Dana 30 or ??
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Dana 30 or ??
How would i identify a dana 30 rear axle? I have one that has a big "30" cast into the pumpkin. Does that make it a dana 30? It has 8 lugs. Should i have any problems putting it in place of the factory sterling axle?
86 f250 4x4 460cid
86 f250 4x4 460cid
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Ard...I think the OP is looking to swap out his Sterling for what is possibly a Dana 30 ?
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A 30 would be a light(er) duty axle and think it was used in Jeep JC5 & CJ7.
I think a 9" would be stronger than the Dana 30 and it has 5 lugs.
So if that "other" axle has 8 lugs you will have to look at the chart and see what it is.
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I guess i misread. ☺
I can't think of a reason to swap out something as bulletproof as a 10.25 under normal conditions.
Eight on 6 1/2 is not too unusual, but i doubt i would want to put a smaller axle behind a 460.
I can't think of a reason to swap out something as bulletproof as a 10.25 under normal conditions.
Eight on 6 1/2 is not too unusual, but i doubt i would want to put a smaller axle behind a 460.
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Ford only used Dana 60/61 8 lug axles or the Ford/Sterling 8 lug axle for these year trucks. If you have a fill plug on the back cover, you have a Dana 60 if it's single rear wheel. If you have no fill plug in the rear cover, then you have a Ford/Sterling rearend already.
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That's a semi-floater C-clip Dana 60 I believe. Ford used them in lighter duty F250 trucks in the 80s. My '84 originally had one of those but the axle shafts were shot from the bearings eating into them so I swapped in the Sterling. That axle will bolt right but it won't be as strong as a Sterling. They use smaller 1/2" wheel studs too so you'll be stuck with two different sizes of lug nuts. You may need to modify the driveshaft too because as I remember the length is different. Since your truck is a 4x4 you'll have to make sure it has the correct gear ratio as well.
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Like the others mentioned that axle you are looking at putting in is not as heavy duty as the one you had. If it's the correct ratio, it would get you going though.
The original axle; Did it chew up the spindle bad?(the snoot where the axle is coming out of).
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