what is the aftermarket like for a 1997 dana 60. can i get shafts and what ever needed. also i have a 1984 2wd f250, is the rearend out of that a dana 60 also or would it be a 10.25. thanks for the help.

 

aftermarket is huge for front 60's! you can anything for them! they used that style from 1986 to 1997!

sterlings didnt start until mid 85 under heavy duty trucks (F250HD and F350). i believe unfortunately before the sterlings ford was using a full float D60 rear. could have had a Dana 70 in the rear as well!

-cutts-

 

If your lookin to rid yourself of that 60, i'l buy it

 

so it was not the dana 61 that is under the rear of that 84. where would i look to double check on what it is.

 

You will need to check either the gear ratio, or simply the BOM. The BOM is the safe way to do it. Gonna need the numbers on the axle.

1984 rear axle,,,,,, is that even a FF rear axle? Were some of those semi floaters during these years?

 

theres a dana 61?

where have i been?

 

Maybe under some "Rockies"!

 

hahaha....seriously a d61?

 

D 61's were dana units with a thinner gear set and a slightly offset pinion to accomodate higher gear ratios up to 3.07 I think. Standard 60 stops at 3.55 right?
So in order to get trucks running higher gears (why right?) they had to come up with ahother axle to accomodate the thinner gear and move the pinion over. I believe it was offset like .250". 60 gears can be run in a 61, but a spacer needs to be used.
I think the tubes on the 61 were larger too, and just like the 60 rear, it was laso available in a semi-float type.

 

oh....i never knew

 

What's the deal with the Dana 61?

With mileage and emissions concerns rising, at some point Dodge and / or Ford decided they wanted to be able to offer gears higher than the current highest ratio of 3.54 available in the D60. However, because of the design of the D60 the pinion head could not be made big enough to achieve a higher ratio. Hence, the birth of the Dana 61, which has a different casting that moves the pinion over 0.25"-0.437" (conflicting reports) - this allowed for a 3.07 axle ratio. The Dana 61 also uses 3.5" axle tubes. Other than that, it is very similar to the Dana 60. The Dana 61 was common in Dodge front ends and Ford van rears.

The difficulty with the Dana 61 is very limited gear and locker choices. However, you can use a combination of ring gear spacer and thick gear set to allow the use of differentials and gear sets intended for the Dana 60.

Slagburn reports: to run a 4.88 I had to go with series 3 carrier, series 1 being 4.10 and down, series 2 being 4.56 and up, then the series 3. PLUS a .160" spacer. That's the problem, nobody makes a full case locker for a 61, but it could be doable with a thick ring gearset AND a spacer.

Reider racing< Randy's R&P, and other sources make ring gear spacers for the Dana 61 .

http://www.reiderracing.com/ringspacer.htm

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-cutts-

 

cutts. so no matter if it IS a dana 61 with the proper spacer and gear combination i can run regular dana 60 shafts, and lockers?

thanks for all the help guys i appreciate it.

 

i honestly dont know.... that is a excerpt from pirate (see the link). however from the way i understand it and after all i have read on them yes you can

-cutts-

 

thanks cutts i really appreciate it.