did i get a good deal? dana 60

[RIDER68]

i just went and picked up a 78 (snofighter) dana 60 front axle and the matching dana 60 rear, 4:11 gears for $1200
is this a good deal for this set up and does anyone have any pictures of these in their bronco if so i wanna see what it looks like in one and wheres the cheapest place to find air lockers and detroit lockers?

 

[fungus]

For BOTH axles in a matching set I'd say ya did damn good!

 

[RIDER68]

i live in washington state and my dad drove over to idaho to pick up the same front axle about 2 days ago he got his for 700 but he didn't get a rearend with it. but dana 60 rears are dime a dozen

 

[fungus]

Finding that front end in the 1000-1200 range by itself is a good find these days. Your dad got a smoking deal at 700. Bout the only way I can figure to find them cheap is to luck out & find them in an old beat up rig someone just wants gone with no idea what's in it.

 

[RIDER68]

ya i we were lucky both of our axles were already pulled out of the rig so all we had to do was load them up which that is easier said than done lol

 

[360 4V]

Is the front end high pinion? I would think so considering that is all I have encountered on late '70s Ford Trucks. Here in southern California you pay that much for just a dana-60 font end. I paid $150 for my dana-60 rear end which are not too expensive here. I paid $380 for my 1974 dana-44 high pinion, 3.54:1, drum brake off a 1974 F-100. I figure after swaping out the outters for disc brake types I will be into it for 3/4 the cost of a dana 60. I probably should have bout a dana 60. I have no regrets but if I were to do it over again I would want a dana 60 high pinion.

 

[broncnaz]

Considering that many people want those axles I'd say the deal is about right. Dont know if I would say its good but its not bad considering.

 

[hartbronco]

Here You go a picture of Your 60s ...... Front is less 8" and rear less 5".... That sounds like a good deal to Me!

 

[kyle]

I would say for getting a matching pair you did fine. It took me 12 years to get my 78/79 HP 60 at a price I wanted to pay.

These are getting really hard to find.