I am pricing tires for when I get new ones. They will be 32x11.5" BFG A/T's. I called one place to check out the price and he said either 165 or 175(can't remember which) mounted & balanced. Is that high? Where do you prefer to buy them from too? I know this has been covered, but...

What have you paid to have new gears installed(not including the gears)? I was told between 320ish-350ish.

Thanks for all the help!
-Mike

 

ordered mine from summit racing cost around $525 or something close to that it was around $125 a tire i think... i price matched to tiresavings.com

and i mounted and balanced myself

 

Do you remember what shipping was?

 

that was shipped hmm i think hold on let me check and confirm

 

ok price went up on tiresavings.com damn just check my old bill it was $123 each on tiresavings back in the day lol...

its now $130each... summit is $142.95 ok let me see something...

ok to me in MI its $42.95 shipping handling...

so thats 614.75 shiped with out price match... and with it being $130 each $562.95 shipped...

 

I know this doesn't help you, but I bought my 32x11.50x15's mounted, balanced, shipped on MT Classic II's with a lifetime warranty for 900 bucks.

 

i know 4 wheel parts has free shipping on bfg's this month

 

thats cool then it would be

$555.96 at your door from 4wheel

 

126.99 at tire package.com

 

bought my tires at a local place (I have 31's) and for 4 new tires with a discount from a friend with a mark up of like 4 percent because I used a credit card it came out to like $550.

 

my muds were ~$720 a year and a half ago

 

This is gonna break the bank when I get these and put the new gears in.

 

why you need new gears? what you have now

 

He has 3.55's. What are you going with? 4.10 or 4.56?

 

4.10 would be smart

 

i paid 467 for mine...but i bought them when they were on special at 4wheelparts and i picked them up....can't beat that priced, i loved it!

 

32x11.50r15 BFG M/T's......I paid our cost for 'em....$135each.

 

I am going with 4:10's I have them sitting under my bed right now.

What does it cost to have new gears put in? Any ideas?

 

You'll be lucky to get the gears done for under $400

 

Ford dealership said around 345ish and another place told me 320ish-350ish(around 5 hrs. lador).

 

5 hrs labor is what their little book says it should take..... no guarantees they'll be able to do it that fast. I'd rather find a mechanic that will be honest with you and not quote you based on a time listed in a book. You don't want your mechanic to rush something like installing a gearset. Rushing a job like that could potentially cost you a lot more in the long run.

I would never have a gearset installed at a dealership.....you need to find a privately owned mechanic shop and do a little bit of talking with whoever is installing the gears. If there is a good offroad shop in your area take it them and see what the say. Don't just drop it off in a haste and expect everything to go smoothly. Ask the mechanic some questions about torque specs and such. If the mechanic seems arrogant or annoyed by the questions you ask then find someone else. Make sure the person doing to gearset isnt going in "blind" if you know what I mean. You sure as heck don't want a noob to do your gears.

 

Sounds like you answered your own question...

 

why not? theyve got the best tools to do it.

 

Maybe its just based on the experience I've had with dealerships around here. Around here its a rare occasion to get a competent mechanic. All the right tools don't meant anything when the wrong person is using them.

 

dont you still have 3.73's ?