Best year for Dana 60?

[Spearfisher XJ]

Whats the best year/make of truck to pull a 60 FRONT end from?

Thanks fellas.

 

[caspertheog]

try 89 ford 3/4 ton truck axles they work well!
also you could use a ford 9" which doesnt require as much trimming... they are both huge axles and you need to cut them down to size or you will have a ton of rub..

 

[Spearfisher XJ]

Well, this is for my 73 k20. It has a 14 bolt out back right now, and a 44 up front running 35's, sooon to be 37's. So I'd like to get all 1 ton running gear.

 

[jmaxj]

try 89 ford 3/4 ton truck axles they work well!
also you could use a ford 9" which doesnt require as much trimming... they are both huge axles and you need to cut them down to size or you will have a ton of rub..

he said a FRONT axle :doh:






if its for a k20 find you an axle out of a 77-89 1 ton chev or GMC it'll dang near bolt in.

 

[twodoorXJ]

try 89 ford 3/4 ton truck axles they work well!
also you could use a ford 9" which doesnt require as much trimming... they are both huge axles and you need to cut them down to size or you will have a ton of rub..

An 89 ford 3/4 ton is a dana 50 twin traction beam, IIRC.

A ton of rub, on full widths, what are you talking about?

 

[Ian Christiansen]

A D60 out of the same kind of truck would work best. So find a 73-87 1 ton GM truck with the D60. It will bolt right in.

 

[jasonsxj]

A D60 out of the same kind of truck would work best. So find a 73-87 1 ton GM truck with the D60. It will bolt right in.

:laugh2:That's funny! The best year to get is a 78-79 Ford 1 ton. If you are still running stock transfer case

 

[Rock Toy]

A D60 out of the same kind of truck would work best. So find a 73-87 1 ton GM truck with the D60. It will bolt right in.

73-87 will work great, but 88-91 will work just as well just make sure it is a 1 ton and not a 3/4 ton. Some times it is cheaper to buy the whole truck than to look for axles. I paid 1200.00 for my running 88 crew cab 1 ton with lockers f&r and new brakes and wheel bearing seals.

 

[clean4drxj]

78-79 ford HP 60 for a dd tcase

 

[Rock Toy]

:laugh2:That's funny! The best year to get is a 78-79 Ford 1 ton. If you are still running stock transfer case

If you had read the post he has a 73 k20 which is a GM which has a passenger side drop. The ford will not work.:laugh:

 

[old_man]

Why is he asking on an XJ forum then?

 

[DeftwillP]

Can this thread be nuked? So many wrong things in it and it's not even for an xj.