29 Splines

[PapaGeno21]

Ok I have a 27 Spline 8.25. I want to upgrade to a 29. What parts do I need?

 

[johnnyc]

29-spline carrier or full case locker, like a Detroit and of course, 29-spline axle shafts.

Oh yeah, axle bearings, since the shafts are larger in diameter.

 

[PapaGeno21]

Will that be expensive to do?

 

[johnnyc]

Expensive is a relative term.

A Detroit locker is about $500. Chro-mo shafts are about $200/pair. Installation would be about $200. And you may or may not want to re-gear at the same time. A ring and pinion set is about $200. A master install kit (which includes bearings) is about $85.

So that's about $1185, give or take.

Or you could just get a 29-spline carrier, stock 29-spline shafts, a lunchbox locker, and run the stock gears.

 

[PapaGeno21]

How much would stock 29 spline stuff run me?

 

[KarlVP]

Stock carrier. $65

Stock shafts $100 to $150 for two

Axle bearings $40 to $50

Install about $200

So you are looking at about $500 give or take.

 

[ttocsnekia]

go to a Junkyard, buy a complete 29 spline 8.25 for about $200, bolting it up in, call her good

 

[crunked]

think i recall someone saying the bearings are the same size since its c-clipped, and that all you need is a 29 spline lunchbox. if thats the case all youd need would be

shafts - 200
locker - 300


-sm