thinking about buying one, aside from the weight which they claim 75-80lbs lighter, Not running in any class, what other benefits are there?

Subscribing to this. I'm I need of a new Dana and 80 lbs. would be a nice weight loss.

Product Description



• 356-T6 aluminum housing
• Replaceable press-fit 3” DOM mild steel axle tubes
• 9qty – 3/8” bolts drilled and tapped into tubes for strength and for axle tube retention
• Accepts OEM components (Differentials, Gears and Axles)
• 70-80lbs weight savings over comparable factory cast iron unit
• Complete units ready for Mopar A, B, and E-Body cars
• Custom widths available at no charge
• 10 different gear sets available



NOTES:
• Bare housing available upon request
• Price listed is for a complete assembly with any gear, TrueTrac differential, bearings, 1350 yoke and a set of 35 spline Strange Engineering alloy axles


I wonder if thy are easy to setup like the Strange Dana 60's which eliminate the side shims.

Anyone have a link to the company's website I couldn't find it???

Hopefully the engineering and casting quality is far above the welding skills pic.

It looks to be a next step up in the evolution of the Dana 60 from truck rear to a real purpose built race rear. You can mount a pinion snubber to the case (only God knows why you would though), the axle tubes are bolted in place, the backlash is adjustable like the cast iron S60 and the weight savings puts it right there with the 9" Ford without it's weakness. If I was building a Cadillac bracket beast and had very deep pockets, I would go for it
Fortunately, my truck Dana is already built and the budget is under control

So if the axle tubes are aluminum, who would make a coil over bracket in aluminum instead of steel to weld to the housing?

You would be taking an expense gamble.
Why not go with a tried and true Strange 9" aluminum center and fabbed housing. Might be lighter, certainly cheaper.

My and worth every penny.

correct me if i'm wrong. the strange 60 tubes are thinner! i used a truck rear and narrowed it, has that extra rib. after twisting and destroying a 8 3/4 rear, dana would be the only way.
Has anyone purchased one?

Where is my 10 foot pole ..

I don't like the way the tubes are bolted to the center section. For that kind of money, you could buy one heck of a nice 9" sheet metal rear axle assembly.

I like it, except one detail, I'm uneasy about the axle tube retention solution, not sure how robust and what power limits those bolts will handle. It says 9 3/8", is that per tube? I couldn't make out in pics.

I have an old Dana 60 Magnesium housing, it has 8? 1/2" studs on a 5"? BC retaining its axle tubes, likely far tougher then 3/8" on an effectively 3"? circle.

i would of thought they'd post how much HP it could handle.
or show some test vehicle. other than saving weight why would some one buy it?

I offered them almost eight months back to use my lightweight project car to test and tune in real world street and track, but..............they found no interest at the time. Maybe they'll come around.