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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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that's what I am currantly putting in my car, it's one out of a 1979 ford 3/4 ton, they also have heavier tube walls, mine measure 3/8 thick walls, so yes it is worth getting. 
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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the guy claims it to be a posi and I would think that it is since it is in a 4x4.
I have seen more 4X2's with posi/sure grip than 4X4's..
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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I have seen more 4X2's with posi/sure grip than 4X4's..
 many people ordering 2X4s got grips to compensate and people ordering 4X4s thought they didn't need them.
Totally off topic but...DirectSubjection have you seen the Warriors video game?
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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A dana 70 is probably not something you'd want to use in a car. After the 60, they get much heavier. A 70 is closer to a dana 80 in weight and probably strength if I remember right. I have a dana 80 lying around in my shop, and believe me, that's a big heavy sonofabitch!
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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[quoteThe only drawback is the truck housings have no provisions for a snubber.
Tim
They can be machined easy for one though.
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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Scored one over the weekend from a 1976 Dodge 1 ton motor home chassis. Has 60HD cast on the center section.
I have heard of guys mounting the pinion snubber upside down on the body of the car.
You weld on 8-3/4 ends, after cutting off the truck "full floating ends", with the width you need for your car presumably?
Custom axles then?
Can't get the brake drum loose on one end, the guy I bought it from wants to keep them. Thought about torching the studs holding the backing plate on, and then accessing the brake assembly through the 3"-4" hole the axle tube goes through. The guy beat the adjuster to death with a chisel, and took the brake cylinder loose and pushed it down into the drum.
Any ideas (pic)?
(Don't mean to hijack thread, hopefully others will learn something to doing this conversion).
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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Most standard 60s are in 3/4 and 1T trucks and vans and are 8 lugs w/ full floating axles. There are some 60s in late 70s (?) Ford trucks that are 5 lug and semi-floating axles. I'm almost positive the 60 HDs have bigger axle tubes than a standard 60. Maybe DrDiff or someone with a little more knowledge will chime in.
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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there are also some Dana 61s out there too
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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some D60s have a mount for a snuber i got one that was out of a 77 dodge truck it had the pad mount just the holes were not driled it had them cast there just not drilled
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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Great pic Smokey. Makes you wonder if it came from the same molds some of the last car rears were made from.
Just eyeballing the Dana 60HD compared to the 69 and 71 car Dana 60s, the 60HD tubes appear to be thicker, but maybe by a 1/4" or so. Also, the tubes taper down a fraction in thickness a few inches before the backing plates on the 60HD, whereas the car Danas taper up in thickness???
The numbers on the 60HD are 6 7 5, meaning June 7, 1975.
The B.O.M. # is 603514 - 2, (5 is pitted, my best guess). Haven't been able to find this number on the internet, but did find a 603516 for a Dana B.O.M. The 60HD was cast in on the front side of the center housing.
The rear had dual wheels on it, but it is not a sure-grip unit.
The ratio tag has 11 on top, and 4? something on the bottom of it. I could only find one ratio with 11 for the pinion gear, so I presume the ratio is 3.73.
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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I have 2 of these that are from mid-late 60's trucks and i need a rear for the dart not to jack the post but how much are we talking to set it up for 5 on 4.5 and narrow it a little and use the 4.10 SG center it already has? Thanks guys...
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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Dakota Don, that was my question on page one, custom axles?? Here is a link to a chart with some of the various dimensions and spline counts: http://www.autohobbydigest.com/dana.htmlGood quote from the article: "When installing truck differentials in cars, it is usually necessary to replace the differential gears which the axle shaft splines engage (part 55 in Figure 1). These are readily available for 1-1/2"x35 spline axle shafts as are the pinion gears and shafts (parts 53 and 54 in Figure 1)."
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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there are also some Dana 61s out there too
You can find them in ford vans....ask me how I know. 
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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if you cut the tube and install 8.75 housing ends, can you use the 8.75 axles in the D60?
