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Dana rearends-- car vs truck #1780628 03/15/15 03:53 PM 03/15/15 03:53 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,675 Mi. G-Money1320 OP top fuel
G-Money1320 OP top fuel Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,675 Mi.	Is there any way or ways to identify a car dana from a truck dana?. I looked at a Dart yesterday for the second time that has a dana installed with 3" inboard spring locaters and was wondering how to tell what the true application of the dana was. Thanks. 416 stroker from Nick at Compu-flow. 11.14 in full street trim. Seems like a new best every time out. 11.06 open headers----so far!!

Re: Dana rearends-- car vs truck [Re: G-Money1320] #1780629 03/15/15 04:02 PM 03/15/15 04:02 PM
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HEMIDOG 70 top fuel Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,913 central P.A.	A car Dana 60 will have provisions to mount a pinion snubber. The truck units will not.

Re: Dana rearends-- car vs truck [Re: G-Money1320] #1780630 03/15/15 04:03 PM 03/15/15 04:03 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,458 oklahoma F forphorty pro stock
forphorty pro stock F Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,458 oklahoma	I believe all the car danas have a pinion snubber mount and none of the trucks do.

Re: Dana rearends-- car vs truck [Re: forphorty] #1780631 03/15/15 04:15 PM 03/15/15 04:15 PM
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Polarapete top fuel P Joined: May 2003 Posts: 1,751 Graham, WA	On the back side of the right axle tube will be the 6 digit BOM # and with the aid of a Dana/Spicer catalog you can identify the original application...only if the original tubes are still in place, of course. OEM car Danas are few and far between and really don't justify a premium price tag. 1986 Dodge Ramcharger 440 2wd, Bracket Racer Under Construction 1998 Ram 2500 QuadCab, new daily driver. 2008 Honda Element 2014 Carry-On 7x14 Cargo Trailer

Re: Dana rearends-- car vs truck [Re: Polarapete] #1780632 03/15/15 06:38 PM 03/15/15 06:38 PM
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Lefty master L Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,516 Santa Cruz, California	Quote: On the back side of the right axle tube will be the 6 digit BOM # and with the aid of a Dana/Spicer catalog you can identify the original application...only if the original tubes are still in place, of course. OEM car Danas are few and far between and really don't justify a premium price tag. What he said. You can find the catalog on one of the truck axle parts vendors web site. As I remember I found mine buy googling "dana 80 parts" By the time you're done buying the parts and labor to convert a truck axle, it's close enough to a Strange or Moser built D60 to justify buying one of theirs. They will even weld in the spring perches in the right place for a small fee.

Re: Dana rearends-- car vs truck [Re: Lefty] #1780633 03/15/15 08:27 PM 03/15/15 08:27 PM
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B5 Bee master Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,020 Pangaea	Many trucks have 30 spline axles. Cars have 23 or 35 depending on year. I know someone the cut down a truck axle and used 30 spline axles from a 8.75 rear.

Re: Dana rearends-- car vs truck [Re: B5 Bee] #1780634 03/15/15 11:54 PM 03/15/15 11:54 PM
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astjp2 master Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 4,785 Utah and Alaska	Quote: Many trucks have 30 spline axles. Cars have 23 or 35 depending on year. I know someone the cut down a truck axle and used 30 spline axles from a 8.75 rear. My 60 had 35 spline axles, it depends on the truck application. Many Fords had 35 spline in the 3/4 ton with a dana 60 front and 23 spline with the 44 front. Dodge was similar. Camper specials also could have 35 spline. There was also a 16 spline in the early 60's. I found a power lock and 35 splines for $75 and you CAN build a 60 for less than a grand if you use stock gear, stock power lock and get the core for around $100, shortening is only around $275, shafts from Dutchman are less than $500, its doable if someone is willing to do their own work. Tim 1941 Taylorcraft 1968 Charger 1994 Wrangler 1998 Wrangler 2008 Kia Rio 2017 Jetta I didn't do 4 years and 9 months of Graduate School to be called Mister!

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