D44 vrs D60 ID

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Mar 15, 2007 | 04:56 PM

FordTrucksKickGM

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D44 vrs D60 ID

Theres an auction comming up near me and up for auction is a 79 F-250 Crew Cab 4x4. Theres one pic on the auction houses website and from what I can tell the truck is either an XLT or Lariat with tutone and race track trim. All I can see for the front axle is the hub. Is there any way to determine if its a D60 or D44 just by looking at the hub? Dont bother asking for the auction houses website.lol

Mar 15, 2007 | 04:59 PM

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Dana 60 has the large style hub, Dana 44 smaller. Depending on the picture, you may be able to tell?. You could attach the picture here on a link, and we might be able to tell you which one it is. The stock axle for that vehicle is a 44

Mar 15, 2007 | 05:26 PM

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It's a XLT - there were no Lariat trims in Crew Cabs.

Mar 15, 2007 | 06:07 PM

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Thats interesting to know there werent any Lariet Crews. Any way I added a pic to my gallery. Im interested for any details anyone else can point out that I missed. And this is the only pic available at this time.

Mar 15, 2007 | 06:15 PM

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Are you thinking new project with this truck, or are you just after the axle? You can take a tape measure and measure the diameter of the hub. A d60 should be 4 inches across.

Mar 15, 2007 | 06:39 PM

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Depending on what you can see of the front driving axle, a Dana 44 has a squarish front cover with 10 bolt holes, and a bulge on the right (passenger) side of the cover. The Dana 60 has a rounded front cover with 9 bolt holes, no bulge on the right side.

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