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Dana Full Floater #630423 03/04/10 02:29 PM 03/04/10 02:29 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 71 Northern Territory, Australia Z Zapp OP member
Zapp OP member Z Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 71 Northern Territory, Australia	Looking at getting a Dana for my Challenger and Ive noticed no-one seems to build Full floaters, is there a reason for this that I am missing?? Thanks in Advance for you help

Re: Dana Full Floater [Re: Zapp] #630424 03/05/10 07:02 PM 03/05/10 07:02 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 71 Northern Territory, Australia Z Zapp OP member
Zapp OP member Z Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 71 Northern Territory, Australia	Just remember seeing a Mates Car which was just finished on its first weekend out break an axle, loose a wheel turn hard right and hit a wall, I dont want to happen to me.........

Re: Dana Full Floater [Re: Zapp] #630425 03/05/10 07:04 PM 03/05/10 07:04 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,379 MD Kevins493 top fuel
Kevins493 top fuel Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,379 MD	the mopar style axle retainers shouldn't allow that to happen. Sounds like your friend had a ford or gm car with c-clip retainers..

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Re: Dana Full Floater [Re: Zapp] #630427 03/05/10 08:36 PM 03/05/10 08:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,104 Byron, NY W.I.N. Racing top fuel
W.I.N. Racing top fuel Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,104 Byron, NY	I put one in mine... Dana 60 w/strange floaters '01 P1500, Blown/Inj BAE,/Veney ,Bruno/CS2,Dana 60 '01 Dodge 3500 S Cummins Auto, Fresh air kit, 4" Exhaust, '05 Dodge Magnum R/T - Too Much to list '60 Willys CJ5 '01 International LPX - Project,DT466, Allison '64 Plymouth Valiant, Inj 528 Hemi, 2spd

Re: Dana Full Floater [Re: Zapp] #630428 03/05/10 09:19 PM 03/05/10 09:19 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,020 Pangaea B5 Bee master
B5 Bee master Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,020 Pangaea	The car in my avatar was built with a FF Dana.

Re: Dana Full Floater #630429 03/05/10 10:50 PM 03/05/10 10:50 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,257 gulfport, ms, west mi rowin4 master
rowin4 master Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,257 gulfport, ms, west mi	Quote: Quote: the mopar style axle retainers shouldn't allow that to happen. Sounds like your friend had a ford or gm car with c-clip retainers.. ] unless it broke right at the flange which is very rare if even possible my dana has a serious retainer plate incorporated into caliper mount bracket Friend of mine broke a Moser axle at the flange just before the bearing, ripped off the caliper, rolled under the quarter pannel, tore up the slick. Moser did replace the axle at no charge. Had to eat the rest. it's ok to butt heads, just don't do it with a butthead

Re: Dana Full Floater [Re: Kevins493] #630430 03/05/10 11:10 PM 03/05/10 11:10 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 71 Northern Territory, Australia Z Zapp OP member
Zapp OP member Z Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 71 Northern Territory, Australia	Quote: the mopar style axle retainers shouldn't allow that to happen. Sounds like your friend had a ford or gm car with c-clip retainers.. Yeah It was a 9"! so no c clip, axle broke right at flange leaving bearing retainer and remainder of axle in the diff. Wheel and brake over took car before it hit wall I am not at all familiar with Dana's but the Hemi Tim at FHO is building me will kill my current Diff so I thought I would get the best set-up I can, Where is the best deal on complete Dana set-ups Last edited by Zapp; 03/06/10 03:00 AM.

Re: Dana Full Floater [Re: Zapp] #630431 03/06/10 01:07 AM 03/06/10 01:07 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,379 MD Kevins493 top fuel
Kevins493 top fuel Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,379 MD	well a 9" shouldn't have them...

Re: Dana Full Floater [Re: Kevins493] #630432 03/06/10 02:00 AM 03/06/10 02:00 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,647 aotearoa rebel master
rebel master Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,647 aotearoa	can't afford a Dana, the dirty old f#rd has to do. 5848088-23-08-09_17041.jpg (52 downloads)

Re: Dana Full Floater [Re: rebel] #630433 03/06/10 03:01 AM 03/06/10 03:01 AM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 71 Northern Territory, Australia Z Zapp OP member
Zapp OP member Z Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 71 Northern Territory, Australia	Still not sure what to do as 9" are so popular ratio changes are readily available, not many Dana's in this area of Australia

Re: Dana Full Floater [Re: Zapp] #630434 03/06/10 07:20 AM 03/06/10 07:20 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,175 Duloc T The Shadow top fuel
The Shadow top fuel T Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,175 Duloc	Quote: I am not at all familiar with Dana's but the Hemi Tim at FHO is building me will kill my current Diff so I thought I would get the best set-up I can, Where is the best deal on complete Dana set-ups I know Dr Diff has good deals. Bear's is a place close to FHO and they have reasonable prices. http://www.bearsperformanceproducts.com/ Tim maybe can swing something to have everything shipped at once.

Re: Dana Full Floater [Re: Kevins493] #630435 03/06/10 09:11 AM 03/06/10 09:11 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,619 Norwich CT USA Defbob master
Defbob master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,619 Norwich CT USA	Quote: well a 9" shouldn't have them... Stock axles

Re: Dana Full Floater [Re: Defbob] #630436 03/06/10 10:04 AM 03/06/10 10:04 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 348 Hertford, England Dartbloke enthusiast
Dartbloke enthusiast Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 348 Hertford, England	I have seen both an 8 3/4" and a Dana 60 shaft break just behind the flange, wheel tore up the quarter in both cases, luckily neither happened at any speed...

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