ordered the lockrite today, ordering 5.83s next week.  lookid into haveing someone else put the gears in $500 a set to instal!!  so i guess i will have to do it myself.... :-/  i did a search in the posts and article archive... nothing.  i want to do this right, any links, tips, help?  anything!  and can i use a feeler gauge to set backlash or do i have to buy a mic.?  thanks.

Try going here and asking these guy's as they're in your neck of the woods' http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/XJ&sdn=4wheeldrive&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ci4wi.org%2F I tried doing my own and it was a "Mutha Futhin Sum Beach" for my first time luckly I had a guy working in the shop that has done it before that he could rescue me before I really mucked it up further. ~ CZ

In my area almost every small muffler shop is filled with guys into racing. If it's drag, dirt, circle track , whatever. ANY person that can do a Ford 9" can set one of these up with no problem.

When checking on the prices tell them that you will pull the 3rd members and bring it to them (saving them alot of time and you money)

Also check with people you see around your town that are into hot rodding/ drag racing. THere is always a 'go to' driveling guy in every town. Ours charges $100 to set one up if you pull it and bring it to him.

Zig

Check out http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,9054.0.html

This is for putting a spool into a sami, but other than some minor differences, I used the same process to put a spool in my tracker rear. Smooth as silk, no noise and has run about 200 miles (~65 mph) so far without a hint of a problem.

If you're changing ring/pinion or doing an ARB, best left to the pros, but a "locker" that just replaces the spider gears can be done this way

If you don't know the difference between a mic and dial indicator, you might be in trouble.

 LOL my bad, yes i know the dif.

thanks all, you have convinced me not to try this myself...  crap.  but i dont want to worry about it on the hwy.  i am still looking for someone, no luck yet.

also i called Calmini today and ordered a stabilizer and asked them about the gears.  since i have a 90 they say i have to get a 94 or later 12 bolt carrier first, since mine is a 10 bolt.  so it might be more than 2 week before i order gears.  need to find the 12 bolt first.  nothing is ever easy is it  oh well.

so you ahve a 10 bolt rear carier on your 1990, might be different over this side but i have a 12 bolt in my 90 spec Uk Vitara/kic

if your pulling them out best have a count.

so you ahve a 10 bolt rear carier on your 1990, might be different over this side but i have a 12 bolt in my 90 spec Uk Vitara/kic

if your pulling them out best have a count.

could someont pleas verify this.  calmini told me i have a 10 bolt.  i called the yard today and they said their computer says there is no dif. from 91 to 98?  what gives.  maybe they dont have the info?  need to know cause they want $150 for just a 96 rear carier, since i might have to buy one i would rather have the gears and locker put in before i pull mine.  when we say "#bolt" where is this count coming from?
thanks.

Hunt around and you'll find someone parting a later model tracker. I got hub-to-hub front and rear for $275 total (e.g. got the thirds I wanted, plus spare cv's, spare rear axels, drums, manual hubs, etc).

Parts hunting takes patience, but you'll find deals.

One $olution is to do an ARB ... Not that I could afford it, but the ARB does get you a new carrier

My 89 had a 10 bolt Ring Gear and I had to switch it out with my 97 that had the 12 bolt ring gear. If you want to know you are getting the correct part on the first try get Hawk to ship you what you need   (1-888-SAMURAI) If they cant ship you one for  clost to the price your paying local, I would be suprised, and you could get some REAL Zuki Facts from them on what carrier you need

Zig

My 89 had a 10 bolt Ring Gear and I had to switch it out with my 97 that had the 12 bolt ring gear. If you want to know you are getting the correct part on the first try get Hawk to ship you what you need   (1-888-SAMURAI) If they cant ship you one for  clost to the price your paying local, I would be suprised, and you could get some REAL Zuki Facts from them on what carrier you need

Zig

^ What he said when I did mine I called Hawk and talked with Cindy Hawkins and she hooked me up with one for a mere 100.00 . http://www.hawksuzukiparts.com

All of the articles say torque to factory specs. Does anyone know what the factory specs are?

is the guy quoting you to put them in with taking the pots out of the housing or just installing the gears into the pots. I don't set-up gears due to the fact that I( don't want to take the chance but I've pulled alot of pots out and gotten the gears installed after.

I charged one guy $200 to take them out and put them back in at the same time rebuilding everything, bearings and all the seals. I don't think I ripped him off. There was about $160 in parts for the rebuild that he paid on top of the labour. Since this he's gotten me to grease/re-do them every year. THe guy that put the gears into the pots charges $75 per pot plus parts.

$1000 for both is too much money but it's not cheap to get it done. I'd never take a chance on a good set of gears. I was going to take apart a set of 373 and try to reset it and run them. If it don't blow then I'll try another one.