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Re: Street/strip diff upgrade: D60 vs 9" pros & cons
[Re: 1967dartgt]
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02/18/15 04:10 PM
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I run a 1.19 60' on a 8 3/4... LOTS of 1.19s so what
does that say... and dont say lucky.. it has its place
as do all the others
It says your cars are fly weights. Put your rear in a heavy car going 1.20s and see how long it lasts. A 8 3/4 would probably be fine in your Rampage too.
So why does mine live 3195 lbs. Bretts car 2750 lbs 8.90s 1.24 60 fts. Tory's car 2870 lbs 8.90s and 1.25 60 ft. All have 8 3/4 rears.
You tell me  .
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Re: Street/strip diff upgrade: D60 vs 9" pros & cons
[Re: Monte_Smith]
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02/18/15 04:46 PM
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Wow 4 pages in and Monte thinks he knows more about rear axles than Cass does 
Point out where I said THAT. All I said was I could find the parts cheaper than he quoted. What, you think Strange is the only people who make this crap. But as far as the prices of stuff I quoted........Google is your friend, look it up, see for yourself. I KNOW what the stuff can be built for, because I used to do it everyday and still sell a lot of parts.
As far as knowing about rear ends. I used to run a chassis shop. We built stockers to Pro-Mods. So I have built a rear or two. Be it Dana, Ford, Olds, 12 bolt.............whatever. Do I know more than Cass about various rears........probably not, as that is his business.
Cass doesn't like the Ford Locker............that's fine. It's his opinion and he is entitled to it. Personally, I have never broken one, never broke a Track Loc in a Dana either.
For clarification, NEVER had a problem with a DANA, other than bending tubes...........and ALL this bullsh%t goes back to what I said 3 or 4 pages ago. Dana is a fine rear, just not the best for every application on the planet
Monte
Monte the OP stated he wanted to "upgrade" his current setup and to me that doesn't mean find the cheapest components he can find on the net.Cass puts his reputation on the line when he recommends what components are needed to fulfill the OP's requirements.If he thinks I need to use a certain item I trust his opinion over yours because he is an expert in the field.At the same time I wouldn't go ask Cass how to setup an 8 second nitrous injected door slammer I would contact an expert in the field like you.
If someone wanted to "upgrade" their current nitrous system would you advise them to Google the cheapest solenoids they could find on the net?Or maybe find the cheapest fuel pump on the internet? Of course you wouldn't Do you put the cheap offshore junk in the racecars you build? From your reputation I don't think so 
Gus 
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493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow
5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box
Dana 60
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Re: Street/strip diff upgrade: D60 vs 9" pros & cons
[Re: moparniac]
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02/19/15 03:45 PM
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Yeah I was wondering the same thing because my new shocks are pretty fat. That is one of those deals as was posted earlier you would want solid clevis type rodends for it to be efective at all. And you would have to mock it up on the car race ready for shock clearance. Gus
64 Plymouth Savoy
493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow
5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box
Dana 60
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Re: Street/strip diff upgrade: D60 vs 9" pros & cons
[Re: fourgearsavoy]
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02/19/15 03:48 PM
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I went with the S60 for my new build for the folowing reasons, I had one in my roadrunner 9 second car 3300# T-break bigblock launches for years on end and never a problem. Second was price.
Nice 
Also heard that the Dana WITH an Aluminum cover will NOT fit due to STOCK gas tank interference. A Body.
If you're still running a stock tank A body you probably don't need the support cover especially with the new S60 because the caps are much beefier than the stock Dana caps 
Gus
I thought that the Dana S60 had thinner caps on it do to the adjusters?
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Re: Street/strip diff upgrade: D60 vs 9" pros & cons
[Re: MattW]
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02/19/15 05:39 PM
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I have a 66 Plymouth Dana under my Savoy and the caps look really thin to me.I put ARP studs on them and have a support cover because my car is a stick and it's heavy at 3570# From some of the close-up pics of the new S-60 the caps look twice as thick as the caps in my stocker Dana. Gus
64 Plymouth Savoy
493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow
5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box
Dana 60
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Re: Street/strip diff upgrade: D60 vs 9" pros & cons
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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02/19/15 11:00 PM
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The braces shown havent addressed the problem point.. thats AFTER the spring to the end.. the spring acts as a brace point
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Re: Street/strip diff upgrade: D60 vs 9" pros & cons
[Re: maximum entropy]
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02/20/15 03:18 PM
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The braces shown havent addressed the problem point..
thats AFTER the spring to the end.. the spring acts
as a brace point
the closer together the brackets/ spring mounts are to each other, the greater the leverage the tires have to bend the housing.
I know all about that
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