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mamb52
March 4th, 2009, 06:22 PM
OK so my first mod will be 3.55 gears. I am in Atlanta Georgia and was wondering if anyone could direct me to a great shop for this mod.
Thanks Shawn

P:S I went for a ride today in the mountain's and it was great!!!!
jimchris
March 8th, 2009, 09:28 AM
I hope you have better luck with a gear change than I did. I have an 08 and could not get one of the stub shafts pulled out. Three shops tried including a well known viper tech. My only option now is an after market diff.
Disturbed
March 13th, 2009, 10:03 PM
Call Joe Dell....he will know in that area.
sonofadragracer
March 13th, 2009, 10:36 PM
08' 09 pumpkin is different. You need a certain tool to get the half shafts out.
I have a 3.55 Gear, B&M Shifter, Belangers on my ACR and love it...good luck.
Monzsta
March 14th, 2009, 02:00 PM
The stubs are retained by a snap ring. To remove the stubs, you simply remove the outer snap ring for the axle, and a tool slides into the snap ring groove and threads onto a slide hammer.

You can also lock a big pair of vice grips on the stub (super hardened steel, no worries of damaging it) and get under the vice grips with a pry bar. Using a motion like trying to free a CV joint, "pop" it a few times and it should come free.
jimchris
March 14th, 2009, 04:56 PM
The stubs are retained by a snap ring. To remove the stubs, you simply remove the outer snap ring for the axle, and a tool slides into the snap ring groove and threads onto a slide hammer.

You can also lock a big pair of vice grips on the stub (super hardened steel, no worries of damaging it) and get under the vice grips with a pry bar. Using a motion like trying to free a CV joint, "pop" it a few times and it should come free.The Viper tech tried all of these options. He has done many of these and he said once in a while on 08-09's sometimes you just can't get one out. Two shops here in IL. tried it and then I shipped diff. to Woodhouse and they couldn't get it.
Monzsta
March 14th, 2009, 06:34 PM
The Viper tech tried all of these options. He has done many of these and he said once in a while on 08-09's sometimes you just can't get one out. Two shops here in IL. tried it and then I shipped diff. to Woodhouse and they couldn't get it.
There was a few shafts shipped that the snap ring groove was square cut instead of v-cut. This will not allow removal ever. You'll never see it on paper but I recall tellings of an "oops". If you can't get the stub out, just replace the diff.
jimchris
March 14th, 2009, 08:27 PM
There was a few shafts shipped that the snap ring groove was square cut instead of v-cut. This will not allow removal ever. You'll never see it on paper but I recall tellings of an "oops". If you can't get the stub out, just replace the diff.Viper tech did say something about a 90 degree groove, I'll bet thats the square cut you mentioned.