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Lowrange 4.9's

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Lowrange 4.9's

Post by Spike_Sierra »

Hi all
just ordered lowrange offroad 4.9 tcase gears from( www.lowrangeoffroad.com *free plug*) last night 11/07/07, so sean will hopefully recieve my email this morning and process my transaction along with my payment and this email will give others a chance to see how long postage takes and the price of postage.
I bought these gears just as they came off sale, so had to pay the full $595USD instead of $535. Sean took the $5 of the price and with the $110 postage fee brings the hole package to $700. In AUD this now equates to $812.20 at the current exchange rates of around 86cents, which seems to be around $400 cheaper then 4.9's in Aus...
Will keep thread postage as my new gears arrive.

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Post by nicbeer »

sweet. be great to see how they do in the zook as well. think someone else has them off here also.

Nic
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Post by dank »

Great purchase Spike. These gears are tough. Make sure you also get a full bearing kit as well when you put the new gears in. I think it cost me around 100-120 to get all of the bearings...one of them was a genuine part only that I had to get direct from suzuki. Or the bearing places I went to couldn't get them in. Sean was great to deal with. I got my lock rite and gears at the same time and it came in at an awesome deal. easily under a grand AUS.

I've had the 4.9s for about 5 months with 31s, standard WT diffs and front lock rite. Have broken both front CVs due to a lot of traction + not thinking about my driving style. I've readjusted my driving style and haven't had any issues whatsoever since then. I actually have more fun now than before when I was probably a little too heavy on the right foot.

Oh Yeah, Just a side note, the gearset that www.lowrangeoffroad.com sell are the Trail Tough 4.9s. He's just a reseller. Don't know if you realised that or not.

Has made an absolute world of difference, the gearing is out of this world and high range is close to perfect on the highway. Mine easily cruises at 100 @ around 3700 rpm from memory.

Its a perfect all round car for victorian conditions (steep muddy rutted stuff) and drives on road like its stock.

P.S. Nic is that your new build in your avatar?! That is one CRAZY Pic! what the story behind it?
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Post by nicbeer »

yes yes it is the new zook he he.

thread on answers is my zook thread in sig and v
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/phpBB2/vi ... p?t=102100

thx for info. i am still working out driving style with the 1.6 and working out if need gears and the 4.9s look the best for me so far from researching.
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Post by dank »

With the 1.6L and 4.9 tranny gears it'll be an absolute weapon. The 1.3 is quite sufficient and I rarely run out of power in any situation, I'd love to have a 1.6 with the gears though! Just be careful of breakages!
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Post by Shrek Zook »

have u recieved them yet?

how long do u think they will take to get here?
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Post by zookjedi »

so have they arrived yet ?

im ordering the 6.5's and other stuff , so it would be good to know how long i'll be waiting

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Post by Spike_Sierra »

well no, as i dont think my emails have been getting through. Tried giving them a call both yesterday morning and today at 7am (which is there time 3.30pm with daylight savings) but havnt been able to get through. Left a message tho.
ive been a bit slack on it as uni just went back and havnt had the time, but chasing it up now. Hopefully he comes on this board.
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Post by zookjedi »

doh ! so i might be running my series ones at willoglen by the sounds of things and just have to doge the rest of the car up to get it going , and do it again properly when the bits arrive .

spike did you pay via credit card or by derit deposit?

what is there phone number ?
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Post by Shrek Zook »

i ordered some 6,5:1 and rebuild kit for transfer and gearbox and they were here in less than a week! soo yea :)
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Post by Spike_Sierra »

zookjedi wrote:doh ! so i might be running my series ones at willoglen by the sounds of things and just have to doge the rest of the car up to get it going , and do it again properly when the bits arrive .

spike did you pay via credit card or by derit deposit?

what is there phone number ?
phone number to call from aus is 001118018056644
i called him sean this morning at 630am(2-3pm there time) and paid with credit card. should be here next friday, and also got rebuild kit too. yay
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Post by want33s »

I paid for my 6.5:1 set and rebuild kit by Paypal a couple of days ago.. Paypal attracts an extra 4% fee but I had the funds there already. AUS$812 delivered. LowRangeOffroad.
Can't wait to GO SLOW. 31's and stock gearing is way too fast.


