Dana 61 Swap
Laughing Gas
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Dana 61 Swap
>You can find a Dana 70 on a 2WD 73-79 which has the wide
>frame. The pickups that came with a Dana 70 usually are on
>F350's, or if you're a lucky, a Camper Special. Also can be
>found under a F250/F350 Supercab. But I had a F350 4x4
>Supercab that came with a Dana 60 in rear. It must be
>optional? Maybe a Trailer Special, too. Not sure on the
>Trailer Special.
I am getting the feeling they just used whatever was in the parts bin. The '77 F350 I bought had the narrow frame and a 70. A '79 SC with a 460 had a 60. My '78 Camper Special has a 61. Guess if and when it quits raining, I will go grub around in the wrecking yard.
>frame. The pickups that came with a Dana 70 usually are on
>F350's, or if you're a lucky, a Camper Special. Also can be
>found under a F250/F350 Supercab. But I had a F350 4x4
>Supercab that came with a Dana 60 in rear. It must be
>optional? Maybe a Trailer Special, too. Not sure on the
>Trailer Special.
I am getting the feeling they just used whatever was in the parts bin. The '77 F350 I bought had the narrow frame and a 70. A '79 SC with a 460 had a 60. My '78 Camper Special has a 61. Guess if and when it quits raining, I will go grub around in the wrecking yard.
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From: Fairbanks USA
Dana 61 Swap
Scot,
I guess what I'm trying to say is- is a Dana 44 strong enough? I run stock 16" tires and wheels. I don't do any Hard Four Wheeling, but this is Alaska and the roads are tough in some places and there is always the possibility of getting stuck. I'm not terribly hard on trucks though, Mostly driving on gravel roads. And with the weight of the truck, is a 3800 lb axle going to limit what I can Haul?( I've had 4300 lbs on it before, including trailer).
Ralph
I guess what I'm trying to say is- is a Dana 44 strong enough? I run stock 16" tires and wheels. I don't do any Hard Four Wheeling, but this is Alaska and the roads are tough in some places and there is always the possibility of getting stuck. I'm not terribly hard on trucks though, Mostly driving on gravel roads. And with the weight of the truck, is a 3800 lb axle going to limit what I can Haul?( I've had 4300 lbs on it before, including trailer).
Ralph
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From: 15 miles west of Venus
Dana 61 Swap
>Scot,
>
>I guess what I'm trying to say is- is a Dana 44 strong
>enough? I run stock 16" tires and wheels. I don't do any
>Hard Four Wheeling, but this is Alaska and the roads are
>tough in some places and there is always the possibility of
>getting stuck. I'm not terribly hard on trucks though,
>Mostly driving on gravel roads. And with the weight of the
>truck, is a 3800 lb axle going to limit what I can Haul?(
>I've had 4300 lbs on it before, including trailer).
>
>Ralph
Before I put the 6.9 Navastar diesel in my '75 Highboy, I would bet I pulled 16K lbs of goosneck trailer and contents. Then I ran the diesel (~1100 lbs) with a large pipe bumper and a 8K lb Ramsey winch for 90K miles without axle problem. On several occasions, I attempted to pull stuff in 4x4 that the truck could not move, to the point of almost tearing the center out of the clutch disc (while jerking on it). The Dana 44 lived through all of this.
>
>I guess what I'm trying to say is- is a Dana 44 strong
>enough? I run stock 16" tires and wheels. I don't do any
>Hard Four Wheeling, but this is Alaska and the roads are
>tough in some places and there is always the possibility of
>getting stuck. I'm not terribly hard on trucks though,
>Mostly driving on gravel roads. And with the weight of the
>truck, is a 3800 lb axle going to limit what I can Haul?(
>I've had 4300 lbs on it before, including trailer).
>
>Ralph
Before I put the 6.9 Navastar diesel in my '75 Highboy, I would bet I pulled 16K lbs of goosneck trailer and contents. Then I ran the diesel (~1100 lbs) with a large pipe bumper and a 8K lb Ramsey winch for 90K miles without axle problem. On several occasions, I attempted to pull stuff in 4x4 that the truck could not move, to the point of almost tearing the center out of the clutch disc (while jerking on it). The Dana 44 lived through all of this.
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