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wish bone locator on Dana 60
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09/08/09 09:19 PM
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Does anyone have pics of wishbone using a Dana 60 and stock frame rails with ladder bars?  Thanks, Donald
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Re: wish bone locator on Dana 60
[Re: Bigcube]
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what crossmember do you have in the car * round or 2x3 ? doesnt really matter if you have stock frame rails. and do you have the rearend tubed between the ladder bar brackets and tied into the bottom of the rear like BigCubes  Bondo
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Re: wish bone locator on Dana 60
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Thanks Bigcube, that will work. If you have a pic of the mounting at the housing that would be great also.
Bob, It has the round crossmember in it now. I didn't have the tube in between the ladder bar mounts but if that is where the mount goes then I will add it when I replace everything. Looks like I need 360 degree brackets now. I assume the wishbone needs to be same length as the ladder bars to go in the same arc? BTW the front end is working out fine.
Thanks,
Donald
Last edited by gearjammerdart; 09/09/09 08:08 AM.
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Re: wish bone locator on Dana 60
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09/09/09 10:11 AM
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Thanks Bigcube, that will work. If you have a pic of the mounting at the housing that would be great also.
Bob, It has the round crossmember in it now. I didn't have the tube in between the ladder bar mounts but if that is where the mount goes then I will add it when I replace everything. Looks like I need 360 degree brackets now. I assume the wishbone needs to be same length as the ladder bars to go in the same arc? BTW the front end is working out fine.
Thanks,
Donald
Remember that where the 2 bars come together there
is a slipper tube so its not mandatory that it follow
the same arc as the ladder bars.... most guys run
a diagonal link with ladder bars... but you can run
either
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Re: wish bone locator on Dana 60
[Re: gearjammerdart]
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09/09/09 09:12 PM
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Donald, i buy the PS moly slider from Q Max and fab the rest  wishbone is the only way to go IMO i will get a few pics of Ricks wish bone i fab up for his car for ya have you guys sprayed it yet ? Bob
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Re: wish bone locator on Dana 60
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Don't have a pic Donald but my wishbone attaches opposite of Big Cubes. The Y-end attaches through clevises on the rear heim joints. Then there is a single bracket on the 4-link crossmember for the single end of the wishbone. Been that way for 12 years on my car.
Leon
Career best 8.02 @ 169 at 3050# and 10" tires small block power.
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Re: wish bone locator on Dana 60
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09/09/09 10:04 PM
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Bob thanks for the pics. We made a pass on motor went 6.14. Next pass nos came on at about half track netting a [Email]5.87@123mph.[/Email] When we left on the nos it ripped the 180degree mounts off the housing on passenger side. Resulting in both quarter panels damaged, both slicks and both rear shocks damaged. I will fix it but it is going to take some work.
BTW I think it likes the nos LOL
Donald
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Re: wish bone locator on Dana 60
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Don't have a pic Donald but my wishbone attaches opposite of Big Cubes. The Y-end attaches through clevises on the rear heim joints. Then there is a single bracket on the 4-link crossmember for the single end of the wishbone. Been that way for 12 years on my car.
Leon
My chassis guy does them that way for a fab9 but opposite on a D60. I'm not really sure why but I don't think the car cares as long as it don't move side to side. 
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Re: wish bone locator on Dana 60
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09/09/09 10:47 PM
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I know you're getting old but it was the passenger side not the drivers side ladder bar bracket that broke off the housing, LOL!
P.S. - you need to update the combo and ET's in your sig!
Mike Gray
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Re: wish bone locator on Dana 60
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09/10/09 12:13 PM
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on a ladderbar rear, could the front attaching points be incorporated with the ladderbar front pivot bolts ?
Thats the way I did mine on my old ladder bar set up
and I made up a bolt/bracket to accommodate my wish
bone on my lower front mounting points on my 4-link
just to be some what different... plus it swings in a
similar arc(doesnt really matter)
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it does like the NOS 
