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6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
Does anyone know if these were put in coil spring trucks? Also, are these c-clip style or retainer bearing style? How hard to find one?
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
Anyone? Help please!
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
Hit up the guys on the 4x4 section, they will have an answer for you. I'm no expert, but I think all 60's were 8 lug.
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
Maybe a moderator could move this to the 67-72 truck area?
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
Here ya go...
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
i know that they did make 6-lug Dana 60's in a very few half tons and from what i have heard they are really rare
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
I have one. Leaf spring type, 3.54 gears, LSD. Swapping from leaf mount to coil mount is a cut and weld job. Not very difficult, just careful setup.
I almost forgot, they are bearing retainer type.
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I've been looking into these but can't find much info on them, do they have the big hub that sticks out like in the 8 lug version? If you could I would love to get some pics of the rear end. Thanks in advance
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
1957 was the first year for the D60 rear with leaf.
I currently have a 55 6 lug rear truck in my garage. Within something non dana 60 in it. While my 57 has one. Supposedly with the research I have done 1957 was the first year for the Dana 60s. Now with the 67-68 1/2 tons they were also 6 lug many were coil spring rear. As for the 60-66 these also had come coil rear ends in them. However I don't know much about them. I would assume thats probably the earliest you would find them. I hope that helps shed some light on it. Or at least points you in a direction to look. The 67 I have right now is leaf also so I couldn't help ya with this truck on what style the retainers are.
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
Had a buddy in high school that had a 70' stepper . It had a Dana 60 in it and it was coil spring . He said it was out of a camper special and it was a bolt in . It was 6 lug semi float . Truck had a strong small block with a Muncie 4 speed . He had torn up 2 12 bolts .
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
you can also look for a dana 61.these are used in 80's ford trucks and vans.i see alot of these in wrecking yards because even though they're 8 lug,the off road guys pass them up because they are semi-floating.i'm sure it would not be very expensive to re-drill the axle shaft to 6 lug and it should be close to the dimension spec you need.some 60's ford trucks had 5 lug dana 60 axles as well.hope this helps.
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
My D60 is a semi float.( ie. No it does not have the big chunk sticking out like the 8 lug full float version.) The 6 lug D60 has axle ends identical to the D44 found on the Blazer/Jimmies.
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
The axle you are talking about is the Dana 60-35. It is semi-floating with 6 lug flanges. It does not use C-clips, the wheel bearings press on the shafts with a ring and there is a retainer on the end of the tube. The hub is no larger than any 10 bolt. The 60-35 is pretty rare, it was a heavy duty option on GMC 1/2 ton 4X2's up to 1969 or 1970. Not sure if it was ever 'factory' on Chevys. I think the majority of 60-35's would have been used on pickups with leaf springs, but the 1969 GMC light duty parts book does show a 60-35 housing for coil spring suspension used on Suburbans and panels. It is also interesting that the book shows the 60-35 was only available with 3.54 gears.
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
Looks like I will have to hit up the wrecking yard to try and find one. I think one would hold up to what I have planned for my truck. Now I wonder if there are any disc setups for these rearends...
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
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I also looked at the big drum brake kit from ECE. Still pricey, but it would suit my load carrying needs.
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
Yes there are 6 lug Dana 60 rears with coils. They came with big blocks and they are 3.54s. I have one in my 1970 GMC Sierra Grande. Love it.
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
I think your on the right trail now. 60-70
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
there is a member here, texanidiot that has a truck with a dana 60 6 lug coil spring rear end. i think his truck is a 69 or 70 model.
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Re: 6-Lug Dana 60 ?'s
My 69 1/2t has a six lug Dana 60. It says nothing special on the spid but the truck was set up for towing and also had air shocks.
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