Dana 60
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Dana 60
hi,
I have a 57 F250 with a Dana 60 rear end that has 4.56 gears. since I am hoping to have it as a daily driver I wish to change the rear end gears. Just wonder what can I all use for rings and pinions?
Any help appreciated.
I have a 57 F250 with a Dana 60 rear end that has 4.56 gears. since I am hoping to have it as a daily driver I wish to change the rear end gears. Just wonder what can I all use for rings and pinions?
Any help appreciated.
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The 9" is good for F100's, real trucks need something stronger.
I picked up a Dana 60 with LSD (posi) from a 74 Dodge 1T pickup for my F3 project, it has 4.10's. My 83 Dodge 1T B350 van has 3.54's. The Dodge 15 passenger vans (a mile long and glass all around) seem to be mostly 3.54's from the ones Ive looked at.
I picked up a Dana 60 with LSD (posi) from a 74 Dodge 1T pickup for my F3 project, it has 4.10's. My 83 Dodge 1T B350 van has 3.54's. The Dodge 15 passenger vans (a mile long and glass all around) seem to be mostly 3.54's from the ones Ive looked at.
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Originally Posted by 286merc
The 9" is good for F100's, real trucks need something stronger.
I picked up a Dana 60 with LSD (posi) from a 74 Dodge 1T pickup for my F3 project, it has 4.10's. My 83 Dodge 1T B350 van has 3.54's. The Dodge 15 passenger vans (a mile long and glass all around) seem to be mostly 3.54's from the ones Ive looked at.
I picked up a Dana 60 with LSD (posi) from a 74 Dodge 1T pickup for my F3 project, it has 4.10's. My 83 Dodge 1T B350 van has 3.54's. The Dodge 15 passenger vans (a mile long and glass all around) seem to be mostly 3.54's from the ones Ive looked at.
Was the Dana 60 you picked up out of the Dodge a bolt in? Was the width correct?
THX,
Bill
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Hhow about an AOD tranny to get the engine speed down at higher traveling speeds. Proably cheaper and easier than changing out the ring and pinion in your Dana.
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I picked up a Dana 60 from a 69 F-250 with 3.73 ratio. It bolted right up to my 53 F-250 what a difference in driving.
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From: Somewhere in da corn,Iowa
Originally Posted by texan2004
Hhow about an AOD tranny to get the engine speed down at higher traveling speeds. Proably cheaper and easier than changing out the ring and pinion in your Dana.
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You can get gear ratios from a 56-79 dana 60. The main problem is you have 16 spline axles and around the late 60's they went to 30 spline axles. If you get a ring and pinion from a later axle with 30 spline axles you can put your old spider gears in the new case or steal the axles from a 68-72 Dana 60.
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Originally Posted by Boxcar2282
286,
Was the Dana 60 you picked up out of the Dodge a bolt in? Was the width correct?
THX,
Bill
Was the Dana 60 you picked up out of the Dodge a bolt in? Was the width correct?
THX,
Bill
