FAQ Axle - Gears - Lockers GX470 Upgrade Thread (18 Viewers)

[Super]

These housing really do look good. Nice timing for my Tundra hub caps, since I mangled both of mine while doing front wheel bearings this week. 14+ years of use left them unwilling to move without violent persuasion.

 

[HomersCanyonero]

Just stopped by my house for lunch and this was waiting outside the door. FedEx driver had to be cussing me as he dragged it up the stairs. Have a full set of belt mouldings and a couple other small items too. View attachment 3922979

That’s the 8.2” housing?

Never mind…open sesame…it’s the housing

 

[Rednexus]

As an FYI, my $285 core GX460 8.2 third member was a bit rusty (came from a salvage yard in MI - I snagged it on eBay). I spent around 45 minutes cleaning it up with a Harbor Freight needle scaler, a brick hammer to knock off big chunks, and a wire wheel on a drill for the final polish. ECGS accepted the cleaned-up core and gave me the full $1,200 core refund (their policy is to give you less of a core refund if you send them something super-crusty). Some of the rust scale buildup on the 3rd member was 1/8" to maybe even 3/16" thick in places. But, it looked pretty good after the cleanup. Maybe it will end up in a forum members rig .

I suppose the point is that the 8.2 core can be obtained relatively cheaply if you comb eBay one from a GX460 from up north, and don't mind cleaning it up. 45 minutes of my time to save $300-400 on the core is a pretty good deal.

 

[Super]

I’m glad to hear that. My front diff core was kinda crusty like that. Cleaned up pretty well with the chipping hammer I use when welding.
8.2 diff core cost a bit more than yours, but it still has factory paint on most of the exterior.
Fingers crossed I can ship them off in a month or two.