Teaser Dana 60 Build

Wow I think I did some bad math on this one. I redid the calculations and found that 4.10 in fact would not be low enough even with the diesel. So I am now shooting at 4.88. Thanks to both Eli and Joe for the questions on that.

update in general, I should have the housing all welded up next week. I am holding off on the shave. I want to get this thing done so I can setup gears and throw it under my rig to see how it's gonna work out. Then I will start focusing on the front 60. So I can get both in and move over to some larger tires so I can actually wheel it withou too much diff dragging.


CanMan said:
Id gear it lower Jeremy. What size tire do you plan on running in the end?
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DrSockMonkey said:
Please oh please tell me you did not just recommend a tire size based on what the cool kids are rolling...
Besides at 39 I would have serious COG issues, I mean more than what I will already have.
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No the cool kids roll 33's. I was being sarcastic before anyways... :party:

-Alex
 
Ba-Riedo said:
No the cool kids roll 33's. I was being sarcastic before anyways... :party:

-Alex
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x2... 33x10.5x15s FTW!
 
DrSockMonkey said:
Please oh please tell me you did not just recommend a tire size based on what the cool kids are rolling...
Besides at 39 I would have serious COG issues, I mean more than what I will already have.
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Put a HP D60 and a rear 14 bolt in it. That axle weight combined with the tire weight will keep the same COG or it might improve it.
 
Ba-Riedo said:
You have 10.5s? I thought you had wide tires like me, and the rest of the normal population.;)

-Alex
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I have 12.5s, I enjoy having a wide footprint. I was just saying 10.5s are the new hotness. :worship:
 
TNT said:
Put a HP D60 and a rear 14 bolt in it. That axle weight combined with the tire weight will keep the same COG or it might improve it.
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the 14bolt would be cheap but not the HPd60. I just bought a Heavy Duty Rear 60 so it should be plenty heavy for the rear.
 
Sorry for the crappy picture, here is the beautiful but blurry weld on the axle. So all the welding is done now I just have to finish cleaning this up, paint and setup the gears. More to come.
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Ok, update time. The 60 is about ready for the gear setup. The housing is welded, cleaned and painted.

Here is a pic with disc brake brackets bolted up.
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Here is a closeup of the weld, I am very pleased with the job my friend Jon did.

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I hope to have the axle all done and under my rig in the next couple of weeks. I have to find some 8 lug rims. Since this is staying 30 spline I will not be putting an ARB in this one. Here is a pic of my new dana 60 HD that will be stage two on the axle plan.
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I will build this one to go in with the coil conversion.

more to come...

Jeremy
 
Well Since gears are going to be going in next and the issue of what's best for my diesel swap plans I have been doing some research. I found out the optimal RPMS for the motor then used this totally awesome gear calc.
http://www.florida4x4.com/tech/gearcalc.php
You put in your ratios or if there listed, just select your combo and select your final drive and it gives you a bazillion charts, one for each gear comparing speed to tire size and the resulting RPMs. Ok that probably made no sense so go and try it. :) Moral of the story is 4.88 will put me in the sweet spot on 36" at 60-65 MPH.
 
DrSockMonkey said:
Well Since gears are going to be going in next and the issue of what's best for my diesel swap plans I have been doing some research. I found out the optimal RPMS for the motor then used this totally awesome gear calc.
http://www.florida4x4.com/tech/gearcalc.php
You put in your ratios or if there listed, just select your combo and select your final drive and it gives you a bazillion charts, one for each gear comparing speed to tire size and the resulting RPMs. Ok that probably made no sense so go and try it. :) Moral of the story is 4.88 will put me in the sweet spot on 36" at 60-65 MPH.
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Sweet! what tires you looking at?
 
I am looking at getting some H1 hummer beadlocks and if I can find some with the stock military BFG 36" or 37" tires that would be great to start. This project is getting pricey despite the junkyard attitude. :)
 
DrSockMonkey said:
I am looking at getting some H1 hummer beadlocks and if I can find some with the stock military BFG 36" or 37" tires that would be great to start. This project is getting pricey despite the junkyard attitude. :)
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what size wheel are those?
 
DrSockMonkey said:
I am looking at getting some H1 hummer beadlocks and if I can find some with the stock military BFG 36" or 37" tires that would be great to start. This project is getting pricey despite the junkyard attitude. :)
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I'm running (well on jackstands that is) 12-bolt H1s. There are nice.
Just an FYI, the stock tires... pretty much junk, IMO.
 
RCman said:
I'm running (well on jackstands that is) 12-bolt H1s. There are nice.
Just an FYI, the stock tires... pretty much junk, IMO.
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Thanks for the heads up. Would they work ok for DD? because this is my daily driver and when I do the swap I will need bigger tires or else I'm gonna be winding out my motor:fuse: After my wallet contains more than dust I will get something new. Not sure what though. What do you run?
 
DrSockMonkey said:
Thanks for the heads up. Would they work ok for DD? because this is my daily driver and when I do the swap I will need bigger tires or else I'm gonna be winding out my motor:fuse: After my wallet contains more than dust I will get something new. Not sure what though. What do you run?
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I guess I should have stated earlier I personally have not run them. I have however seem them in (some rather disappointing) action from others. There is a reason why they are cheap. For a DD that doesn't see much hard trail time. I'm sure they would be fine until cash permits something else if you could get them for free with the wheels or close to it. If that was the case for me I'd probably had gotten them just to have something to roll it around on until I found another tire, I just got my H1s NIB for a good deal, thus no tires.

What do I run? Jackstands... all the cool kids to that! :star:
I'm trying to find myself a set of bias Iroks, but then again mine won't see any road time.
 
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RCman said:
I guess I should have stated earlier I personally have not run them. I have however seem them in (some rather disappointing) action from others. There is a reason why they are cheap. For a DD that doesn't see much hard trail time. I'm sure they would be fine until cash permits something else if you could get them for free with the wheels or close to it. If that was the case for me I'd probably had gotten them just to have something to roll it around on until I found another tire, I just got my H1s NIB for a good deal, thus no tires.

What do I run? Jackstands... all the cool kids to that! :star:
I'm trying to find myself a set of bias Iroks, but then again mine won't see any road time.
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Are you H1's recentered? Different bolt pattern? Where'd you get em from?
Thanks,
Jeremy
 
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