Dana 60 Bolt pattern
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Dana 60 Bolt pattern
Can i get a Dana 60 to a 5 bolt pattern? Probly dumb question! reason i ask is cause i bought a 79 doner truck to swap solid 44 front axle with my 91 short box. Both axles are 8 bolt and i want them both 5 on 51/2 so i can still run my mickey thompson rims. My plan is to switch the 460, c6 trans and both axles and 6 inch lift from the 79 to my 91.
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You can, and there are kits available, but they are spendy. You will spend more money converting these to 5 lug and using half ton brakes than it would cost to buy new wheels.
Here is a chevy / dodge bracket (note 6 holes for the spindle) and it is clearly a 5 on 5.5" pattern.
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This kit can run around 500 bucks.
A better idea might be to get 8 lug 15" wheels so you can keep you tires.
With the correct backspacing you can clear big brakes with 15" wheels. I run 15 inch 8 lug wheels on several of my one ton rides.
Here is a chevy / dodge bracket (note 6 holes for the spindle) and it is clearly a 5 on 5.5" pattern.
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[/IMG]This kit can run around 500 bucks.
A better idea might be to get 8 lug 15" wheels so you can keep you tires.
With the correct backspacing you can clear big brakes with 15" wheels. I run 15 inch 8 lug wheels on several of my one ton rides.
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Can i get a Dana 60 to a 5 bolt pattern? Probly dumb question! reason i ask is cause i bought a 79 doner truck to swap solid 44 front axle with my 91 short box. Both axles are 8 bolt and i want them both 5 on 51/2 so i can still run my mickey thompson rims. My plan is to switch the 460, c6 trans and both axles and 6 inch lift from the 79 to my 91.
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Thanks for the input guys. Its not that big of a deal to sell my rims and buy new ones but I read that 5 bolt danna 44 is stronger cause you can fit larger u joints. So i was thinkin about that also
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