Who's gears to order?? (1 Viewer)
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I've run both and would say that the Nitro's seem to be easier to set up and are quieter after initial installation. That being said, Nitro seemed to have some quality issues (hardening) over the past couple of years, so I would do some research to see if those have been addressed.
Nitro are china made now. I just replaced my front 5.29 with Revolution gears. ordered from Cruiser Outfitters.
Also be ready to buy a new pinion flange as they upgraded from 27 spline to 29.
Also be ready to buy a new pinion flange as they upgraded from 27 spline to 29.
Nitro are China made now (from what i've heard). They had a huge sale not to long ago on old stock.
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The box might be made in China (don't confuse packing material origin with product) but this is direct from their website and my gears were not made in China. Maybe their website is out of date.....?
Nitro Ring and Pinion Features:
- Manufactured in South Korea
- 8620 Steel Gear Forgings
- Precision Machining
- CNC Triple-lapping
Interesting. I'd definitely like to know for sure, because gears are definitely in my near future. I suspect the factory has a lot more influence on the overall quality than whose name is on the box.
I heard from @cruiseroutfit and others that Nirto is China made now.
Wouldn’t surprise me.
Normally yes china has its marking and Korea I believe is Circle K
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Already have 29 spline, so I'm good there
Revolution's website claims they're Korean. Might be nice to confirm.
Nitro changed hands a few years ago and it seems popular opinion is their quality has severely dropped off. They used to be my go to gear mfg.
Yukon has a strong warranty and their setup kits are solid. It is the brand i have in my crawler and will continue using.
Setup is EVERYTHING in R&P. Pay to have it done right by a reputable company.
Yukon has a strong warranty and their setup kits are solid. It is the brand i have in my crawler and will continue using.
Setup is EVERYTHING in R&P. Pay to have it done right by a reputable company.
Azca
If there is a harder way - I will find it...
Be very careful when ordering from Nitro (just diffs), a bunch of us did this late last year and our CCs were hacked. Mine for almost $7k. Here is the thread:
forum.ih8mud.com
Regearing to 4.88? Nitro and JustDiffs are having a pretty huge sale.....
Not affiliated in any way but I was looking at Nitro and Just Diffs websites and they are selling 4.88 front Ring and Pinion for $80 and the Rear 4.88 Ring and Pinions for $94. That is a $424 savings from the normal price...
forum.ih8mud.com
My rear end shop I have been using for a decade (I have a hot rod shop) will not use Nitro or Yukon anymore, reasons described. I’m having him put in a set of Revolution 4.88s in next week on his recommendation.
Edit: half of the problem is service from these companies has gone to sh*t after being bought out. A lot of the staff that knew the independent shops were fired, and human capital consolidated. This is the way for pretty much everything that gets big enough. Sucks.
Edit: half of the problem is service from these companies has gone to sh*t after being bought out. A lot of the staff that knew the independent shops were fired, and human capital consolidated. This is the way for pretty much everything that gets big enough. Sucks.
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China is the new Japan from the 70s. I just bought Nitros for a build I'm doing remotely in Salt Lake City.
My Yukons were stamped Korea, my Nitro's were stamped Korea and the Revolution gears I just cryo'd are also stamped Korea. All coming from the same foundry. Brand is pretty much meaningless.
Revolution is nothing more than a direct sales arm of CHA Industries.
At this point its just about finding the best deal
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I don't know if I'd go quite that far: Japan was really good by the 70's even if half of the west wasn't ready to admit it yet. Korea is pretty much there. China is a step behind that, but they're getting there. The trouble China has (in my opinion) is their industrial culture doesn't have quite the focus on quality yet. They're perfectly capable of making really good stuff, but QC isn't as thorough, so you have to be prepared to do some of that yourself. The manufacturer can be the force behind that, but there are always growing pains. Nitro may have a good handle on it by now, but those hardness failures that were mentioned upthread are exactly the kind of thing that I've seen in all sorts of different industries.
I have a level of expertise in materials testing but I don't have the tools at home to check alloy composition or hardness to make sure a bad batch didn't get through. For similar money, I have more faith in Korea at this time.