Shrek Zook : less than a week? Awesome....
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Post by Shrek Zook »

yea a week, and they r slow, realllllly slow :twisted:
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Post by zookjedi »

sounds good i gave credit details yesterday so will have to wait and see , but one week sounds bloody fast

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Post by want33s »

:armsup: :armsup: My 6.5:1 gears arrived today. :D :D
Six days from payment..... AWESOME. I hope I can get them fitted by the weekend. :D :D :D www.lowrangeoffroad.com :armsup:
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Post by smileysmoke »

good work mate. let us know how it goes
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Post by Highway-Star »

Thats excelent service, considering they came all the way from the states!

So there is no import duty on gears? Anyone had any issues with the actual product, or does that look tops as well?
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Post by Gwagensteve »

So long as the total order is under AU$1000 landed, no duty.

If it's over $1k, 5% customs duty 10% GST on the final landed price.

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Post by Spike_Sierra »

boo yah, 6 days from phone call and i have some 4.9's sitting in front of me. Now that is what i call service!
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Post by want33s »

I rebuilt my transfer today with a 6.5:1 gears and bearing set... :armsup: :D :D
I'm stoked. My 5th gear low is now lower than 1st low used to be with stock gears. Max speed in (5th)low is about 25km/h . I haven't really driven it yet. High range is better too. I only went a couple of kays but I got to use 5th :armsup: :armsup: This weekend will be fun. :D
I have never rebuilt a transfer or gearbox before and it took me about 6 and a half hours. Drive in - Drive out. I HAD to buy a press. (6000kg supercrap $119) Missus thought that was a bit much till I explained how much I saved by fitting gears myself. Bring on the weekend :lol:
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Post by suzuki boy »

I just got my gears in (Calmini) And the difference is unbelievable! ON the 31's in 5th low flat out the speedo neddle hasnt even moved! :cool:

I was gonna go these ones but the ones i got came up cheap so jumped on em!

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Post by Spike_Sierra »

so definately need a press then hey?, Bugger was hoping i didnt have too.
Will try and have a crack at them tomorrow night, have pulled apart a tcase before but never had to pul the bearings off.
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Post by DiddyZook »

You don't have to buy a press......................aw shiat sorry did the missus hear.

When I did mine i just took mine into transmission workshop and got them to press the gears on $20, or as others have done some piping and a BFH (just like many do with bearings)
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Post by DiddyZook »

To get the gears off you can use a gear puller (3 jaw 200mm from SuperCheap about $40) or once agian (though I am not recommending) BFH. You may break teeth, but these are the gears coming off not you new ones.
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Post by want33s »

I didn't really HAVE to buy a press but the opportunity was too good to pass up. I could have gone somewhere but then I wouldn't have a press in my shed for next time I need it?
I wouldn't use a hammer to remove or fit gears, bearings or lock rings. Too easy to damage something or hurt yourself. The gearset cost enough $$ and are easy to smash with a wayward hammer blow.
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Post by want33s »

DiddyZook wrote:To get the gears off you can use a gear puller (3 jaw 200mm from SuperCheap about $40) or once agian (though I am not recommending) BFH. You may break teeth, but these are the gears coming off not you new ones.
A puller like this might get the bits off but won't get them back on.
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Post by Spike_Sierra »

MY GOD!!!! These gears are awesome!!!!
took about 4 hours total, made a few mistakes when putting it together, best to label, and take pictures so you remember. Also dont need a press, can be hit with hammer/rubber mallet and tube didnt hurt any of my bearings. GET THESE GEARS!!!! i can idle up stuff i couldnt even bounce up before, not even touching the throttle. The bling stickers are cool too :armsup:
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Post by zookimal »

Bought new 6.5s recently and can't recommend Sean at http://www.lowrangeoffroad.com highly enough. Good service and 5 days from dispatch to my front door, thursday to tuesday.

Good service, quality and price.

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Post by Brendan-s »

can't wait til I can afford my 4.9s :D
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Post by croatian4x4 »

did you have to buy the transfer rebuild kit seperatley or was it provided with the 4.9s? Also is it worth buying the HD Transfer Case Front Output Shaft or not real worth it??
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