ben3G Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I'm looking for truck with dana 60 with a passenger side pumpkin can i get a little help on what might have one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pioneer Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Dodge 2500's had them, and a lot of older fords did too from what i remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben3G Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 thanks now it down to finding one in a jy fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 fords are drivers side diff. you'll want either dodge or chevy for a passenger side diff. car-part.com may be of help for hunting junkyards. look for 1 ton trucks. chevy went ifs in I think 88, so you'll want to look for older than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 For a dodge ram you will need to look at 1993 and older for a passenger side drop dana 60. Why the passenger side drop 60? drivers side are much more common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 For a dodge ram you will need to look at 1993 and older for a passenger side drop dana 60. dammit. I knew I was missing something. :fs1: In my head I was even picturing that silly CAD design... on the passenger side. still didn't click in my head. :dunno: but I've got faith that someone will catch those little details. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkbruin Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 66 pages of info: The front 60 Bible. http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavist ... index.html Everything you could ever want to know. Pass drop 60's are going to be Chevy or early dodge (pre-94). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pioneer Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 :doh: Woops i thought i read driver side drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben3G Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 i need a passenger drop b/c I'm doni a 318 swap out of a ram charger and the tcase needs that drop thx for the info guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 There are options for flipping the transfercase around. Why a 60 and not a 44? The 60 is a BIG axle with a big pumpkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkbruin Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 There are options for flipping the transfercase around. Why a 60 and not a 44? The 60 is a BIG axle with a big pumpkin. Are you joking? The man is doing a v-8 swap, and wants a stronger axle. They also take the same amount of work as a 44. If you are going to do the swap... why go for the far weaker axle? :thwak: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garvin Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 There are options for flipping the transfercase around. Why a 60 and not a 44? The 60 is a BIG axle with a big pumpkin. Are you joking? The man is doing a v-8 swap, and wants a stronger axle. They also take the same amount of work as a 44. If you are going to do the swap... why go for the far weaker axle? :thwak: You can make a Dana 44 just as strong as a 60 and the 44 will give you around 2" more ground clearance plus a lighter axle. The only weak point in the 44 that isn't offered yet is the ball joint (Ballistic Fab is working on a heavy duty rebuildable Dana 44 and Dana 60 ball joint). The Dana 44 will just cost a lot more money to build up into that (due to that reason, I'm going the whole Dana 60HP King Pin route till I win the lottery). If you're dead set on going 60, look for the king pin style as they eliminate that ball joint issue. I think you can shave some off the bottom of the Dana 60 also (don't quote me on that part yet, that's a later project for me so haven't looked into that in depth yet). If you don't plan on running anything larger than 35's, you might be better off with the Dana 44. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkbruin Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 There are options for flipping the transfercase around. Why a 60 and not a 44? The 60 is a BIG axle with a big pumpkin. Are you joking? The man is doing a v-8 swap, and wants a stronger axle. They also take the same amount of work as a 44. If you are going to do the swap... why go for the far weaker axle? :thwak: You can make a Dana 44 just as strong as a 60 and the 44 will give you around 2" more ground clearance plus a lighter axle. The only weak point in the 44 that isn't offered yet is the ball joint (Ballistic Fab is working on a heavy duty rebuildable Dana 44 and Dana 60 ball joint). The Dana 44 will just cost a lot more money to build up into that (due to that reason, I'm going the whole Dana 60HP King Pin route till I win the lottery). If you're dead set on going 60, look for the king pin style as they eliminate that ball joint issue. I think you can shave some off the bottom of the Dana 60 also (don't quote me on that part yet, that's a later project for me so haven't looked into that in depth yet). If you don't plan on running anything larger than 35's, you might be better off with the Dana 44. Its easy to shave a 60 to 44 clearance, and if you build the 60 with the same parts as you would the 44 (shafts, etc) then no 44 can compare. It takes big $$$ into a 44 to get to a stock 60 strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben3G Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 ya idk yet i really want 60s i did think about the clearance but i also thought about the cost it would be the cheaper route for me to just get 60s then to build up 44s to a 60 so I'm probably going to get 60s and then slowly build them up in to freakin tanks lol i want to do 35s right now and I'm probably going to go bigger later on down the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkbruin Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 ya idk yet i really want 60s i did think about the clearance but i also thought about the cost it would be the cheaper route for me to just get 60s then to build up 44s to a 60 so I'm probably going to get 60s and then slowly build them up in to freakin tanks lol i want to do 35s right now and I'm probably going to go bigger later on down the road If you are going through the trouble... go 60s, no question. I would take a hard look at some mil-spec 37's on hmmvee 16.5 beadlocks. You can pick them up with 90+% tread for $100/ea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben3G Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 thnaks for the info i probably will :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkbruin Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 thnaks for the info i probably will :cheers: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=779576 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 There are options for flipping the transfercase around. Why a 60 and not a 44? The 60 is a BIG axle with a big pumpkin. Are you joking? The man is doing a v-8 swap, and wants a stronger axle. They also take the same amount of work as a 44. If you are going to do the swap... why go for the far weaker axle? :thwak: Then by that logic why stop at a 60? Go rockwells. :roll: He hasn't said what he wants to build out of it, and running a 60 front and 14BFF rear would be pretty dumb if he is gonna run 32's. So forgive me for offering an alternative and asking the guy if his eyes are hungrier than his mouth. :thwak: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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