scored a Dana 60 for my dart but have some ?????
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12/14/10 01:13 AM
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Well i got a compleat Dana 60 out of a 1970 dodge 3/4 ton 2 wheel drive truck that was a factory big block 4 speed. ok this dana has 4.10 gears in it and a suregrip in it. i am trying to build this one a budget. i know i know race car and budget dont go to geather.lol ok my question is (1) what spline count is the factory sure grip. i mean are they 35 spline? (2) how strong are the factory gears in these and sure grip? the reasion i am asking these questions is if it will save me from having to buy gears and spool right now that would save me some money. but i will buy after market gears and spool if i have to.i am going to send this to doctor diff after tax day if i can ever get a hold of him. oh yea this is going in my 73 big block dart that i broke the 8-3/4.so far my car is running what is in my sig and i hope to go no faster than 10.00 but you never know.this is a street/strip car. so what do you think? or should i just bite the bullet and get the after market gears and spool? thanks Mopar65
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Re: scored a Dana 60 for my dart but have some ?????
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12/14/10 04:25 AM
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I bought a junkyard Dana 60 out of a 1970 GMC or Chevy 3/4 ton truck(don't remember exactly which one), it had 30 spline axles in it identical to the stock Mopar 30 spline 8 3/4 axles that we ended up using in it I do have two Dana clutch type posi units for 4:56 zand higher ratio, also have one or two sets of new Dana Corp. side gears for the 35 spline axles to convert a early posi to the 35 spline axles. I'll have to look at both posi to see if they have the early or late spline side gears in them, I think there both 35 splines but I will check to see I bought a new 35 spline spool from Dr. Diff for my car when I swapped the Dana 60 into it do to it having 4.10 gears in it
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Re: scored a Dana 60 for my dart but have some ?????
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12/14/10 12:04 PM
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Well i got a compleat Dana 60 out of a 1970 dodge 3/4 ton 2 wheel drive truck (1) what spline count is the factory sure grip. i mean are they 35 spline?
It will have 30 spline axles. The only Dana 60's that used 23 or 35 spline side gear are Mopar car Dana 60's. Trucks/vans are either 16 spline(Ford) or 30 spline (Ford,GM and Dodge). Early Dana 70's are 23 spline and late are 35 spline. These Dana 70 power lok internal parts fit a 60 power lock and that is what Dana/mopar did, put 70 side gears in the 60 for Dana 60 equipped cars.
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Re: scored a Dana 60 for my dart but have some ?????
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12/14/10 12:35 PM
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I started on a small budget as well Look where it got me Watch out for the heavy duty Dana 60 with real thick webbing around the housing, not good for the build.
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Re: scored a Dana 60 for my dart but have some ?????
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12/14/10 12:44 PM
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Watch out for the heavy duty Dana 60 with real thick webbing around the housing, not good for the build.
I have a 1969 Dana 60 removed from a Dodge truck as well as one from a 75 Dodge truck. The 69 housing has extra webbing on the case that the 75 does not. This extra webbing is also found on my "Original Dana 60 from a 71 B body". Why is this webbing a disadvantage? I ask because I too am getting ready to narrow one of the truck diffs for my 69 Dart. I would have imagined the extra webbing would be better?
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Re: scored a Dana 60 for my dart but have some ?????
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12/14/10 10:40 PM
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Nothing wrong with the HD housings. 8 lbs. wont break the et bank. Much more rigid and prefered for 4 gear usage.
So it's a weight thing, got ya. Does the added strength justify the weigth differences? Anyone have problems with the non-gusseted housing?
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Re: scored a Dana 60 for my dart but have some ?????
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12/15/10 12:07 PM
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Another Pic of a normal Dana 60 Truck Type.
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Re: scored a Dana 60 for my dart but have some ?????
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12/15/10 01:09 PM
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Never saw a 60 HD with over 3.125 tubes. Thickest wall thickness of tubes is about 1/2 inch. here's a pic of the HD vs std Dana. These are spares for my cuda, std 60 is in forefront.
Last edited by theclutcher; 12/15/10 01:19 PM.
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Re: scored a Dana 60 for my dart but have some ?????
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Re: scored a Dana 60 for my dart but have some ?????
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12/15/10 04:57 PM
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Nice Dana's I could of measured wrong, in the yard, I got 1 under the work bench but to much crap in the way to dig out. Good luck with the project
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