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Dec 20, 2002 | 03:49 PM

Ramanstud

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Dana 60?

Ok, so a friend of mine was trying to help me out when he "found" a Dana 60 full floater with 4:10 gears and a power lock 19 spline axles, drum brakes outta a 72 f 250 4x4. dropping everything but the differential (and the fact that it's 30 years old), would it even FIT under the car? I've never laid eyes on one so I'd like to know what the spline # is for an 84 if anyone recalls, and how futile it would be for someone to even think about putting one of these back there....

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Dec 20, 2002 | 03:53 PM

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I think Julio at Cartek had one in his C4.

Dec 20, 2002 | 04:06 PM

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Re: Dana 60? (Ramanstud)

Totally off subject but I think your sig is a very :cool: idea

Dec 20, 2002 | 08:49 PM

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Re: Dana 60? (Ramanstud)

My guess is that you are thinking that there are more similarities between the Ford truck Dana axle and our C4 Dana axles. The truck 60 is a solid axle assy. There is no "dropping everything else". The axle tubes are pressed and welded into the center section. Our 36 or 44 ICA (ICA = independent carrier assy.) axles are a Dana carrier assembly designed for indepentant mounting from the rest of the axle assy. With a lot of ingenuity and labor, a skilled machinist may be able to convert the center carrier portion of that axle into an independent carrier, but it would be a MAJOR undertaking. I have heard stories of it having been done, but I've never seen one. The other alternative, involving the use of that axle would be to convert your car to a solid axle car. The modifications to the axle assy would be extensive in this case, too, but not "ground breaking". Pictures may show up in response to your post, of converted differential assys.

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Dec 21, 2002 | 09:38 AM

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I think Julio at Cartek had one in his C4.

He still does.

Dec 21, 2002 | 09:52 AM

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Re: Dana 60? (Ramanstud)

I used one of these axles on an old pro street duster i had about 10 years ago

I converted it to 30 spline h/d strange half shafts and fitted rear discs and calipers etc.

I can say that unless you have extensive machining facilities the cost of payiny for an irs convertion is liking to be $$$$$$$$$$.

If you want to use it as a solid axle then that should be doable but they are VERY HEAVY :yesnod:

If you are going that fast that you need to go solid i would go 9 ford, cheaper and lighter :D

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Dec 21, 2002 | 10:53 AM

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Re: Dana 60? (BLUE ONE)

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If you want to use it as a solid axle then that should be doable but they are VERY HEAVY :yesnod:

If you are going that fast that you need to go solid i would go 9 ford, cheaper and lighter :D

:cheers:

Dana 60's(truck axles anyway) weigh almost twice as much as a 44.

Check the drag racing section, RPM Frank is working on a bolt in solid axle conversion for C4's.

Dec 21, 2002 | 08:41 PM

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If you want to use it as a solid axle then that should be doable but they are VERY HEAVY

Doable, yes, but still not inexpensive. The axle assy is going to have to be narrowed. The full float hubs and axle spindles are going to have be done away with, and that ancient 19 spline diff needs up dating. Mark Williams and others specialize in making axle assys to fit race cars and other applications. The cost of the "find" will quickly dissappear in the cost of the conversion.

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