Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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Very nice. Are those 3.23 gears available from Strange??? Don't see them on their website or on Dr. Diff's.
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Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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Very nice. Are those 3.23 gears available from Strange??? Don't see them on their website or on Dr. Diff's. Doctor Diff has tooled up the 3.23 gears but they aren't available yet. I have the first prototype set in this rearend so I'm the guinea pig. If they whine and howl then it will be back to the drawing board. If they work great then he'll put them on the website and start taking orders. Might be another 3 or 4 months until they are available on the website.
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Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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Sweet, You could drive cross country with that set up. Yeah I'm working on making the car more of a driver than it has been. I have the Doug Nash 5 speed in it so the first four gears are roughly 4:1 and then 5th is the 3.23. So it pulls hard in the first four and then I can kick it into 5th for freeway cruising.
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Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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VEry kool Andy, keep us posted on those 3.23s. Amen to that...a 3.23 in a Dana would keep me from switching to a 9" Ford in the little turbo Dakota
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Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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Any weight comparison to the original Dana 60? I intend to weigh both but I don't have those numbers yet.
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Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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My notes are not in front of me, but as far as aftermarket 60's go, the Strange unit that I ordered through Dr Diff was 2 lbs lighter than the Moser housing of the same size.
The factory units may be either heavier or lighter. If lighter, I would suspect that there aren't as many reinforcement welds on the axle tubes and or gussets like the new units have. Weld beads can add up the weight quite fast fellas. but I could be wrong.
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Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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VEry kool Andy, keep us posted on those 3.23s. Amen to that...a 3.23 in a Dana would keep me from switching to a 9" Ford in the little turbo Dakota Do you know about the pick up truck Dana 61 with 3.30 and 3.07 gears in them? I know of two in a local scrap yard that I should own now Time to act now instead of talking
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Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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Looks great buddy.
Also looks expensive, but I'm thinking a complete, real B body Dana with legible BOM numbers would probably pay you back most of the way for that nice looking new axle. It'd be really cool to break even and help out someone doing a resto at the same time.
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Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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210lbs!!
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Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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Very nice. Are those 3.23 gears available from Strange??? Don't see them on their website or on Dr. Diff's. Doctor Diff has tooled up the 3.23 gears but they aren't available yet. I have the first prototype set in this rearend so I'm the guinea pig. If they whine and howl then it will be back to the drawing board. If they work great then he'll put them on the website and start taking orders. Might be another 3 or 4 months until they are available on the website. You might have just made his phone go crazy.
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Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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Looks good Andy that 3.23 should work perfect with the super low gear in the 5-speed. Mine has a 3.27 low gear and I had 4.56 gears in the rear when I first installed it. I never did the math but I was shifting right after the tree. If Cass ends up making a run of the 3.23 gears I'm sure he will sell all of them. Gus
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Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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Side adjusters in a dana is just the best thing ever. You aren't kidding the last 2 gear sets I done are the old factory deal. Not bad with a spool but that Powerlock is freakin heavy changing shims. I haven't had the opportunity to change gears on the new S60. I should trade my 68 housing in on a Strange S60 Maybe with a set of 3.23 gears. Gus
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Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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Gday Andy, I love your book on Wedge engines I am building a 68' Dodge dart with all Mopar running gear this time, last time it was on the road it had a Furd 9" With the persuasion of a local buddy he's convinced mem into building a Dana S60 with all the fruit.
I seem to be having contact pattern issues where there appears to be too much contact on the heel & toe of of the ring gear set
If i shim out the pinion bearing it becomes too deep
If u reduce it becomes too shallow (see pics)..... unlike all other gears i have set up this will not give me a perfect oval shape in the centre of the drive side.
From what i can tell the gear sets are not ground as well as a Dana Spicer.
Cass Esslicks "Dr Diff" 3.23 gear set and
Any input is greatly appreciated
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Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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I've been driving the car for four years now. No noise or any problems with the 3.23 gears.
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Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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I've been driving the car for four years now. No noise or any problems with the 3.23 gears. Are they in production? I don't see them on Dr Diff's site. Kevin
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Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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I've been driving the car for four years now. No noise or any problems with the 3.23 gears. Are they in production? I don't see them on Dr Diff's site. Kevin Have you thought of changing the rear tires to a taller set like 6 or more inches in circumference (2 to 4 inches taller)? If not, maybe you look into that
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Re: New S60 for the Coronet
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i'm thinking the 66-67 coronet has a somewhat limited wheel house, so it may not be able to accommodate a 2" or larger tire diameter at the ride height it now has. Your absolutely correct on that, I had mine stretch 8 inches, five inches to the front and three to the rear, I also moved the rear end forward three inches It is in my enclosed trailer now so I can't take a picture of it but it looks stock
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