04 SRT10
Enthusiast
So, I blew out the rear end in my car somehow... I need to replace it. One dealer quote $4500 and another said he could find a used one for around $1000 and 5-6 hours to instal at 130 an hour. What other option do I have?
You could rebuild yours if the housing isn't damaged.So, I blew out the rear end in my car somehow... I need to replace it. One dealer quote $4500 and another said he could find a used one for around $1000 and 5-6 hours to instal at 130 an hour. What other option do I have?
weekend cruiser... haven't took it to the strip, but some spirited on road driving. found a used rearend for 1050 with shipping from a place in Illinois. not sure yet... i don't like that i tore it out in 3000 miles that ive had it so I'm not sure i want to go back to stock. if i had a better garage id take it out myself. i
i think what did it was going 40 dropping it to first and launching there... right after that is when i started to notice it.
...So to make the tranny, diff, half shaft and linkage changes really needed to make it an effective drag racer is quite a bit of work. One solution is to drop a racing automatic tranny with a trans brake in it along with the diff and half shaft changes. I believe that Woodhouse can, and has, done this.)
Don't you think this is a bit overboard for the occasional spirited drive? I personally don't know anyone even with a TT that has done this. He just had a lemon of a Diff, it happens. Downshifting once in a while into first gear at 40 on a stock engine is not that brutal. I do it sometimes with my GEN1 and it has 490RWHP and I've never broken a diff. A used stock replacement is the way to go if you just want to get on the road. But a set of 3.55 gears can be had for $500 if all you broke was that and it will be stronger. Just go to Roe's website and check it out. Even if you pay to get it done, it will cost less than a used replacement.
Please read my write up on this same subject. I have been through this already and there are reasons why you do not want to use stock parts to rebuild your diff. I'm not an expert in the subject but I learned a lot about the diff during this process.
http://socalviper.com/forum/index.php?topic=1522.0