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Truck Dana 60 #679691 04/25/10 08:37 AM 04/25/10 08:37 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,420 Pittsfield, Mass. Russ_Davis OP pro stock
Russ_Davis OP pro stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,420 Pittsfield, Mass.	I have a dana 60 from a Ford 3/4 ton. Is it worth it to change it to a car rear, and what needs to be done?

Re: Truck Dana 60 [Re: Russ_Davis] #679692 04/25/10 10:18 AM 04/25/10 10:18 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,021 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,021 Oregon	Probably costs about the same by the time you're all done unless you do the work yourself. At the minimum you'll need new axles, brakes and housing ends.

Re: Truck Dana 60 [Re: AndyF] #679693 04/25/10 12:35 PM 04/25/10 12:35 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 951 Temperance, MI P prochargedhemi super stock
prochargedhemi super stock P Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 951 Temperance, MI	and the truck ones weigh a ton

Re: Truck Dana 60 [Re: Russ_Davis] #679694 04/25/10 07:35 PM 04/25/10 07:35 PM
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74fldart enthusiast 7 Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 203 florida	i did the same thing 2 yrs back and i have around $1500.00 in mine. the truck is probably a full floater so the axles, bearing housing ends, brakes , etc. wont be good for the car. is it worth it? , maybe if your racing it and need the strength of the dana.

Re: Truck Dana 60 [Re: prochargedhemi] #679695 04/25/10 08:20 PM 04/25/10 08:20 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,314 Carstairs, Alberta, Canada dave571 master
dave571 master Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,314 Carstairs, Alberta, Canada	With parts I bought from doctor diff, I narrowed my own. Quite a bit cheaper than buying one built IMHO. Especially if you luck out,a nd it has the gears that you want, in usable shape. As for the weight, I had mine next to a oem dana car housing. They were identical. Only the HD 60 housing is noticably heavier. When you cut down a regular truck d60 you cut most of the heavy stuff off.

Re: Truck Dana 60 [Re: dave571] #679696 04/25/10 08:35 PM 04/25/10 08:35 PM
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moparpollack Lil Herman Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 15,118 85086	Ok saying the guts are good with the sure grip how do you get to $1500. Most yards around here want $150-200. The ends are $75 My guy charges $150 to narrow and weld in perches. I have a ton of brakes and drums. Lets say you have an 8 3/4 you can use the brakes off the 8 3/4 on the dana. So you should be at $850 or less depending on the purchase price and narrowing cost. There's alot of ground to be made up there. If you did it and you are over $1000 where did the extra cash go? 56 Plaza 63 D100 step side 67 Coronet, 68 Roadrunner, 69 Super Bees, 69 Coronet 500 convertible, 70 Roadrunner Post, 79 D150 360, and a severe case of Mopar a,d,d

Re: Truck Dana 60 [Re: Russ_Davis] #679697 04/25/10 09:03 PM 04/25/10 09:03 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	$202 for the housing $65-70 approx shipping $250 for narrowing $101 for the ends $760 for the willwood disc brake kit $400 approx for the axles $600 Detroit locker $ ? bearings $ ? assembley $280 gears ________________ $2665 Probably around $3000- 3200 when done. I took the perches off because ladder bars are being used but all in all still cheaper than buying new and having it shipped plus duties. Last edited by Superfreak; 04/25/10 09:06 PM.

Re: Truck Dana 60 [Re: ] #679698 04/25/10 09:28 PM 04/25/10 09:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 18,414 UPPER MICHIGAN, MARQUETTE COUN... N NITROUSN I Live Here
NITROUSN I Live Here N Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 18,414 UPPER MICHIGAN, MARQUETTE COUN...	Quote: $202 for the housing $65-70 approx shipping $250 for narrowing $101 for the ends $760 for the willwood disc brake kit $400 approx for the axles $600 Detroit locker $ ? bearings $ ? assembley $280 gears ________________ $2665 Probably around $3000- 3200 when done. I took the perches off because ladder bars are being used but all in all still cheaper than buying new and having it shipped plus duties. You can get a brand spankin new one from Doc D for about the same.

Re: Truck Dana 60 [Re: NITROUSN] #679699 04/25/10 09:44 PM 04/25/10 09:44 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 6,293 Rock Springs Bob_Coomer master
Bob_Coomer master Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 6,293 Rock Springs	I had less than $1K in my Truck Dana including the disc brake conversion. I picked up the spool, ring and pinion used..everything else is new. New axles, new bearings. I narrowed it my self and made the disc brake setup my self... All it takes is a welded and a grinder and some imagination.. and some fabing skills doesnt hurt either. [color:"red"]65 Hemi Belvedere coming soon [/color] [color:"#00FF00"]557" Indy engine 1.07 60ft 144mph in the 8th 2100 lbs package [/color]

Re: Truck Dana 60 [Re: Bob_Coomer] #679700 04/25/10 09:55 PM 04/25/10 09:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 10,132 A Red State SNK-EYZ I Live Here
SNK-EYZ I Live Here Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 10,132 A Red State	Quote: I had less than $1K in my Truck Dana including the disc brake conversion. I picked up the spool, ring and pinion used..everything else is new. New axles, new bearings. I narrowed it my self and made the disc brake setup my self... All it takes is a welded and a grinder and some imagination.. and some fabing skills doesnt hurt either. All it takes is shopping for deals and you can definitely build one cheap. If you shop for deals from swap meets and even ebag they're out there. I picked up a brand new set of Dana 60 Richmond 4.10 gears and new complete bearing set for $150. I got a new Dana 60 35 spline power lock for $300 off ebag. Deals are out there, just takes a little patience and grabbing the deal when it shows up. Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol

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