What brand of gears would you buy?

[a-fuso]

Okay so I've done enough research to make my head spin, and every thread I read has different and contrasting results on what gears are better, made by who, and seems to change by the year :ninja:



So I'm asking, from what Summit racing sells (Richmond, Yukon, Motive, or G2) I like ordering from them because its local and shipping only takes 2 days
What brand gears have you run, would you buy, and why?

There's a pretty big difference in price, and I'm looking at 4.56 gears for a 9.5 sf 14 bolt rear and 8.25 IFS front gears

Got a price comparison from summit racing, and there's a big difference in price between the three brands here. (G2 costs the same as Richmonds)

 

[Bootstrap]

I wouldn't shy away from yukon motive or g2, get the best deal

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[TILLER]

I ran yukon 4.56s in my ext cab with no problems at all, they were the "best" when I did my research a couple years ago.


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[a-fuso]

Well motive seem to be the cheapest anywhere I look.

Are there any strength or longevity issues with 4.56 in our little front diffs? I'm only gonna be running 33s too

 

[Ginger]

yukons is what i would run, they just have a good rep.

and there have be no issues with them in out front difs, lots of guys have them, shit you can run 4.88 in the front dif with no issues.

 

[slicksierra]

What's the advantage to replacing the front gears? Slower crawl in 4x4?


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[No1Limit]

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[Ginger]

What's the advantage to replacing the front gears? Slower crawl in 4x4?


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if you want to change the rear gears, and still want 4wd you have to change the fronts otherwise the transfercase will go BOOOMMM

 

[slicksierra]

if you want to change the rear gears, and still want 4wd you have to change the fronts otherwise the transfercase will go BOOOMMM

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[Gannon]

Pretty much what everybody in the thread said, minus Matt, come on man. Lol. I have them and have never had a problem with them.


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[Ginger]

Gayyy


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i never thought you were that stupid. unless did greg recently stick his penis so deep in you it stabbed your brain?

 

[j.mo]

Whatever you do, make sure they won't hum.
Mine hum, which the shop SWORE they wouldn't. And told me motive/Yukon will.

 

[fortplainman]

i paid 880 for motive front, rear, trutrac, install kits to my door from ron over on pt.net. mine hum very faintly at light throttle or as soon as you let off but ive been told its the way the gears were cut

 

[slicksierra]

I seriously did not know that u fgts!

 

[HackMcMaster]

would buy le G2

 

[Silver04]

I've read that Richmond whine. I've also been looking at gears I was gnna go with motives but seems like they no Buenos from these posts.

 

[a-fuso]

Yeah I've read so many differing things while searching idk what to think. Seems that all have had issues in the past, including yukon. But I can't find many threads from recently, most 2010-2013.

That being said ive read that motives will whine because of how they're cut, I don't really care if it makes noise in 4x4, but I definitely don't want the rear to whine.

I was reading on a jeep forum this morning that G2 gears are pretty good now, so I may go with those...

 

[fortplainman]

My motives you really cannot hear them wine at all. Very slight.

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[a-fuso]

I've also read about lots of ring gear teeth failures from motives used in the 8.6 rear in the f-bodies. There's just so many stories, adn I'm sure you will read more bad than good like anything.

I just don't wanna have to tear it apart in a year or two and redo it all because the teeth broke off my gears lol

 

[Silver04]

doesnt bgray have motives? If he does and his have lasted thats a good sign. But he also doesnt DD it.