Chad
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My truck is a EEP built 1997 12 valve auto. I do a lot of trailer pulling and would like to swap out the 3.73's for a set of 4.11's. Is this possible and if so what is involved in the swap.
Lower Gear Ratio?
- Thread starter Chad
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yup, just get a ring and pinion set, front and rear if its 4x4.
remove wheels, remove axles, pull diff cover, loosen main caps, loosen carrier adjusters(theres a tool to make this easy), remove carrier, remove pinion nut and pinion gear, ...etc etc etc...i cant type all the steps, i'm not a great typer. it takes me about 2 hours to do it, but i've done over a hundred dodge rear end rebuilds/gear swaps. get yourself a manual. the biggest problem you might come across is removing the pinion bearing to get the shim out to install on the new pinion gear. its easier than i make it sound...
remove wheels, remove axles, pull diff cover, loosen main caps, loosen carrier adjusters(theres a tool to make this easy), remove carrier, remove pinion nut and pinion gear, ...etc etc etc...i cant type all the steps, i'm not a great typer. it takes me about 2 hours to do it, but i've done over a hundred dodge rear end rebuilds/gear swaps. get yourself a manual. the biggest problem you might come across is removing the pinion bearing to get the shim out to install on the new pinion gear. its easier than i make it sound...
Chad
Registered User
Thanks for the info. It sounds like It would be a good idea to have Mitchell install it for me. I can usually find a way to screw something up and I really dont want to have to purchase a whole new axle.
