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67Blacksheep · 05-11-2002, 08:42 AM

Now that i have already spent a bundle buying all the 1/2 ton parts....I was thinking the other day. ( Late as always! ), Is there another 3/4 rear end with 8 lugs aside from the Eaton??? Surely all of the 3/4 tons were not geared so wicked as mine. And if there was another rear to pick that would retain my current lug pattern, who made it and what gear options would I have if I found one of those?? Just wondering.

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67 Chevy C20 LB Stepside,
350 4-bolt with goodies.

Mike C · 05-11-2002, 09:19 AM

Dana 60. Had either 3.54 (big blocks), 3.73, 4.10 or 4.56. I would say it is more common than the Eaton. However, you can still buy new gears for them. Rady's Ring & Pinion has 3.90 gears for the Eaton which is a LOT better than the 4.56 you probably have now. Like the Eaton, the Dana was available with either coils or leaves.

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Longhorn Man · 05-11-2002, 11:01 AM

The Dana is a hard to find piece in our trucks. It was available, just not common.
There are gear sets out there for our corp rears...but you'll never wanna pay for them...outragouse.

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*Fast68Chevy* · 05-11-2002, 01:11 PM

;ots of eatons had 4.10 also, the auto trans and 4 speed models with V8 engines had 4.10-
dana and eaton both.
the lug pattern never changed, 8 lug is 8 lug 8 on 6.5" i believe

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Mike C · 05-11-2002, 01:29 PM

Maybe where you are at, but the majority of 3/4 ton trucks I see here are Dana 60s. Of the 4 3.4 tons I have, 3 are 60's and ony my sub is an Eaton. They are not hard to find, but 3.54 geared ones might be. There have been several for sale, one in New Jersey and one in Nevada that I remember and both wanted less than $200 for them.

67Blacksheep · 05-12-2002, 08:33 AM

Sort of wish I'd have known that smaller gears were able to be gotten. I think someone told me on here a few months ago that the lowest I could put in my Eaton was 4:11. I am still happy with my donor 3:73 12 bolt, just sad that I have to part with brand new rims and tires just to go to six lug. Oh well....what's a few hundred bucks when it comes to a '67. Haha

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67 Chevy C20 LB Stepside,
350 4-bolt with goodies.

05-11-2002, 01:29 PM	#5
Mike C Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 7,723	Maybe where you are at, but the majority of 3/4 ton trucks I see here are Dana 60s. Of the 4 3.4 tons I have, 3 are 60's and ony my sub is an Eaton. They are not hard to find, but 3.54 geared ones might be. There have been several for sale, one in New Jersey and one in Nevada that I remember and both wanted less than $200 for them. __________________ 44 Willys MB 52 M38A1 64 Corvette Coupe 68 Camaro 'vert LT1 & TH700 69 Z/28 355 12.6's @110 69 Chevy Short Step 4 1/2"/7" drop 72 Jimmy 4WD 4spd 4" & 35's 02 GMC 2500HD 4x4 Duramax

05-12-2002, 08:33 AM	#6
67Blacksheep Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 135	Sort of wish I'd have known that smaller gears were able to be gotten. I think someone told me on here a few months ago that the lowest I could put in my Eaton was 4:11. I am still happy with my donor 3:73 12 bolt, just sad that I have to part with brand new rims and tires just to go to six lug. Oh well....what's a few hundred bucks when it comes to a '67. Haha ------------------ 67 Chevy C20 LB Stepside, 350 4-bolt with goodies. __________________ '94 GMC Seirra Ext. Cab '67 Formula Firebird '89 GSX-R 750

05-11-2002, 08:42 AM	#1
67Blacksheep Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 135	8-lug options?? Now that i have already spent a bundle buying all the 1/2 ton parts....I was thinking the other day. ( Late as always! ), Is there another 3/4 rear end with 8 lugs aside from the Eaton??? Surely all of the 3/4 tons were not geared so wicked as mine. And if there was another rear to pick that would retain my current lug pattern, who made it and what gear options would I have if I found one of those?? Just wondering. ------------------ 67 Chevy C20 LB Stepside, 350 4-bolt with goodies. __________________ '94 GMC Seirra Ext. Cab '67 Formula Firebird '89 GSX-R 750

05-11-2002, 09:19 AM	#2
Mike C Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 7,723	Dana 60. Had either 3.54 (big blocks), 3.73, 4.10 or 4.56. I would say it is more common than the Eaton. However, you can still buy new gears for them. Rady's Ring & Pinion has 3.90 gears for the Eaton which is a LOT better than the 4.56 you probably have now. Like the Eaton, the Dana was available with either coils or leaves. ------------------ 70 GMC 3/4 ton Sierra Grande 402/TH400 72 Jimmy 4WD 4spd 4" & 35's 64 Corvette Coupe 68 Camaro 'vert TPI & TH700 69 Z/28 355 12.6's @110 72 Datsun 240Z-ol' reliable __________________ 44 Willys MB 52 M38A1 64 Corvette Coupe 68 Camaro 'vert LT1 & TH700 69 Z/28 355 12.6's @110 69 Chevy Short Step 4 1/2"/7" drop 72 Jimmy 4WD 4spd 4" & 35's 02 GMC 2500HD 4x4 Duramax

05-11-2002, 11:01 AM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	The Dana is a hard to find piece in our trucks. It was available, just not common. There are gear sets out there for our corp rears...but you'll never wanna pay for them...outragouse. ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com My name is Andy...not Randy...I'm in Ohio...Not Illinois...close enough? Columbus Ohio

05-11-2002, 01:11 PM	#4
Fast68Chevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2000 Location: IL Posts: 0	;ots of eatons had 4.10 also, the auto trans and 4 speed models with V8 engines had 4.10- dana and eaton both. the lug pattern never changed, 8 lug is 8 lug 8 on 6.5" i believe ------------------ Randy- Lincoln, IL randy@ccaonline.com 2177353230 many GM parts bought, traded, or sold -am parting out: '81 Cutlass Supreme Brougham current fleet: -71 C-10 350/CH465/3.07- basketcase, #1 -90 Cavalier 2.2L sky blue, a driver -84 Z28 5.0L/700R4/3.73 daily driver -84 Firebird/SE 2.8L/T-5/3.73/engine bad, project #2 -82 purple Trans Am, project #3 Paint is overrated* © RSS Enterprises 2000 [This message has been edited by Fast68Chevy (edited May 11, 2002).]



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