dana 60 swap

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Mar 24, 2010 | 11:35 AM

BigCountry77

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dana 60 swap

i want to upgrade my front axle from dana 44 to a dana 6o. what years can the donor axle be from? how much fabrication is involved? my truck is a 76 f250 4x4

Mar 24, 2010 | 11:44 AM

75F350

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For a direct swap, the 78/9 dana 60 is desirable. This will require a driveshaft modificaion.

Mar 24, 2010 | 12:56 PM

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For a direct swap, the 78/9 dana 60 is desirable. This will require a driveshaft modificaion.

just a conversion joint right?

Mar 24, 2010 | 01:08 PM

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just a conversion joint right?

No. The larger diameter ring gear and the sheer size differences between the two axles means that the stock driveshaft is way too long. Combine this with the fact that the 78/9 axle is a high pinion axle and if this is used to replace a low pinion axle, then the driveshaft is wayyyyyy to long and will have to be shortened.

If the early power assist is also being used, the mount for the ram will have to be modified. The diameter of the dana 60 is larger than the 44, so this will have to ba addressed as well.

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