Re: Most desirable Dana 60 housing to start with ?
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Pretty sure the car housings had 3" tubes and truck housings have 3.125" tubes...or is it 3.25"? I'd have to crawl under one of mine to measure. Tube diameter isn't a big deal...got my U bolts from NAPA.
There are 2 different housings...the standard Dana 60 and the Dana 60 HD. The HD is heavier and has an extra strengthening rib across the top of the housing. The HD is fine to use, just a little heavier. Some prefer it b/c it also has thicker tubes too IIRC.
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Re: Most desirable Dana 60 housing to start with ?
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The cheapest one you can find in good shape. Doug This! /\
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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Re: Most desirable Dana 60 housing to start with ?
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Pretty sure the car housings had 3" tubes and truck housings have 3.125" tubes...or is it 3.25"? I'd have to crawl under one of mine to measure. Tube diameter isn't a big deal...got my U bolts from NAPA.
There are 2 different housings...the standard Dana 60 and the Dana 60 HD. The HD is heavier and has an extra strengthening rib across the top of the housing. The HD is fine to use, just a little heavier. Some prefer it b/c it also has thicker tubes too IIRC. Actually Dana made at least 4 different Dana 60 housing with different axle tube O.D. starting at 2.5 O.D used in some front wheel drive 4x4 pickups, 2 3/4,3.0, 3.125 and 3.250 axle tubes That i have seen or heard of(I hadn't heard of the 2 3/4 O.D. housing until this post ) I have owned and used the other ones
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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Re: Most desirable Dana 60 housing to start with ?
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07/22/20 06:48 PM
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I have one out of 9 passenger van with the bigger tubes but they are machined down to 3" from factory to fit into the housing.
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Re: Most desirable Dana 60 housing to start with ?
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People with good Dana's want an arm and a leg ... and then you're going to cut it up. save yourself a lot of hassle and probably some $$ and just buy and aftermarket unit built to your specs. If you can do all the work yourself then go ahead with an old truck housing, but it will be about the same money in the long run to start off with a Strange S60 housing cut to length. I would do a 9" if I was starting with a clean sheet Gus
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Re: Most desirable Dana 60 housing to start with ?
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Do you have all the tools necessary for working on a Dana 60? If not then you might want to buy the S60 housing now. The case spreader and related tools can add up to a few hundred dollars. Funny you said spreader, when I worked for Dodge they said the case should only be spread twice after that get a new case. Personally I’ve never used one since, 50 years, pry em out with a big bar then hammer em back in. Not sure if any of the hundred or so I’ve done had a problem though. I’ve still got 1 car and 2 truck housings but I’m seriously looking at the S60 housing ($499 i think) no ends and $600 or so with the ends. I like the idea of bearing adjusters, and throw all those shims away.
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Re: Most desirable Dana 60 housing to start with ?
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I've never used a spreader either. Dial indicator, mic, slip on side bearings, torque wrench. Spool, gear, bearings,axles, studs less than $1K. Heck Dizuster turbo car still has the Junkyard gears. Doug
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Re: Most desirable Dana 60 housing to start with ?
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I've never used a spreader either. Dial indicator, mic, slip on side bearings, torque wrench. Spool, gear, bearings,axles, studs less than $1K. Heck Dizuster turbo car still has the Junkyard gears. Doug Mine still has the junkyard gears AND bearings. Race shop said they looked okay so off we went! Installed Dr. Diff Spool, axles and bearings and used 8 3/4 ends cut down on the lathe.
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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Re: Most desirable Dana 60 housing to start with ?
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Ya can still bust 'em if you try
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Re: Most desirable Dana 60 housing to start with ?
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Pricing is right here with most options shown: https://www.strangeengineering.net/strange-s60-dana-60-rear-ends/Around here a core full floater axle is usually about 200. If you know someone...., maybe even free (I don't know anyone). It'll need clean up, teardown, ends cut off. On top of that It'll probably be rusty/something else to deal with. A brand new S60 case with new tubes, the side adjusters, the hoopla/proprietary whiz bang space age materials, and very importantly: no rust to monkey with is only 575, if the prices on their website are still correct. For the difference in price I have to ask myself "what is my time worth?"
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