JeepDew Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 is their a Dana 60 that is the same width usage for the comanche. don't want to do full lenght. Thanks mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 not to my knowledge. :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 I think the d60 from a late 60's mopar is real close.... I think a Barracuda, but do to their rarity.. and the fact that Mopar fans are just nuts :nuts: they fetch big money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 IIRC, There is a 60" 5 lug D60 out there. I think its was form a J truck...cannot remember for sure. But I have had my hands on it some years back..... I'll have to see if I can locate pics and specs. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Maybe I'm dating myself, but it seems like I never hear of anyone cutting axles to the width they want like they used to do. Maybe it was something that happened in SoCal in the 70's but not anymore. :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 IIRC, There is a 60" 5 lug D60 out there. I think its was form a J truck...cannot remember for sure. But I have had my hands on it some years back..... I'll have to see if I can locate pics and specs. CW J trucks were all 6-lug or 8-lug, were they not? Even my '79 full-size Cherokee was 6-lug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I think some of the FSJ stuff was 5-lug, but maybe not. I don't think there's anything really close. There's some stuff that's 62 or 64" wide. And the car stuff (mopar) which is hard to find and maybe good, maybe bad... Dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I just checked in the Differentials book and it only list 67-72 muscle cars as a source close to stock width. IIRC Ford had some five lug semi float axles out there in the late 60's early 70's.. Tracker pointed out a good option, having it narrowed, but it isn't as easy as cutting and welding... at least not to do it properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 dodge 60's under the old ambulances and such are about the right width since they were setup for duals. good luck finding one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I'm told there were a handful of J-trucks that came with a 5-lug Dana 60, although I've forgotten what the number stamped into the axle was. :( It isn't a narrow axle though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1999MJ Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 My 72 Jeep J2000 had the 5lug dana 60. It's marked 60-2 on the top of the diff it's not the same width at the comanche and the pumpkin has a bit to much of an off set to the right. Wouldn't be an option for ya. The closest your going to get to stock is 63 WMS to WMS and I believe that would be found in a dodge 1 ton van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxRacing282 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 why do you want to run a D60? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 why do you want to run a D60? question would be why not.. stonger :brows: more gear choices :nuts: full floating axle :hmm: or thats what he wants :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 why do you want to run a D60? question would be why not.. stonger :brows: more gear choices :nuts: full floating axle :hmm: or thats what he wants :D actually not all 60 are full floating.the Mopar axle that keeps coming up was a semi floater.the 5 lug dana 60 in the J truck was a semi floater and only had 19 splines on the axle shaft which is pretty much useless for strength. the only options you have is either cutting one down or using a larger offset on the rims to help bring the tires back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 why do you want to run a D60? question would be why not.. stonger :brows: more gear choices :nuts: full floating axle :hmm: or thats what he wants :D actually not all 60 are full floating.the Mopar axle that keeps coming up was a semi floater.the 5 lug dana 60 in the J truck was a semi floater and only had 19 splines on the axle shaft which is pretty much useless for strength. the only options you have is either cutting one down or using a larger offset on the rims to help bring the tires back in. While you are corrrect some are semi floaters. Useless for stregnth...not so. Not as strong as a 30 spline, yes, but its still got beef in the housing as well as larger axle shafts a large ring gear and good sized bearings. Spline count is important because it afords a greater contact surface area, But don't forget, a larger surface area is also gained by larger diameter shaft. :D CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I don't think the 19-spline shafts are very big... Also, the 30 spline ones are only D44 sized. Whoopy. An axle that weighs twice what a D44 does and is only as strong. Sure, you can fix that... Most of the full-float ones are reasonably easily upgraded by use of D70 shafts and boring out the spindles. Which is actually quite the PITA unless you're willing to pay a machine shop to chuck the housing on a lathe. There's semi-float ones with 35 splines from the factory I think, out of chevy vans. Lots of guys run them as they're a lighter and less complicated than a full floater, and avaliable. Narrowing a rear housing is a little more complicated, but as long as you have an alignment bar you can do a full-floater easily enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 If you want a 62"-63" wide axle that is strong buy a 14 bolt cab and chassis axle. It's a full floater that is about the same D70 strength wise. Grind the lip off the bottom and do a rear disc swap. You'll never need to worry about axle strength again unless you go bigger then 44" tires and 500hp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxRacing282 Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 a D44 is plenty reasonable for a MJ w/4.0. your almost guaranteed not to break them. i did burnouts with my 35/16 boggers and a 5.7 and thay are fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 a D44 is plenty reasonable for a MJ w/4.0. your almost guaranteed not to break them. i did burnouts with my 35/16 boggers and a 5.7 and thay are fine Just wedge a tire with a locker and they break pretty easy. Burnouts are no where near as hard on axles as rock crawling is.... I have seen two break with 33" tires when rock crawling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I have some pretty amazing crap happen with shock loading and heavy right foot action. Anything can break and does.. it is all matter of if you know how to fix it.. and how long you hold your buddies up. Just remember there is always a weak link in your driveline... 35's on a d44 doing burnouts sounds like a reciepe for broken u-joints or twisted drive shafts :brows: Or even worse.. broken wheel studs :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxRacing282 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 lol yeah but i mean come on guys.. have you ever seen 16" bogger burn marks? its hard to say no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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