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sweetk30 · 12-22-2021, 09:09 PM

i have seen and repaired a lot of half ton and 3/4 ton fronts in my time . . . my 1st ever dana 60 is now under its 4th truck since i got it in 2002 ish .

i work / daily drive / tow rig / off road play toy up to 38" tires / plow snow 8ft and 9ft wide fisher plow tipping the scale at almost 950lbs for the 9ft / its done a lot and all on stock shafts / gears / just a full refreash when i got it with seals and grease and oil .

i have tried to blow it up in 4low doing doughnuts on blacktop with the 9ft plow hanging off the front . . . mud with them 38" swampers . . . this axle just keeps going and dont ask me for much in return .

now i went threw 2 3/4 ton 44 fronts in 6 months before i got the 60 and then it was only 36" tires . . . as said buy 1 time . build it with good parts . and run it .

12-22-2021, 09:09 PM	#10
sweetk30 Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: horseheads,ny rust belt Posts: 2,794	Re: Expensive lessons learned from my 4x4 build i have seen and repaired a lot of half ton and 3/4 ton fronts in my time . . . my 1st ever dana 60 is now under its 4th truck since i got it in 2002 ish . i work / daily drive / tow rig / off road play toy up to 38" tires / plow snow 8ft and 9ft wide fisher plow tipping the scale at almost 950lbs for the 9ft / its done a lot and all on stock shafts / gears / just a full refreash when i got it with seals and grease and oil . i have tried to blow it up in 4low doing doughnuts on blacktop with the 9ft plow hanging off the front . . . mud with them 38" swampers . . . this axle just keeps going and dont ask me for much in return . now i went threw 2 3/4 ton 44 fronts in 6 months before i got the 60 and then it was only 36" tires . . . as said buy 1 time . build it with good parts . and run it . __________________ 77-k30lb BIG truck build . 87-k30lb budget beater build . 85-k30lb the plow machine build . 85-c10sb summer fun toy . ----------------------------- HOLLEY SNIPER efi = worst case of p.i.t.a i ever had . EDELBROCK pro flo 4 = best deal going so far . love my setup works great.