How strong is it? Is it worth swapping into my 1500? I know I get bigger u-joints and ring gear but my hosuing with the off-road trussing is pretty strong right now, arb does offer a locker for it but it still is only 30 spline shafts -- anyone have any of these break?

IMO it is a POS. Unless you get a good deal on one, I would try to hold out for an earlier Ford 60 with king pins. Or, run a Chevy or Dodge front with an earlier t-case.

Pete

Aaron -

If you can get it cheap enough, you can use it. You can build it to 1.5" 35 spline inners with Moser shafts. Outers are still only 30 spline. Needs custom seal spacers though.

I'd wait for a Ford HP60 with kingpins. Talk to Madd_Ramm over on my site, he did the swap. Also, The Beast is getting rid of his swapped in Gen II D60 for the Ford version.

There are several options for manual hubs and 35 spline outers for the newer D60 though. RightGear and Dynatrac both offer them (youknow about the RightGear one though)

The only problem with the Ford HP60 is fitting the coil buckets on it. They inner knuckle is too big to place the seats int eh correct location. You end up moving them inward about 3/4". Your coils sit at an angle cuz of that.

Coilovers would be a good fix for that though :-)

Thanks for the input -- think my 44 will be okay, I have a plan a and a plan b. 60s from several different sources are plan c through e.

If I were doing it in my ram, I would be putting in a 01.5-02 dodge dana 60 front (no cad). Then swap out the shafts for 35 spline jobbers, with an ARB air locker. Then swap the knuckles out for pre-99 f-350 ball joint knuckles.
And If I wanted king pins I would probabally swap the inner c's out for chevy components, but keep the stock dodge axle (bolt in, less work).

Garrett