Looking for some advice.
I have a 99 Sahara on 33's, 4.5" suspension lift, 1" body lift with Dana 35.
I was attempting to teach my wife to drive a stick Thursday evening, she kind of held the brake while letting off the clutch, then pop goes the rear diff. (Not her fault or anything, that's just what happened and could have easily happened driving it anywhere else).
If I had my guess, my ring gear is probably missing some teeth. I haven't had it but a little over a month. Bought it built, so I really don't know what kind of off-roading it experienced before me. Judging by the cleanliness of the engine bay and everything underneath, probably not a lot. I think it accrued more hwy miles than anything. I'm not looking to be a heavy off-roader, but if I wouldn't mind having that capability in my back pocket.
Anyways, I don't have the resources/knowledge to do any of the repair, and got to looking at previous threads about the ford 8.8.
Should I expect about the same (cost-wise) to have new gears, if that is what my issue is, compared to finding a Ford 8.8 with the same gear ratio and having someone do the swap for me?
I've found some on craigslist and car-parts.com from about $120-300. How much more for mounting brackets/kit? Or would it be more expedient to hit the guy up from SFF customs in Colorado for one he has rebuilt for $1200?
This is all new to me, so any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Also, anyone in the Rome, GA/Chattanooga area with recommendations for a shop or person to work on this would be awesome.
I have a 99 Sahara on 33's, 4.5" suspension lift, 1" body lift with Dana 35.
I was attempting to teach my wife to drive a stick Thursday evening, she kind of held the brake while letting off the clutch, then pop goes the rear diff. (Not her fault or anything, that's just what happened and could have easily happened driving it anywhere else).
If I had my guess, my ring gear is probably missing some teeth. I haven't had it but a little over a month. Bought it built, so I really don't know what kind of off-roading it experienced before me. Judging by the cleanliness of the engine bay and everything underneath, probably not a lot. I think it accrued more hwy miles than anything. I'm not looking to be a heavy off-roader, but if I wouldn't mind having that capability in my back pocket.
Anyways, I don't have the resources/knowledge to do any of the repair, and got to looking at previous threads about the ford 8.8.
Should I expect about the same (cost-wise) to have new gears, if that is what my issue is, compared to finding a Ford 8.8 with the same gear ratio and having someone do the swap for me?
I've found some on craigslist and car-parts.com from about $120-300. How much more for mounting brackets/kit? Or would it be more expedient to hit the guy up from SFF customs in Colorado for one he has rebuilt for $1200?
This is all new to me, so any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Also, anyone in the Rome, GA/Chattanooga area with recommendations for a shop or person to work on this would be awesome.
