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Projects & Parts => Garage/Tech => Topic started by: cat150 on February 21, 2012, 05:46:26 PM

Title: old dana 60 or new dana 60 front
Post by: cat150 on February 21, 2012, 05:46:26 PM
can anybody tell me the differance  from the older  ford hp dana 60 fronts like late 70s era  to the newer ones like 90s era ?????? i have an older 3/4 ton ford frame with spring withs about 36.5 apart and dont know what axle to get for it so one side dont stick out farther than the other ==please
Title: Re: old dana 60 or new dana 60 front
Post by: Captn. J on February 21, 2012, 06:47:16 PM
what u trying to put this under?
Title: Re: old dana 60 or new dana 60 front
Post by: Ranger Dave on February 21, 2012, 06:54:12 PM
if you have a  older  ford  frame, go with a  older  ford D60
Title: Re: old dana 60 or new dana 60 front
Post by: 4x4xdodgeman on February 21, 2012, 07:04:09 PM
go with 70s no ball joints. go with kingpin front end other than that all the same.
Title: Re: old dana 60 or new dana 60 front
Post by: cat150 on February 21, 2012, 09:02:32 PM
not sure what the frame is but its all leaf spring  its got to be frome the 70s  and how do you tell them apart if there older or not
Title: Re: old dana 60 or new dana 60 front
Post by: 4x4xdodgeman on February 22, 2012, 12:30:51 AM
this is ford frame?  the only thing that i know is the steering box mounting and the type of steering. 3/4 and 1ton from 1973 up 1977 use power ass. that is mounted to the tie rod. 1978-1979 use a gear box. the frames are different in those years. that is 4x4 frames. 1/2 tons is all by it self.
Title: Re: old dana 60 or new dana 60 front
Post by: cat150 on February 22, 2012, 12:44:26 AM
ok thanks, also how do you tell the differance between older dana 60 fronts and newer ones? like is the pumpkin in a different spot or is the axle is narrower or somthing like that
Title: Re: old dana 60 or new dana 60 front
Post by: 71 Highboy on February 22, 2012, 01:06:01 AM
I put a 94 axle under my 71 highboy, had to outboard my springs 1 3/4 on both sides. highboy frames are narrower than non highboy