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Re: Most desirable Dana 60 housing to start with ? [Re: ZIPPY] #2800906 07/25/20 10:08 AM 07/25/20 10:08 AM
Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 350 Mequon, WI G gzig5 enthusiast
gzig5 enthusiast G Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 350 Mequon, WI	Originally Posted by ZIPPY 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?" This is the first time that I have seen a Mopar part be cheaper than a similar GM version. (Pinion snubber version vs the various GM) I am a stubborn, cheap [censored] and love doing stuff myself but I think this is one place I would go with the aftermarket Strange over the junkyard deal. By the time I make/buy the fixtures to do a proper narrowing job, I'll be way ahead with the S60

Re: Most desirable Dana 60 housing to start with ? [Re: gzig5] #2802835 07/30/20 11:43 AM 07/30/20 11:43 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,860 S.E. Michigan ZIPPY I Live Here
ZIPPY I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,860 S.E. Michigan	Originally Posted by gzig5 Originally Posted by ZIPPY 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?" This is the first time that I have seen a Mopar part be cheaper than a similar GM version. (Pinion snubber version vs the various GM) I am a stubborn, cheap [censored] and love doing stuff myself but I think this is one place I would go with the aftermarket Strange over the junkyard deal. By the time I make/buy the fixtures to do a proper narrowing job, I'll be way ahead with the S60 Sometimes I post things and wonder if anyone reads them, so thanks for the reply. Same situation here. Rich H. Esse Quam Videri

Re: Most desirable Dana 60 housing to start with ? [Re: ZIPPY] #2802869 07/30/20 12:15 PM 07/30/20 12:15 PM
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 907 Washington H hemienvy OP super stock
hemienvy OP super stock H Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 907 Washington	Just a quick thanks guys, yes I read all the posts, good advice, very informative.

Re: Most desirable Dana 60 housing to start with ? [Re: hemienvy] #2802943 07/30/20 03:03 PM 07/30/20 03:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,427 Michigan MarkZ Worthy
MarkZ Worthy Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,427 Michigan	I pulled mine out of a 1982 F-250 and got it for $100. Reused the 3.54 gears, bought everything else from Cass and had a local shop chop it down, put new perches on and assemble. With the Explorer disc brakes I think I had $2400 into it. It must have 3" tubes since the u-bolts fit over it. 1987 Fifth Avenue - 512/518/D60

Re: Most desirable Dana 60 housing to start with ? [Re: MarkZ] #2802951 07/30/20 03:15 PM 07/30/20 03:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,045 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,045 Oregon	You saved a little bit of money compared to buying a whole new S60 but you had some time in it as well. Plus you had good local shop that you trusted to put it all together for you. If I owned a drivetrain shop I'd probably work a deal with some local salvage yards for cheap Dana 60 housings. Bring them in and pull them apart and have them ready to go for guys building cars. If you did them in qty the price would come down a bit. I don't know of anyone doing that but it seems like a good opportunity. No reason to let all those old Dana 60 rearends just go to the crusher.

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