Old/New D60
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From: Spokane, WA
Not without some work. The spindles on the regular D60's are too small to accept a 35 spline 1.5" shaft so they have to be bored. This is something that a machine shop should be able to do for you but I can't even provide a guess as to what they'll charge. I've heard of guys who buy the reaming tool to do it themselves but you need a BIG drill and a jig of some sort and it still take a long time and a lot of patience to bore them. IF you get the spindles bored all you need to do is swap in a 35 spline carrier and the new shafts will fit fine.
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The spindle is the portion that the bearings mount on. The tube is large enough, just not the spindle. You'd want it bored to 1.6" or so, enough to have a little clearance there. I did some checking and machine shop prices range from $150-$400 to ream them. The "official" spindle reaming tool can be bought from Randy's Ring and Pinion for about $400. OR there's the redneck option: Get a high quality bimetal 1.5" hole saw, build a jig and make a pass. Then give the teeth a slight bend out on the saw and make a second pass to open it up a little more. You'll need to come back in with a stone or reamer to clean up the spindle. I don't know that I'd recommend going this route but there are people who have done it and said it worked for them. If you don't have a jig to come in dead centered on the spindle you can screw it up and may as well throw the axle away.
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From: Middleton, ID
Cool, thanks Ivan.
I'll talk to my dad, he's a mechanic where we work, and there's a full machine shop, 4 CNCs and alot of other stuff, maybe he can help with this.
I'll talk to my dad, he's a mechanic where we work, and there's a full machine shop, 4 CNCs and alot of other stuff, maybe he can help with this.
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ivans got it covered...from what ive seen people charge 1-400 bucks to doit
there is a ton of info about htis on pirate 4x4...but we cant link there anymore, so try your luck searching over there
there is a ton of info about htis on pirate 4x4...but we cant link there anymore, so try your luck searching over there
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From: The Big, Oregon
Isn't the pre-73 D60 2" narrower than the 73+ unit? You may be able to get spider gears and shafts from a similar year D70 for the 35 spline shafts, or you may have to have custom length axles made.
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