Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Anyone had any Experience with the Gear master gears that Marks 4wd sell??

i rang them the other day and the guy there said that they only want to sell them to the guys with comp truck as they are to noisy to drive on the road.

I just bought a set of trail tough gears from the states, rock monsters, they cost me $1040 landed on my doorstep. all bearings and gaskets included.

OOOOOOKKKKKKK then!

That doesnt sound great!

Too noisey at normal road speed? EG 60 to 100klms?

we wouldnt want our suzuki's noisy now would we.
I had to install bigger speakers and a better deck just so i can listen to the radio whilst driving. I like the driveline noise as long as its not bad

i have a set in mine. you get used to the noise i have had them in for about 2 years.
i haven't been in another car with other gears so i cant really compare them.

I have heard this too. (Too noisy to use on the road) I guess they just screwed the design up.

If they were very, very cheap I'd give them a run, but considering the price of known good gears from the US, why bother?

PS my 6.5 trail tough gears make no identifiable gear noise.

Steve.

i heart 6.5 trails

Gwagensteve wrote:PS my 6.5 trail tough gears make no identifiable gear noise.

How would you compare them to a standard case Steve?

My TG 6.5s have a bit of a gear noise as such, and have done ever since I had a gearbox shop set the case up with new bearings etc throughout.

I've since had a standard case back in the same car (sold it) and noticed the standard case to be quieter.

What I always assumed was just the whine of the extra reduction, may mean that the gears weren't shimmed correctly on install create a bit more whine? I'd be confident in the health of the bearings as they've always had good oil, and it's always looked fresh. Not loud to the point of being concerning, but loud enough to notice.

No noise at the moment though, the case is sitting in the garage without a car to go in

They are no noisier than a standard gear drive case in high range IMHO.

Steve.

my calmini 5.14s whine a bit, its not any different in volume to the gbox noise of a factory zuk, just higher pitched. i figure its just the extra speed the gears are travelling at inside the box.

So if you can put up with the noise and get them cheap they seem to be fine.

What about brakeages???

Are they holding together?

I heard they are really noisy.

I've had some noisy transfers and you'll want to slit your wrists after a normal day drive. Really, you will.

They'd need to be super cheap... like free... or something. Bear in mind too, if they're noisy in high range they'll be just as noisy in low range- and you'll notice more because there's no road/wind noise.

Just my 2c. I didn't even think they were than cheap.

Steve.

Thanks Crew

Will take that into account, might keep looking, not in a hurry.