Hey I need a set of spider gears for my front axle on my 96 2500, the local shop wants $145 for the entire install kit, is that too much for a full kit or is that the going rate?

anyone know where I could find a kit cheaper? the spiders are making some metal and showing pretty heavy wear.
also replacing the axle seals while I'm under there, I am SO excited about doing that...won't be going in the mud anymore!

 

I last paid $32 for each spider from Napa. Don't know what's in the "kit" but unless you get enough crosses to do the job twice I would say $145 is a bad deal.

 

okay I'm back on the job, had a bunch of things to do last week. I was hoping that $145 was too much. also, the kit from the gear shop had all four gears and shims, cross pin, lock and new ring gear bolts. NO idea why it comes with ring gear bolts.
I checked with my local napa and they can't seem to find the spider gears in their computer OR books, first time I've had that problem at napa, it was a new guy that I talked to, kinda seems like they got him from autozone or something...

you don't happen to know the p/n's that you used do you? I'll go to the dodge dealership for a good laugh about the price, get the p/n's and take them to napa. did that for the axle seals, it was quite a bit cheaper.

if anyone else knows what #'s I need I'd appreciate a heads up, if not, no big deal. I got EVERYTHING pulled apart and I'm about to clean out the housing(left the pinion in, that's it)

 

try DTS 1-800-521-0628 ask for Eric . tell him a crazy old man from soddy-daisy sent you