Need help with gear setup Dana 30.

This is my first gear setup. Is this pattern ok? Do I need to keep working on it. Hope the photo attached. I know dang newbies.

run it :;.....

Looks perfect. As long as your backlash is in spec it should be great.

Someday, you can teach me to get a pattern like that.

Beauty, eh hoser?

Looks great now the time for a lock right

i am wondering what brand gears those are?


it seems to me a set of "dana" gears is the only ones ive been able to get the perfect pattern.

its also seems to me the cheaper the gear set the pattern can be made acceptable but never perfect...

what is your opinions about gear brands and acceptable patterns?

They are yukon gears 5.13. The lockright is on the way! thanks for all the input guys.:beer:

Hip said:

i am wondering what brand gears those are?


it seems to me a set of "dana" gears is the only ones ive been able to get the perfect pattern.

its also seems to me the cheaper the gear set the pattern can be made acceptable but never perfect...

what is your opinions about gear brands and acceptable patterns?

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I have to agree hip. I typically only get extreemly good patterns when I do diffs with spicers. I think it comes down to how they are lapping the gearsets because if you take the same yukon gear set after its been ran for some time the pattern will widen on the tooth.

As for acceptable usually depends on if its a front/rear diff as to where I put the pattern.

At work I have to get them nab on or I get another gearset because with today's vehicles any noise from the diff and you will hear it....

Looks like I'm heading for Umatilla when I regear

dont let him fool you hes no newb, just new at setting gears. just ask him about his mods to his jeep. we just need to get the jeep running that those gears go into.