Anyone else having trouble finding 4.56 gears for the front? I was told 4-6 weeks today.

 

Which company is back ordered on 4.56 front gearsets?

Jack

 

I ran into the same problem last week. Arranged with a shop last Friday to get my truck in this Monday for 4.56s, then they called me back and told me they wouldn't have the gears in until the 1st of August...so the truck doesn't go in until the 4th...it wasn't the rear 9.75 that was back ordered though...it was the front's 8.8...go figure....

 

My shop guy called Randy's on some Yukon gears for the front. I didn't talk to Randy's myself but the word that came back was they were backordered and not expected for some time.

 

i ordered 4.56's front and rear (8.8)from 4wheelparts, they said they would b in by this saturday...i ordered them maybe a week ago so thats not to much of a delay..

 

So if you have a 4x4, you have to re-gear both front and back? That would be like 4k (roughly) so I am guessing I am just misunderstanding. Why would you need to regear the front? Thanks.

 

Price varies by region... I don't think anyone has ever posted they paid 2K per axle.

Both axles need to have the same gear ratio if they are to work in tandem. I suppose you could just swap out the rears and then never engage the front axle but then you just have 2WD.

 

I've seen 2k to regear, so does that mean regear the front and back? Or is that just one. I've also seen 1500. Is there anyway to get around that or to spend less? I plan to have 35's or 37's and a 4.88 (for extra power) on a 5.4. It will be a daily driver as well as an offroading machine. This is the FIRST time I've heard of having to regear both axle's...that's a lot of $. If you don't regear I assume one axle will be spinning faster than the other...

 

It should only be $1500 - $2000 (roughly) for both front and rear...if someone is charging $2000 per differential tell them to pack sand, literally! I was quoted $1600 for both front/rear using precision gears (4.88). $1900 if I wanted 3 yr extended warranty, which might not be too bad.

Also, YES...you must have both front and rear running on the same gear set for 4 wheel drive. If not, it would kinda be like having the front in 1st gear and the rear in 5th gear. You can just re-gear the rear but NEVER put it in 4 hi/low...2 wheel ONLY.

As far as the back order on 4.56's for the 8.8, i think that just depends on the brand of gears and the distributor that your shop is going through. I had no problem when I originally wanted 4.56's.