Yukon Gear Dana 30 Front Axle/44 Rear Axle Ring and Pinion Gear Kit; 4.11 Gear Ratio (07-18 Jeep Wrangler JK, Excluding Rubicon)

Video Review & Installation

The Yukon Gear Dana 30 and Dana 44 Ring and Pinion Gear Set in 4.11 ratio is for those of you that have a 2007 to 2018 JK that's not a Rubicon, that are looking to regear to a 4.11 gear ratio...who mostly because you've put bigger tires on your Jeep. When you put bigger tires on your Jeep and then you regear, you give the Jeep back its mechanical advantage that it lost with those big tires and get your RPMs back mapped closer to your speed that they would be with a factory tire and a factory gear ratio. This is going to be something that I'm going to give a three out of three wrenches here. The actual process of installing a ring and pinion is pretty easy, but then you have to get everything set up properly and that's the difficult part. So that is going to take some specific tools, it's also going to take some specific knowledge, and a lot of patience in order to get the pattern on the gear set properly so that you don't end up with premature wear on your brand new gears. But we're going to talk a little bit more about the installation in just a second.So when you're talking about ring and pinion sets, when you're talking about gear ratios, it's, again, very closely tied to your tire size, but there isn't an exact one for one of, I have this tire size, I should be running this gear. There are certainly some guides but if you are looking for maybe a little bit more power, you want a little bit more RPM at a lower speed, then you're going to go with a slightly different gear. Or if you spend more time on the highway, you want a little lower RPM for that same speed for fuel mileage, that's going to be a different gear ratio, so exactly what tire size to what gear ratio is going to be completely up to you and how you use your Jeep. We have some guides on the site that are going to help you make that decision. But as far as the gears themselves go, you're going to want something that is very strong, that is well built so that it is going to install properly, you're going to be able to get that proper pattern, and you're going to get a nice quiet and long life out of your gear set and that's what you're going to get from a company like Yukon Gear. They've been building ring and pinion sets for a very long time, they know what they're doing and they're going to give you a very high-quality product.Like we've said before, the installation for these is going to be a very involved three out of three wrenches. You're going to have to pull the axle shafts out of the axle, of course, take the differential cover off, get in there, you'll have to remove the center section, bolt in your new ring and pinion, pop everything back together, and then with some special measuring tools, you're going to have to rotate the gear assembly and check for the pattern on the teeth and that's going to set things like backlash and pre-load. You're going to be able to adjust your shims and really make sure that everything is meshing in exactly the way that it should be, again, so you're not going to get any noise or any premature wear out of your gears. This is something that the vast majority of you are going to take your gears to a shop and have them regear your axles for you, but, of course, if you have the tools and the know-how, you can certainly tackle this in your garage as well.Now as far as a price goes, these are going to come in at right around that $220 mark for a pair. Now, this does not come with the master or even a minor install kit. This is just going to be the ring and pinion set so that's something to keep in mind. Often times, when you see a much higher price, it's because it is coming with some sort of install kit. This is just going to be your ring and pinion and for what you're getting here, I think that's going to be a pretty good deal. Again, from Yukon, you know you're going to get something that's very high quality. They're known for building a quality gear set, so you don't have to worry about any sort of breakdown of the materials themselves. As long as they're installed properly, you're going to have something that's very, very strong for you. So if you are looking to regear your Jeep for those bigger tires, I would recommend going with a set of gears from Yukon Gear and you can find them right here at extremeterrain.com.