Looking for Axle Repair Shop in East Valley

[AZSpeed]

Considering replacing the front and rear axle gears in my '13 Silverado. Currently running factory 3.08 gears and want to switch to factory 3.42s to bump the towing capacity. Recommendations for reputable shops in East Valley? Any idea on what i should expect to pay?

 

Thanks

[Hoss50]

Call Andrew at Letzroll Offroad.

 

With gears I always say go at least 1 step lower the. You think you need. If you want 3.42 look at 3.55 or 3.73. If you have OD 3.73 is a good gear with 30-32 inch tires.

[257 STW]

No coast differential by Tempe market place talk to Ray they did lockers and gears in my jeep they do good work at a reasonable price

[ZJARCHER]

AZ Differential on Weldon. Not the other AZ differential. Best service and prices in the valley.

[mesajeeper]

Call Andrew at Letzroll Offroad.

 

With gears I always say go at least 1 step lower the. You think you need. If you want 3.42 look at 3.55 or 3.73. If you have OD 3.73 is a good gear with 30-32 inch tires.

 

+1 for Andrew at Letzroll. He replaced my differential on my silverado and has done some work on my jeep as well. He uses high quality Yukon gears at a great price.

[PowellSixO]

Not worth the money to go from 3.08's to 3.42's imho. You should bump up to 4.10's. If you have bigger tires than stock, then you should consider even maybe 4.56's. I'm running 4.88's with 35's and wish I would have gone 5.13's, but I let the shop talk me out of it. My two cents.

[Hoss50]

I agree with Powell. I used to have 3.73's with 32's in my old K5 blazer. I bumped to 4.56's because I was planning on 35-37" tires. I loved the 32" tires and 4.56's and once I went to 37's I wish I had went to 5.13's.

 

If you have 3.08's you should really consider at least 3.73-4.10's. If you plan on taller tires like 35-37's you should really think about 4.10's or more.

[Lucafu1]

it all depends on what tire you want to run. After you figure that out you can worry about towing, rpm, and all that to figure out what gears you get. Also the lower you get (ratio) the smaller the pinion gear becomes.

[Hoss50]

For most axles that are in full size vehicles pinion gear size & tooth contact area doesn't matter until you get into the deep gears like 4.88 or lower.

 

I have done things to a 1/2 ton blazer front axle (GM 10B) with 4.56 gears and 37" tires that would make most well versed offroaders wince in pain for my axle and never broken a R&P gearset, and that is on the coast side of the gear.

[AZSpeed]

Thanks for the replies for far. Im running stock LT265/70R17 tires with no plans to change tires sizes. The truck has the 5.3 Vortec with a 6-speed auto trans, the heavy duty cooling and trailering (not Max Trailering) packages. Im looking to improve the vehicle towing performance. The travel trailer I plan to tow is 34 feet long Grand Design. The trailer sticker claims an unloaded weight of 7,300 pounds and a GVWR of 8,995 pounds. GM claims a tow rating of 9,600 lbs with the 3.42 gear. Id be more comfortable with more gear to keep from taxing the engine and tranny more than necessary. Im thinking 3.73 is the minimum gear I should pick. Is that going to be enough?

 

Thanks again.

[Hoss50]

Minimum 3.73.

 

Check and see if you are allowed to tow in OD. Then calculate the cruise RPM while at towing speed and find the gear ratio that will keep you in the powerband of your motor.

[PowellSixO]

I'd still recommend 4.10's.

[Lucafu1]

yes 4.10s at a min.