What gear lube in Dana 60?
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This has probably been asked a hundred times,but. What gear lube would you guys suggest for a new street/strip Dana 60 w/spool?
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Re: What gear lube in Dana 60?
[Re: Roughbird72]
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After putting stuff together, having someone beat on it for years, and being able to look at it again afterwards, I stick with what I've been using for years. Amsoil 75w-90 Severe Gear.
If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.
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Re: What gear lube in Dana 60?
[Re: Dave Hall]
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I use the Lightweight in my Dana 60 with a spool It had that in the rear end when I bought it when it had a blown B1 motor that pushed that car to 7.60 at 184+ MPH with a set of Pro 5.86 gears Those gears look excellent when I removed them so I stuck with that lube for the 4.56 Dana gears I put back in it
Last edited by Cab_Burge; 12/28/18 12:33 AM.
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Re: What gear lube in Dana 60?
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7.60 at 184+ MPH with a set of Pro 5.86 gears Yikes Couldn't help but see that. Even with a big tire and tight converter, that's zingin' it.
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Re: What gear lube in Dana 60?
[Re: CMcAllister]
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I'm thinking it was above 8000 RPM in the 1/4 mile I was told that it had 5.38 in the rear when I bought the car and when my poor little 505 C.I. 400 block bracket motor had it tongue out at the 1000 Ft timers I found out why after pulling the cover to inspect the gears It likes the 4:56 with both the 15x33x15 Goodyears and the smaller 14x32x15 M/T stiffwall
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Re: What gear lube in Dana 60?
[Re: BobR]
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All we EVER use is Torco. Torco is a GL-6*, and is sold by Mark Williams. It is supposed to be really good for high shock applications. I know guys using Torco in really high abuse applications and swear by it. *The GL-6 rating is inactive and has been for 25 years. But there are gear oils still marketed as meeting the spec, even though it can't be tested for it.
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Re: What gear lube in Dana 60?
[Re: Roughbird72]
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Due to someone's concern that gear lube has a limited shelf life, I inherited a ridiculous amount (about 20 cases) of Mobil 1 in 80w90 and 75w140.
So, for the foreseeable future, Zippy Performance uses Mobil 1 exclusively. Strictly for it's superior lubrication 😂
Shelf life: I figure if it can sit inside an axle for 20 years and still be good, especially with no miles...then it can sit on a shelf for a little longer than 4 years as well.
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Re: What gear lube in Dana 60?
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Does anybody remember the mopar sperm oil rear end additive - man that stuff really had a smell to it You can still buy it (Ford Brand) at your local Ford dealer, it is needed with any clutch type posi
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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Re: What gear lube in Dana 60?
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Does anybody remember the mopar sperm oil rear end additive - man that stuff really had a smell to it You can still buy it (Ford Brand) at your local Ford dealer, it is needed with any clutch type posi You can buy stuff way better than whale sperm today and not deal with the smell. It's 2019 for Petes sake. Why use crap like that?
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Re: What gear lube in Dana 60?
[Re: Roughbird72]
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I use conventional 75w140 in whatever brand was easiest for me to grab off the shelf. The Dana 60 in my 3800+ lb cuda had the same oil in it for 12 years and saw 2 years worth of 10 sec passes, then 10 years of 9 sec passes w/ a few 8 sec runs right before I pulled the cover off for inspection. Not to mention a whole lot of street abuse. Everything looked great inside. Just swapped the 4.10 out for a 3.54 over Thanksgiving and the gears looks great.
No more than 2 quarts.
Not saying synthetic isn't good, or any other type of oil is bad...just saying the regular cheap stuff works just fine.
CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon 340, no drivetrain, on blocks behind the barn '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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