It can be done but from what I understand its a waste of time. They old ends are usually damaged or way oversize and new ones are around $70
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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I just had a dana 60 truck housing cut to size for my road runner. The mopar ends were welded on. You can use the ford ends if you with to use the svo rear disk kit (Like available from Dr Diff)
The Red circle is where the "60" is marked to ensure you get the correct housing
The Green Circle shows the new Mopar ends welded on.
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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the guy claims it to be a posi and I would think that it is since it is in a 4x4.
that means nothing , the sure grip was an option , not std .
as far as the comment about it being the same as a car rear , its not , no place for the pinion snubber to mount , its mine for a race car wit ha ladder bar or 4 link rear suspension though
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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if you cut the tube and install 8.75 housing ends, can you use the 8.75 axels in the D60?
the axle ends are basicly the same between the dana and the 8 3/4 , as they use the same axle bearings .
the difference between the 2 is an 8 3/4 has the same length axles side to side , a dana does not , if you are using a spool its doable as there is no thrust block and you have to use green bearings , but not so with a differential .
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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I need to get the lay person scoop on this, I know of alot of dodge trucks in a junky up in Maine
old chevy and ford pickups used the dana 60 also .
if you're thinking of getting a load for resale don't waste you time unless they are almost free , since strange and moser both sell NEW housings with the snubber mounts ready to bolt in for a little more than an original that needs another 500 plus for a rebuild its made scrounging for a truck rear not as fruitful as it used to be .
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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I disagree. I built my dana for 700 bucks and change. That's a LOT less than the new strange unit.
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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I just picked one up at the Garlits show for $150 - full floater, no axles or drums, with 4.10 gears for $150.00... I missed one sunday morning for less money (reduced from saturday) with 3.23 or so gears and a suregrip   . I would have bought the second one even though I already had the first one. I'm planning on putting it in the Dakota
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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I disagree. I built my dana for 700 bucks and change. That's a LOT less than the new strange unit.
does it have the snubber provision so it can be used in a leaf sprung car ?
if you can do most of the work yourself then it can be alot cheaper , but if you have to farm it out just the labor to rebuild it is 250 plus in my area .
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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I disagree. I built my dana for 700 bucks and change. That's a LOT less than the new strange unit.
does it have the snubber provision so it can be used in a leaf sprung car ?
Come on, John ! You don't need to have a pinion snubber when there is stuff like Cal Tracs and CE Slide A Links that work much better 
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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I disagree. I built my dana for 700 bucks and change. That's a LOT less than the new strange unit.
does it have the snubber provision so it can be used in a leaf sprung car ?
if you can do most of the work yourself then it can be alot cheaper , but if you have to farm it out just the labor to rebuild it is 250 plus in my area .
I'd have been happy if it only cost $700 to modify around my area. I had $500 in labor... plus new axles, ends, perches, trac loc, and caltracs. The donor came out of a '88 E250 ferd van.
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Re: are the dana 60 truck rearends worth anything?
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I disagree. I built my dana for 700 bucks and change. That's a LOT less than the new strange unit.
does it have the snubber provision so it can be used in a leaf sprung car ?
if you can do most of the work yourself then it can be alot cheaper , but if you have to farm it out just the labor to rebuild it is 250 plus in my area .
I'd have been happy if it only cost $700 to modify around my area. I had $500 in labor... plus new axles, ends, perches, trac loc, and caltracs. The donor came out of a '88 E250 ferd van.
I bought mine from a kid at work that was scrapping a truck for $50.00,, I plan on using the axel's from the 8 3/4 (35 spline)I purchased the housing end's from Jeg's ($60.00) I will have about $600.00 in R@P, spool, bearing and shim kit, plus $75.00 for a local guy to set it up and show me how to do it myself,, a fairly good chunk of change, but I can cross that off my "weakest link" list.  
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I have one from an '84 3/4 ton 2wd pu to cut down and put either in my sons Charger or my future project (whatever that may be 
). The only drawback is the truck housings have no provisions for a snubber.
4:10 sure grip!
