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Old 04-07-2008, 10:57 PM
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? about Dana 60 on 1978 f-250

My rear end is a Dana 60 3.54 gear ratio and is not a limited slip. I'm wondering how well it will do with 35's or 33's 12.50s (with power and gas mileage). Should i keep it or should i get a different one?

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It is 4 wheel drive C-6 with a built 400 motor
 
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It depends on what you do with your truck. If its mostly a street driven truck and a mild trail rig, the 60 will do fine with 35's. If you plan on wheeling it hard or loading it heavy, you might consider stepping up to a Dana 70, Sterling 10.25 or a GM 14 bolt.

Depending on your engine, you may want to regear to 4.10's. I ran 3.50's with 35's for many years, but it was way too high geared for the trail.

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My F250 4x4 will be a street cruiser mainly with 33s or 35s and I have 4.10s. I was thinking about going to 3.54s.
 
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My truck is mainly going to be for street and occasionally taking to my ranch but i will not be to heavy on the 4x4, to much work to ruin it now.
 
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the d60 will do just fine. i mud run mine alot and havent had any problems . been running them hard for years. d60 is a good axle.
 
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