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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 11:49 AM
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'79 D60 splines?

i have a front Dana 60 out of a 1979 F-350 and i am getting a detroit for it. are those axles 35 spline? for some reason im thinkin that it is. Thanks.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 04:16 PM
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hmmm, hard to say with out lookin. id say that there are some numbers somewhere on the axle that youd be able to tell, but who knows if somebody has changed anything. 24 years is a lot of time fer somthin like that to have been changed.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 05:15 PM
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I am prettty sure that All D-60 fronts have 35 Spline inner axles. Most of them had 30 spline outers. A popular upgrade is to put D70 35 spline outers and get new hubs for a much stronger setup
 
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 06:23 PM
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Thanks, where are the numbers on the axle located? ill post those so that yall can give me a def. answer.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 11:23 PM
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steve_uzi may be right about all d60's havin 35 splines. call up the company yer gettin the detroit from and see what they say. there should be some numbers stamped in the axle tube. they arent very big so expect to get a wire brush after the tube to find them.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 04:02 PM
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hey orange peel, i counted the splines on my uncles old broken pullin truck carriers and it was 35 spline. it has a dana 60 out of a 79 ton ford.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2003 | 07:18 PM
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all front ford, chevy and dodge 60's used 35 spline in there front housings and 30 spline outers, jason.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 10:47 AM
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yeah, thats what i thought, thanks a lot for the help!
 
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