Dana 60 or 44??
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Dana 60 or 44??
Hello all, this may be a silly question, but just cant seem to find and answer and have been told that I have both...I would like to know a way to tell which front diff I have for sure. I have a 1977 Ford F250 4x4 (highboy?) with a divorced transfer case(np205), and what seem to be an open nuckle diff with disks on the front. How do I tell if its a dana 60 or 44? Thanks to all.
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Yeah but some of the HD44s in the highboys use the same lock outs as the 60s. And when i said look at the balljoints i was taking into consideration that it could have been swapped in also.
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The D446CF is often mistaken for a D60 because it has the big hubs. A real D60 is hard to tell just by lookin at the hubs. Go with the kingpin vrs balljoint reference.
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The Only way to tell for sure is to look(facing the front of the diff) and on the bottom corner of the diff houseing there will be a casting number that says 44, 60 or 61. A On a Dana 44HD everything from the Knuckles out (so im told) is dana 60 parts
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Originally Posted by bucks77ford
I have the open knuckle, big hub Dana 44 in my 77, but just aquired a Dana 60 out of a 79 F350. Would the rotors and caliper brackets bolt on from my 44 to the 60?
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Originally Posted by FordTrucksKickGM
Why not use the entire D60 and shorten your driveshaft?
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Everthing from the knuckles out huh. I'm in the process of taking taking parts off a 77 f-250 and putting them into my 78 f-150. I just removed everything down to the spindles today and was curious exactly what the differences are. I have yet to pull the f-150 apart and will prob do that tomorrow. I have already cut the dana 60 out and that will be going in the rear. I was hoping to use my f-150 steering setup because i don't think the f-250 setup will work with the f-150 pump. Any input would be wonderful.
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quick and easy
Originally Posted by Dlobacz
Hello all, this may be a silly question, but just cant seem to find and answer and have been told that I have both...I would like to know a way to tell which front diff I have for sure. I have a 1977 Ford F250 4x4 (highboy?) with a divorced transfer case(np205), and what seem to be an open nuckle diff with disks on the front. How do I tell if its a dana 60 or 44? Thanks to all.