece of a shim out of the pinion come out. As far as brand I can get Yukon, Nitro, and one place orders from Randy ring and pinion. Sad is this will be the first thing on this truck in 300k that has been done in my drive way. I have never been into a rear end. So any one in Washington a master rear end installer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild and Free Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Yeah if you do not have the proper tools and know how a Dana is not the diff to learn on, best left to an experienced hand. Also check quad4x4.com for pricing. 1800-3200 labor included sounds about right depending on what is all coming apart on a LS unit. Maybe a bit high if the gear set is still good though. If replacing the entire rotating assembly would be over $1k at least plus labor of about 6 hours give or take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsmithnw Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 my gear have a lot scaring on them. I could see it when I last change the oil. I think I have to many miles pulling with my programmers on hill billy mode as my wife calls it. But cant beat 300k of programmer and a owner who drive it like a 16 kid. The main shop i an looking at have do it they use Yukon gears. Does anyone have a opinion on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild and Free Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 In the past when I worked at a gear shop we had mixed results with Yukon, the main issue we saw was they tended to have a howl to them that can't be adjusted out. Had several sets where the customer complained and we tried several different adjustments but the nature of how they make them is what causes it, doesn't mean they are poor quality just a minor inconveinience in some applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTcummins24V Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I had mine rebuilt a couple months ago for $2200. That was with new u-joints in the drive shaft and rebalance too. All stock Dana parts, limited slip. These were dodge guys, father and son shop, who both have cummins. They said Dana parts were the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulcher812 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I've done a few Dana 60's and 70's some Yukon some G2 and some stock Dana's never had any problems as long as the run out looked good. Just make sure you do a good run out and some no longer use a crush sleeve just a standard spacer. The ones with the standard spacer have to be shimmed a little better than the ones with a crush sleeve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsmithnw Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 Will I can fix everything thing in these truck but when it come to transmission and rear end I prefer to have someone to blame when it fails anyone have someone in Washington that they have a man crush who does rearends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hex0rz Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Would this encourage you? http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/chevy/522333-dana-70-thread.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulcher812 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Well Tsmith to bad you a little to far away for me. I would definitely be willing to help you out. If your looking for a replacement and willing to drive I can give you some info to a guy that deals in used parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbeek Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Is it limited slip? How much damage? I used to do all size Dana diff's. Customers had to pull them and bring them to my shop. But that was a long time back. Bench time is 4 hours. Dana Parts 1000.00 ?? labor 360.00 Impossible to do a Dana properly in the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulcher812 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Is it limited slip? How much damage? I used to do all size Dana diff's. Customers had to pull them and bring them to my shop. But that was a long time back. Bench time is 4 hours. Dana Parts 1000.00 ?? labor 360.00 Impossible to do a Dana properly in the truck. Hmmm... I can't say that I've done 12-14 in the truck and as long as the run out looked good I've never had any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancherman Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) have u priced a used complete axle? I did a quick search on car-parts.com and came up ( I figured you had the '80 because of your manual trans) with several units in the 1100 range.. complete drum to drum... with limited slip and most have 120k miles.. Edit: some were even lower, in the 750 range.. but had more miles too. Just sayin... You already know 300k miles are quite doable with these axles! Aftermarket crap, even the replacement parts used by Mopar herself just isn't the same as what rolled down the assembly line. Edited July 24, 2014 by rancherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulcher812 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 So is it a 60-70-80 rear end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild and Free Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 D60 was used in all front axle applications of 2500 & 3500 4x4, d70 was rear of 2500 autos only and d80 was in manual tranny 2500's and all 3500 rigs. This pertains to 2nd gen only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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