$$$?! to install locker? Maybe I should do it myself.

[Chris.S.]

Does it sound reasonable that a shop would charge $450.00CAD to install a lock-right into my 8.8 rear end? And $700.00CAD for my D35 front? Just seems kinda high to me but I don't know about these sorts of things....

I thought about having them do it, but after seeing that price I think I'll take my chances and do it myself. I've wrenched my own cars/trucks off and on since I've been driving (15-16 yrs). I've always managed to get everything put back together and working-I've replaced alternator's, water pumps, brake pads (never shoes), brake calipers & lines, shocks, little bit of bodywork and other simple stuff lie oil changes/spark plugs etc, I'm sure I'm forgetting some things but you get the idea. What I'm trying to say is I know the difference between 5/8 and 9/16 but I've never opened up a diff before or even thought about tinkering inside there.

The website for the detroit locker says if you can do brakes you can do this so I think I should be allright, but I'm looking for some feedabck from other people who've done it...

Thanks~

 

[dangeranger01]

Do it yourself, lunch box lockers are gravy to instal. Just be sure your 8.8 has an open carrier you cant put one in a limited slip carrier. You should have no problem doing them. Im not sure about the lock right, but my Aussie Locker came with great instructions.

 

[mjonesjr]

The reason your front is so much to install is it does take quite a bit of time to tear apart a Dana 35 and put it back together. It will take about a day to tear into the front and put it back together.

You have to remove EVERYTHING to get the diff out of the Dana 35 TTB; even the driver side radius arm from the beam has to come off.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

You don't need to remove the drivers radius arm, just grind the head of the pinch bolt into a D shape and it slides right past the radius arm. Mines been like that for 5 years now.

Edit: He's got an 07 that he's talking about. It takes probably 2 hours to get the front diff assembly out of the truck on that year. Dissabemble brakes/knuckles, remove cv shafts, and then there is 3 or 4 bolts that hold the diff assembly into the truck.

 

[mjonesjr]

You don't need to remove the drivers radius arm, just grind the head of the pinch bolt into a D shape and it slides right past the radius arm. Mines been like that for 5 years now.

Edit: He's got an 07 that he's talking about. It takes probably 2 hours to get the front diff assembly out of the truck on that year. Dissabemble brakes/knuckles, remove cv shafts, and then there is 3 or 4 bolts that hold the diff assembly into the truck.

I didn't see the '07

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Neither did I till after I posted, hence the edit

 

[Chris.S.]

Nice one, thanks for the feedback gang! I'm glad to hear it doesn't sound like the shop I talked to was trying to gouge-they seemed like really good guys that know their $hit and I could myself using that shop quite a bit.....

Also glad to hear I should be able to tackle it myself, I sort of thought I could but it's good to hear from those who've been through it...

 

[Sunk]

The Lock-Rights come with pretty dark pictures in the instructions, so it may be worth your while to find some online. I think there's a write up in the Tech Library for a 7.5 but everything's the same.

Once you get one, the other with be a piece of cake.

 

[Will]

Those are unreasonable prices unless they are also supplying the parts. It's a very simple installation. If they are also supplying the parts then that is very fair.