The 5.29 Mega Thread!!

Interesting, I’ll send them this info tomorrow morning and see what they say. Thanks!

 

no prob bud, hit us up if you have more questions.

 

Anyone has slight whine when they slow down? from high speed like 50 down to 10, i hear like a light whine coming from back? am I being paranoid, and also i went under truck and check the main shaft by moving it back and worth, should there be play and how much if play is normal? just curious, i keep an eye on temp and never goes above 134F after 60+ mph on highway but curious about play and whine noise.

let me know.

 

How do you keep an eye on the temp and to such accuracy? Also, yes my gears whine when decelerating. From 55 to 50mph they whine and do it again at a lower speed but I don’t remember exactly. I just finished the initial break-in period and swapped the fluid. Everything looked fine and I’ve had zero issues. Someone will chime in, but I think it’s normal to hear them during deceleration.

 

i use this

$464 Fluke 568 Dual Infrared Thermometer, -40 to +1472 Degree F Range, Contact/Non Contact

https://www.amazon.com/Fluke-Infrar...hermometer&qid=1582424969&s=industrial&sr=1-5 for my temp monitoring. What about play, can you check urs on warm day after driving it just how much play u have in drive shaft up to rear gear.

i am thinking whine is normal but want to make sure i dont miss anything, i just remember or at least i think i remember that play in shaft was small, ill measure it tommorow.

 

Nice. That’ll do the trick. I’ll check it out tomorrow. How many miles do you have since the gear swap?

 

about 300 after install.

 

Cool. Yes I’m curious to see how mine hold up at higher speeds on the interstate. I’ve still not gotten the chance to really drive it. Just swapped fluids a few days ago and have been dealing with school/work. I’ll drive it around tomorrow and let you know how my setup is doing.

 

awesome, thanks, also check the play under truck on the shaft, just curious.

 

That’s normal. The shop that installed mine said that’s just a side effect of having the new gears. I don’t hear it as much because I have mud terrain tires but when I listen closely I can hear it

 

Ill just leave this right here.

 

Zero play with the drive shaft.

 

so mine when its cold has 0 play as well looks like but when it gets warmed up i can see some play, sounds like its normal, and me being paranoid.

 

i would install it, more benefit that way, on floor good too but, in truck betta

 

did air compressor and wiring today. Big double ARB fits perfect right in front of the battery.

 

Nice use of space and mounting

 

very nice

 

Agreed ^
Very nice spot.

 

What have you guys been paying for install cost of your gears? Looking to do the swap finally but this shop quoted me about $2300 just for labor alone. Seems ridiculous!

 

Premier west gears did my setup and the pricing was fair, significantly less than $2300. I haven’t had any issues in 700 miles. Fluid swap after break-in period showed pretty good fluid color and nothing on the magnet that shouldn’t have been there.