4.77's installed on my AP1

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May 5, 2009 | 07:13 PM

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Presto123

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From: Miramar, FloriDUH

Very nice write up. Both the videos had me drooling. I want me some 4.77s

May 5, 2009 | 07:17 PM

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From: Mooresville, NC

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Originally Posted by ThuG LyFe,May 5 2009, 10:45 PM

so how much was it total to get the gears and install them? i think you said 600 for the gears and 600 for install? so i should expect around 1000-1200 depending on the shop?

also i read how fragile the stock s2k differentials are...by getting cyro treated gears you could launch the car and still be safe? (assuming you know how to launch the car properly)

You can buy the gears for like $240 shipped from KIA. Thats where they come from. Install depends on where you take them to. I got mine through hardtopguy already installed in a diff and all.

May 5, 2009 | 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ThuG LyFe,May 5 2009, 06:45 PM

Yeah, the parts were about $600. I payed a bit more for install because the shop I took it to took the extra time and steps to insure that my new gears and case would be trouble free. This also included new carrier bearings and seals with alone run about $75 for the bearing alone and labor.

I got quoted about $300 for a shop to just put the gears in within a day but opted to go somewhere where they took the time and effort to do a good job. So far not a single problem and I am still grinning ear to ear.