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Title: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: danwheeler660 on April 11, 2011, 03:44:00 PM
i have dana 60s front and rear with 38 15.50 16 tires.I went out and jacked the truck up and for 1 complete spin of the tire my drive shaft only went around 2 1/8 turns.So what gear do you think i have.the truck is at 2500 rpms doing 65 on the high way with a 302 punched 30 over...any help would be great thanks...
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: J.C. on April 11, 2011, 04:10:05 PM
4.10s or 4.56s

http://www.4lo.com/calc/gearratio.htm (http://www.4lo.com/calc/gearratio.htm)

i put in everything you said, but for the tires i put 37.5, cuz most of the time they arent truly what the size wall says, plus wheel width, etc. input more precise numbers and there ya go
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: danwheeler660 on April 11, 2011, 04:12:51 PM
thank you
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: old school truck dude on April 11, 2011, 05:00:14 PM
Pull the covers, count the teeth and divide. Its the ONLY way to be sure.
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: danwheeler660 on April 12, 2011, 01:16:55 AM
but i don"t know how to divide...LOL
Quote from: old school truck dude on April 11, 2011, 05:00:14 PM
Pull the covers, count the teeth and divide. Its the ONLY way to be sure.
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: ed_ley1980 on April 12, 2011, 01:19:43 AM
I have a dana 44 and 9 inch with 4:10 gears if u wanna swap then u will know the gear ratio for sure lol
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: danwheeler660 on April 12, 2011, 01:22:36 AM
nope i will keep my dana 60s i just going to get a big block and stick it in there to get the tires moving easier
Quote from: ed_ley1980 on April 12, 2011, 01:19:43 AM
I have a dana 44 and 9 inch with 4:10 gears if u wanna swap then u will know the gear ratio for sure lol
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: Blazin40s on April 12, 2011, 01:24:53 AM
Yeah a big block would help that beast roll a bit better
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: 4x4xdodgeman on April 12, 2011, 02:52:00 AM
dose it have a pois in it? if it dose not you need to spin the tire two times around,
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: danwheeler660 on April 12, 2011, 02:53:40 AM
no pois in it
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: Blazin40s on April 12, 2011, 12:18:35 PM
Just pull a cover and b done with it.  Only real way to tell like old school said above.  Count ring teeth and pinion teeth and divide
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: danwheeler660 on April 12, 2011, 01:40:51 PM
what do i divide by how do i do it?
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: J.C. on April 12, 2011, 01:54:19 PM
if you take the ring gears number of teeth, and divide them by the number of teeth on the pinion gear, that will give you the ratio of your axle
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: Blazin40s on April 12, 2011, 02:23:22 PM
Yep!
Quote from: Le Dude on April 12, 2011, 01:54:19 PM
if you take the ring gears number of teeth, and divide them by the number of teeth on the pinion gear, that will give you the ratio of your axle
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: old school truck dude on April 12, 2011, 08:04:30 PM
Dollar store has calculators  ;D
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: danwheeler660 on April 26, 2011, 02:06:32 PM
looks like i have 456 gears.What size would you suggest i put in them to get more power.Like i said it is very slow when you punch it.I want more low end power.It is awsome in the mud and rocks in low range.But i need more power for the sand so i need to regear it intill i gat a new motor for it.Im looking for a 460 or 351 to rebuild.
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: Blazin40s on April 29, 2011, 05:28:14 PM
5.13s
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: Flat_Black on April 29, 2011, 05:55:25 PM
something is wrong if your having trouble with 4.56s and 38s. i have a mild built 360 turning 38s with little effort and i only got 4.10s
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: Blazin40s on April 30, 2011, 03:17:03 AM
Yeah...but he's basically got a one ton crew cab with a cap...that has a 302..........that's why its doggin out in 2hi
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: old school truck dude on April 30, 2011, 01:27:31 PM
Step up the horsepower a little  ;D
Title: Re: gear ratio in a dana 60
Post by: burl on April 30, 2011, 07:37:26 PM
Buy the 351 off of frdboy86, it turns 40 boggers on hot ashpault no problum!