Black Snake

The install is real easy just take your time and make sure your bearings and seals are installed properly.

Crazyfast50stang

I think I will do it myself. I want to learn and I'm not THAT retarded to have someone else. The only thing I hate is when I'm out of a car so if it takes to long I might get edgy and then I could mess up cause I want to finish. Maybe it will be a good lesson in patients.

Also do I need any special tools?

Black Snake

Ok when you do it,

When i did it I knew absolutly nothing about rear ends so I started unbolting things fist and I was just examining on how it works and I just figured it out from there. Its real simple once you figure it out. Get some lithium grease to check the wear patern so make sure the teeth arent to close or too far. The teeth should be 3/4 of the way on the ring.

Your going to need a seal installer or bearing installer I dont know what its called but its like a round piece of steel with a stick at the end that you hammer in.

Be sure to replace the pinion bearing unless you want to pull the old one out with a gear puller.

Crazyfast50stang

What the hell is lithium grease for? We have that stuff in the warehouse and I dont know what the hell its for.

Black Snake

Its white grease that show tread pattern and used for breaking in new parts I believe. So you know where is gear sits so it dont whine when you drive it.

Crazyfast50stang

I see. Is it worth leaving on there after you put the grease or take it off cause of the rear diff fluid.

schwindty

I tried changin 3 rear ends already and I can never get the gears lined up properly leading to a slight hum all the damn time, I need to watch a pro do it before I do it again

Black Snake

Its doesnt hurt leaving the grease on there, yeah shimmin the gears take alot of trial and error. Lucky for me I got it on the first try, I got a bit of a whine but nothing noticable.

Quik

nothing wrong with 355s for a light car. for a heavier car i would go higher gear. i run 355s in my notch and some of you know how that turned out

HC_CrAzYHoRsE

i'd definetly do it, i had 4.10s and traded them for 3.55s. depends what you're looking for really but i preffer the 3.55, 4.10 was just a bit much IMO. i never tried 3.73s so i can't say what i'd prefer compared to those.