Changing out gears whats involved ,how much?

From : howard page

Q: i have a 04 ram 1500short bedquad cab with 4x45.7 hemi3.53 gears. i recently bought a bigger camping trailer a rockwood 8314ss 31ft long with a dry wt of 6000lbs and gvwr of 7500 lbs. i would like to keep my truck because i have it modded out the way i want it and it is in very good condition with only 39000 miles. however it is quite sluggish when i tow especially going up hills i was thinking that a change in gears to 4.10 would help i am not a motorhead so i have no idea whats involvedhow long it would take what the cost would be and would it be worth it. or should i just wait and try to obtain a new ra 2500 with 5.7 hemi. .

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From : maxpower

about $2000.00. you dont specify 2 or 4 wheel drive. keep in mind that the front would have to be changed as well another 2000.00 if the truck is equipped with 4x4 actually he did specify 4x4. so youre saying its going to cost him $4000 to re-gear geez... where do some of these numbers come from a rear r&p set is $300 $225 for a cheap set but lets not cheap out here. $100 for an install kit. $20 in gear oil. on the few axles ive worked on it took me an average of 4 hours to do the job. im slower than a pro who does this daily but lets stick with my numbers. even at dealership-type labor rates of $100/hr. thats still $820 - call it $900 - for the rear axle swap. on the front an r&p set is $250 again could have it for $190 but thats standard gear vs. yukon - i think yukons worth the extra $$ another $100 for an install and call it another $20 in gear oil. the front diffs more of a pita to work on so call this one 8 hours of labor. $1200 for the front. so weve got about $800 in parts 12 hours of labor - throw in another $50 for shop supplies and whatnot and i figure just over $2000. now... how do you get to $4000 again you know i read that twice and went back to see if it was stated and still never saw the 4x4 untill you pointed it out. 4k was on the high side. .

From : tom lawrence

about $2000.00. you dont specify 2 or 4 wheel drive. keep in mind that the front would have to be changed as well another 2000.00 if the truck is equipped with 4x4 actually he did specify 4x4. so youre saying its going to cost him $4000 to re-gear geez... where do some of these numbers come from a rear r&p set is $300 $225 for a cheap set but lets not cheap out here. $100 for an install kit. $20 in gear oil. on the few axles ive worked on it took me an average of 4 hours to do the job. im slower than a pro who does this daily but lets stick with my numbers. even at dealership-type labor rates of $100/hr. thats still $820 - call it $900 - for the rear axle swap. on the front an r&p set is $250 again could have it for $190 but thats standard gear vs. yukon - i think yukons worth the extra $$ another $100 for an install and call it another $20 in gear oil. the front diffs more of a pita to work on so call this one 8 hours of labor. $1200 for the front. so weve got about $800 in parts 12 hours of labor - throw in another $50 for shop supplies and whatnot and i figure just over $2000. now... how do you get to $4000 again .

From : maxpower

i have a 04 ram 1500short bedquad cab with 4x45.7 hemi3.53 gears. i recently bought a bigger camping trailer a rockwood 8314ss 31ft long with a dry wt of 6000lbs and gvwr of 7500 lbs. i would like to keep my truck because i have it modded out the way i want it and it is in very good condition with only 39000 miles. however it is quite sluggish when i tow especially going up hills i was thinking that a change in gears to 4.10 would help i am not a motorhead so i have no idea whats involvedhow long it would take what the cost would be and would it be worth it. or should i just wait and try to obtain a new ra 2500 with 5.7 hemi. about $2000.00. you dont specify 2 or 4 wheel drive. keep in mind that the front would have to be changed as well another 2000.00 if the truck is equipped with 4x4 glenn beasley chrysler tech .

From : steve lusardi

you will find that it is a lot of work and good parts are not cheap. i think you would be lucky to get out for less than $3k. additionally if you travel on interstates your mileage will be significantly less the increas in engine speed would be an irritation and the noise level at 60 mph and higher would be unacceptable. you have to ask yourself what percentage of your driving would be with the trailer. i am afraid your choices are stay with what you have or get the cummins diesel in a replacement truck with 3.73 gears. the dc option is without a doubt the best option. it will deliver a minimum of 25% increase in mileage and a heafty performance increase as well. steve i have a 04 ram 1500short bedquad cab with 4x45.7 hemi3.53 gears. i recently bought a bigger camping trailer a rockwood 8314ss 31ft long with a dry wt of 6000lbs and gvwr of 7500 lbs. i would like to keep my truck because i have it modded out the way i want it and it is in very good condition with only 39000 miles. however it is quite sluggish when i tow especially going up hills i was thinking that a change in gears to 4.10 would help i am not a motorhead so i have no idea whats involvedhow long it would take what the cost would be and would it be worth it. or should i just wait and try to obtain a new ra 2500 with 5.7 hemi. .