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Originally Posted by SteveMustangGT
Ok so i called about 4 different places to install 4.10's. The one dealership i called wanted 467$ for labor and parts i was like WTF! I don't think the guy knew what i was talking about. Another ford dealership wanted $367 again instant reaction of WTF! Then a speed shop i called said the guy who did mustang gear swaps left so no go on that one. Finally the last shop wanted $275 plus tax. The guy said he would need the gears plus the install kit. Idk what to do. so all together with the last shop i would be pushing 600 bucks for gears and install. Anyone in upstate NY know any good places? Or feel free to comment on how much crack the dealerships are smoking. thanks!
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it would be more of a fair comparison if you compared the number of hours they want to do the job that would be a better way to compare, all shops charge a different hourly rate, but the actual time to do the job should be fairly consistent to do a gear set. i can tell you up at my shop in Canada you would pay 5.0 hours labour to install crown and pinion and new bearing including measuring pinion depth and proper backlash set up, my door rate is 115.00 per hour so that works out to 575.00 plus parts, i know there are people out there doing the jobs for less, ask yourself this , will they be around when something goes wrong with it or you have a problem?? anyone can just slap a gear set in thats not where the skill comes in.......but when it time to set it up so that it lives for many hard miles to come thats what you pay for