NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Im gonna pull the trigger on some xo sliders. Anyone else want in?

 

For comparison, my quote from Mule to regear my GX from 3.73-4.56 (already has e-locker) was:
$989 for 4.56 Nitro Gears
$525 for 5 hours of labor
$64.75 for "materials"
10% Tax
Total: $1736

This was if I pulled both of my differentials and brought them in.

If I just dropped off my vehicle they said consider closer to 10 hours of labor:
$989 for 4.56 Nitro Gears
$1050 for 10 hours of labor
$64.75 for "materials"
10% Tax
Total: $2314

I also inquired about exactly what it would cost to get some diffs from ECGS. Here was their response:
"You would receive the core money back less return shipping. To be more
specific the rear core is $550 and the front is $400 these amounts less
return shipping charges as we send a return label. The return shipping
varies based upon location but CA is usually under $45 per diff and closer
too NC is less.

The base front diff is $600 the base rear diff is $675 plus return shipping
so all in all you would be paying less than $1290."

 

Sounds about right. I got that same quote from ECGS, but for 4.88 Nitro gears plus ARB rear locker. total was $2200. They will send me everything assembled. I will mount it all myself.

 

I think it also depends on who your talk to. I talked to Jeff once and he said if you buy parts from them its $95/hr and $125/hr if you bring the parts. When i talked to one of the other guys it was $105/hr (didn't ask about bringing my own parts because they had a lower price on ARB compressors, then ARB and Amazon did at the time).

 

Our prices were raised slightly in July. Labor rates are $105 for parts bought from Mule, $140 for customer supplied parts.

 

holy crap, those are really reasonably priced.

 

I'm looking at it as tig practice, if you wanted to do a set.

 

Jon, it's nice having you lurk this thread.

 

I wonder if they do some 90" ones

 

I know a guy that might have some 90's done next week.

 

There it is straight from the horse's mouth. I should know what happens when I assume.

 

After watching a couple videos the 3rd looks fairly easy to change so I may just go the ECGS route. Too bad Just Differentials doesn't offer something similar so I could just go pick up thirds, swap them out and drive the cores back over.

 

Those are less than the shipping cost of some sliders that I priced.

 

Sounds as bad as the shops in moab with local rates and out of towner rates.

theres not upfront core charge tho if you drop them off

 

Your prices are good compared to some other places I have been to.

 

At Mule we only use Nitro gear sets, and install kits. 98% of the time they are installed with solid pinion spacers at no additional cost to the customer.

We are gearing up to offer this for you home mechanics

 

That would be sweet!

 

I see what you did there....

 

Stalking into this thread to say that this is a great looking rig...

 

i almost didn't come back after spending a month in Ireland.