Re: open differential question?

From: David Henry (dhenry@advdata.net)
Date: Wed May 05 1999 - 18:09:43 EDT


I had an Auburn LSD put in my 8.25" a while ago. Didn't change the gears. I think the bill was under $600. That included parts & labor.

David Henry '94 CC 4x4 318 5Spd in MI

> Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 16:02:38 -0500
> From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
> Subject: Re: DML: open differential question?
>
> Definitely sounds like an "Open" differential. (Sorry to say)...The
> carrier assembly costs around $500.00 and the gears are about $250 (any
> ratio from 3.55 - 4.10). Installation is another $500.00 for everything so
> you'll be looking at an easy $900 - $1300 for the conversion. (What's
> really stupid about that is the fact that Dodge only charged an extra $50
> on the initial buy sheet for the "Sure-Grip"....Go figure.)
>
> Here's a thought though....Count the bolts on the pumpkin cover...if you
> have 10 bolts, that's a Chrysler 8.25" Differential. (Should be
> anyway...just checking.) The internals are the same from 1972 up until
> current for the "POSI" units...verified this via "Mopar Alley" club
> members. If you can find a good carrier assembly from a junkyard...or
> newspaper (hell, check EBay also) you can rebuild them with new gears for a
> little over 1/2 the cost of a new one.



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