LCAM-01XA
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I get my rear rings and pinions from the junkyard Takes like half an hour to pull a set out of an F250 or F350, also much cheaper than buying new ones. You can get a "new" yoke that way too. And most importantly the pinion depth shim is already there on the pinion, so far I've never had to re-shim an 8.8" or a 10.25" rear. For that matter I've never had to readjust the carriers either - just swap the new gears in place of the old ones, put her back together, check patter and it always came out near perfect. It may be a consistent blind luck, idk, but so far so good.
The D60 front I just regeared for my truck, those gears came from ebay, good condition factory Dana gears, $110-$120 shipped IIRC. Sterling gears for the rear will probably be cheaper.
Still, if the new large bearing does in fact press-fit on your current pinion, it will not spin. And like I said small bearing is clamped by the yoke, so it won't spin either. The important thing is to check the preload once bearings are in, but then again with a CSEK in place as long as the shim stack is close enough in thickness you will strip the pinion nut before you get the new bearings too tight to the point of locking up.
The D60 front I just regeared for my truck, those gears came from ebay, good condition factory Dana gears, $110-$120 shipped IIRC. Sterling gears for the rear will probably be cheaper.
Still, if the new large bearing does in fact press-fit on your current pinion, it will not spin. And like I said small bearing is clamped by the yoke, so it won't spin either. The important thing is to check the preload once bearings are in, but then again with a CSEK in place as long as the shim stack is close enough in thickness you will strip the pinion nut before you get the new bearings too tight to the point of locking up.