Dana 60(s) available

[Baketown Scotty]

I just got a Dana 60 front axle from a guy 3 miles south of Knotts Berry Farm in S. cal. Great price plus guarantee. He is getting rid of everything in his yard which includes approximately 20 mid 70's and 80's trucks. He has more Dana 60's (SRW and DRW) versions. If you want his number, PM me.

[kwmech]

PM'd ya

[Baketown Scotty]

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[kwmech]

thank you

[andrewmp6]

See if he has any 70s ford dana 60s those are a gold mine lately.

[b454rat]

x2 on Ford 78/79. Guy on pirate selling one for like 3 grand.

[RedRoad]

PM sent

[Baketown Scotty]

I don't remember seeing any Ford stuff.

[argonaut]

PMed you.

[andrewmp6]

See if he had any 14 bolt full float thats the rear end everyone wants even some jeep and ford guys run them.

[Baketown Scotty]

Yo would bet he does.

[Baketown Scotty]

I would, not Yo.

[fun in dirt]

Just curious... how much $ does a SRW, front Dana 60 go for out there?

[jeffahart]

Originally Posted by fun in dirt

Just curious... how much $ does a SRW, front Dana 60 go for out there?

Here, this is pretty typical $1,500 range. You see what's bolted on as wheels? With "Rock Crawler" showing up twice in the add. I don't feel comfortable with these as straight bolt in, I think for that price I would like something out of a street driven work truck. But they do pop up for $500 now and again. So for reasonable price you have to be patient and wait and willing to make a lengthy drive to inspect. And have man power on hand to load said axle. Basically you can get one now for over $1500, but for under $1000 you got to be patient and willing to pull the thing apart and clean it up, because for under a grand it will likely have been sitting awhile.

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/pts/5119501830.html

By the way, Apple Valley is about an hour north/east of Los Angeles

[argonaut]

Everyone does seem to want $1000 - $1500 for an old used worn Dana 60 around here. Its just crazy.

[andrewmp6]

The other option is 93 back dodge dana 60 even those are starting to come up in price.If you want to talk insane i have seen a 78 f350 dana 60 go for 3k before and it was junkyard fresh.

[72chevyk10]

for that price a person might as well get a dynatrac...

[andrewmp6]

Yeah i don't get it either,Ford has used a dana 60 front 85 to today in f350s some welding and your good to go.

[b454rat]

But the one everyone wants is 2 years only, 78 and 79. Compare to starting 85-ish to early 90s. Local yard here has prolly a dozen of the later ones.

[jeffahart]

Well if you're of the rock crawler breed then a Ford is tempting. Plus these guys usually do a lot of fabrication anyway so the extra work for an inexpensive high pinion is worth it, as long as you are doing a drive line buildup. But you have to fab... Driver side diff with high pinion/reverse-cut.

The 1 ton axle sets off the CUCVs go like hot cakes because they are truly a straight bolt in. For guys like me it's worth spending a few extra bucks for that.

Remember, the 1ton corp14 is a straight bolt in on the 3/4 ton 70 k20 I own(perches are where they need to be). The only thing I had to do was shock tabs... and I ground them to fit and drove to welding shop for attachment.

So when your weighing your options there's things to consider, which is probably why the market can bear the prices. All things equal!

I will tell for purpose of this thread that I paid $2500 + $220 freight = $2,720 last year for boyce take outs. I've done nothing to them, all the brakes pads were in great shape with plenty of meat.

I would have liked cheaper, but a year later... I am very happy. And the 3 grand is now just a drop in the bucket, compared to what I've put into the ol money sump in the past three years.

Onward and upward!