DanWheeler
Bronco Guru
Just picked up a Dana 60 tonight. Bought it private party from Jeff at JustDifferentials.com in Cashmere, WA. What a great guy. Obviously he gave me a great deal on the axle but also spent a couple hours talking to me about all kinds of stuff including some good tips on gear setup. The plan is to collect parts and pieces over the summer and get the axle assembled and then swap it in in the fall as well as a new full width rear like a 9 or Sterling.
Specs:
- 89 F350 Kingpin Dana 60 High Pinion
- Paid $750 complete except for carrier, rotors and calipers. Disassembled
- Stock 35 spline inners
- Stock 30 spline outers
- Great Lakes diff cover
- One spindle looks like it may be pitted and may need to be replaced
- Needs bearings, lock nuts, kingpin rebuild kit
Plan:
Finally ditch the C-bushings and build some sort of 3 link. An alternative would be to use Duff long arms with the Dana 60 mounts but my preference is to build a zero-bind, neutral suspension and use a sway bar for the highway driving.
Outers will be upgraded to 35 spline most likely using drive gears/flanges/slugs - whatever you want to call them instead of Warn lockouts. Since i'm using drive flanges I'll be putting an ARB up front. (BTW - ARB is running a special until end of April - buy an ARB and get a compressor free. Buy 2 and get the heavy duty compressor free - this justdifferentials.com place is selling them for $850 which is even cheaper than polyperformance and completeoffroad. I plan on ordering 2)
I think i'm going to leave it full width. WMS is 69" which is insane and IMO looks funny (like a little kid with huge ears) and is probably going to cause me issues in the Northwest woodsy wheeling but seems like almost everyone says leave it full width.
Inners will be left stock for now to save money
Tires will probably be 38 or 39.5
Tie-rod will probably be Chevy 3/4 ton tie-rod ends straight across from knuckle to knuckle.
Drag link will connect to a Ballistic hi-steer arm just on the passenger side. Hoping to add hydraulic assist at some point.
Suspension - this is the big ??? I would like to do a 3-link plus panhard but as well all know, 3rd link placement is difficult. Not quite ready for coilovers but maybe.
Rear will be 35 spline 9" or Sterling. Probably keeping it leaf springs since I'm very happy with the flex from my Wild Horses 3.5" springs. Almost makes me want leafs in the front.
Thats all I can think of for now - here's the pics:
Specs:
- 89 F350 Kingpin Dana 60 High Pinion
- Paid $750 complete except for carrier, rotors and calipers. Disassembled
- Stock 35 spline inners
- Stock 30 spline outers
- Great Lakes diff cover
- One spindle looks like it may be pitted and may need to be replaced
- Needs bearings, lock nuts, kingpin rebuild kit
Plan:
Finally ditch the C-bushings and build some sort of 3 link. An alternative would be to use Duff long arms with the Dana 60 mounts but my preference is to build a zero-bind, neutral suspension and use a sway bar for the highway driving.
Outers will be upgraded to 35 spline most likely using drive gears/flanges/slugs - whatever you want to call them instead of Warn lockouts. Since i'm using drive flanges I'll be putting an ARB up front. (BTW - ARB is running a special until end of April - buy an ARB and get a compressor free. Buy 2 and get the heavy duty compressor free - this justdifferentials.com place is selling them for $850 which is even cheaper than polyperformance and completeoffroad. I plan on ordering 2)
I think i'm going to leave it full width. WMS is 69" which is insane and IMO looks funny (like a little kid with huge ears) and is probably going to cause me issues in the Northwest woodsy wheeling but seems like almost everyone says leave it full width.
Inners will be left stock for now to save money
Tires will probably be 38 or 39.5
Tie-rod will probably be Chevy 3/4 ton tie-rod ends straight across from knuckle to knuckle.
Drag link will connect to a Ballistic hi-steer arm just on the passenger side. Hoping to add hydraulic assist at some point.
Suspension - this is the big ??? I would like to do a 3-link plus panhard but as well all know, 3rd link placement is difficult. Not quite ready for coilovers but maybe.
Rear will be 35 spline 9" or Sterling. Probably keeping it leaf springs since I'm very happy with the flex from my Wild Horses 3.5" springs. Almost makes me want leafs in the front.
Thats all I can think of for now - here's the pics:
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