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How much does the front differential weigh? I'm going to be putting my suspension lift on this weekend and have to remove it. Just wonder if I'm gonna need help handling it.

 

I installed my lift by myself so it can be done, but if you've got an extra set of hands it will be MUCH easier. I used a floor jack to raise it up while trying to line up the mounts with the drop brackets = PITA!

If I had to guess that sucker's gotta weigh 80 lbs or so.

Which lift did you go with?

 

I think 80lbs would be manageable, but not easy. Someone else posted that he thought it weighed 200lbs, however he was just guessing because they didn't have to actually remove the differential. Only drop it down into the new brackets.

 

You know, the more I think about it, it probably is over 100 lbs. I don't think it's 200, but probably over 100.

Just plan on it being HEAVY

You'll probably only need help lifting it back up so if you can borrow an extra set of arms for a few minutes you should be fine.

 

I'll try to time it just right so that when I'm ready to put the differential back in, my dad should be just getting home from work. He'll help me once he sees me struggling.

Of course, I'll make sure he knows that I could've done it by myself. HAHA!!

 

It can be done on your own but I did my lift at work and just so happened one of my managers was walking by while i did the diff part so I had some extra hands but I had planed to do it myself

 

How big a boy are ya? I removed and re-installed the front diff on my 2002 myself. weighs 80-90 lbs. pretty awkward to work with at times, so be patient and wear some mechanix or simular type gloves! I think only 3 bolts hold that thing in once the driveshaft and cv ends are removed. it can be a B!TCH to get back in though.......just keep some cold beverages on hand so you can stop and think about it and not get frustrated

 

I used a dif jack... Like everyone else says... taking it down should be fairly easy... but the re-install may need an extra set of hands. It can be done alone... but much easier with some help. I don't think i cought the asnwer to "what lift did ya go with?"
P.S. It is NOT 200lbs. I would guess right in the 100lbs ball park.

 

120lbs is my guess. I did it last night. I did have my dad to help me put it back in, but if necessary it could be done by yourself. We stacked some wood on top of a floor jack and put it in to place that way. I could've done it by myself brought probably would've taken 3 times as long.


I bought a used 4" Trailmaster lift kit from a guy selling it in the classified section. I used to have reindexed torsion bar keys, but my CV axles kept tearing. The angle was really severe. Now my CV axles are straight and I can still fit my 35" tires.

 

Its 120 -140. I did this by myself 2013 but the design has been the same almost 2 decades now. I just got under it and pushed grunted strained balanced then used my leg to hold it while I shoved a bolt in the hole on the rear of the diff.
second time to do this did the removal in 2hrs (not in a rush) install in just about the same time. The second was because the first time the aforementioned bolt came out. And that broke the upper diff mount so I had it welded with a tig.
first time was due to what I consider a factory defect the diff was open. Open diffs SUCK good enough for most folks for a front diff and even for a lot of folks in the rear. Not me. I want 4 wheel drive. ALL 4 WHEELS drive.

 

You know this thread is over 13 years old?