looking to buy a dana 60 but i dont know how to tell if its a truck 60 or a car 60. does it really mater if its a truck one cause i am going to have it cut down

all you need to know is here
http://coloradok5.com/axleguide.shtml

Car Dana 60 : 3" axletubes, Pinion snubber mount, Heavy, Insane price tag

Truck Dana 60: Most have larger and thicker axle tubes, No pinion snubber mount, Many have floating axles, real heavy, Scrap price - buy it by the pound

If you buy a truck 60 and have it cut it will be somewhat heavier than a car 60 because the center is thicker just about everywhere and the tubes are bigger and thicker. Brackets will need to be altered to fit larger tubes. If weight is an issue then get an aftermarket housing from Moser or Strange. DrDiff can set you up with what you need.

hi, dana 60 have four weights. 1/2 ton ford pickup, 1967 -1972 is the lightest, passenger car mopar is next heavier, 3/4 ton pickup, one ton pickup is the heaviest. jeep used a dana 60 also, it has 2 3/4 dia axle tubes. the weight difference is in the center section. the 1/2 ton ford is 35 # more over a 8 3/4.

Buy a truck Dana same some $$, Buy a 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton. Watch out for the Heavy duty Dana's you don't want one of those units. They are marked with a HD60 on inside of the housing.

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/Dana_BOM_numbers.html

If you want to e-mail me, I have the chart in an excel format that is somewhat sortable, as the chart gives Dana 44,60,61,70,80,fronts and rears. I have a tab on the sheet that narrows it down to just the 60-rears.

That's a good link. The other one sucked. Sorry.