Question about rear D60's - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

muddermilitia · 11-26-2006, 04:36 PM

Alright, my brother is thinking about using a dana 60 in the rear of his trail rig project. He was wondering what are the widths of the various 60's(wms-wms) pickups, vans, etc.

Also are there any DRW dana 60s? He's using a DRW chevy 60 in the front and I think its ~75" WMS-WMS. So he needs a rear 60 that will be close to that.
Thanks

mj · 11-26-2006, 05:27 PM

rear 60 is not a good choice
tiny axle shafts and the spindle doesnt accept te bigger ones unless you bore them out
get a d70, the d70 is definitely available in drw and srw and accepts the 1.5" shafts

muddermilitia · 11-26-2006, 07:30 PM

Well he was talking with a guy that he has bought some parts from before. The guy said he could hook my brother up with a 60 and he will bore it out to accept the bigger shafts (he's a machinist)

speedo · 11-26-2006, 10:23 PM

GM used a 60 in some cube vans that came stock with 1.5" 35 spline shafts and was DRW, good luck finding one. It used the same shafts that came in a 70HD so its a wide rear end.

Gus

444turbodiesel · 11-28-2006, 12:53 PM

I agree, a D70 or D80 would be a better choice for a DRW truck, and much less work to adapt (hubs, axles etc)

I have a new D80 in the for sale section, but it's pricey (it's brand new)

You could come get it and save shipping though.

It's 73.5" WMS-WMS, but has Ford 8X170mm bolt pattern

muddermilitia · 11-28-2006, 08:20 PM

Actually my brother's going a different route, but thanks anyway. He's going to use a van 14-bolt 70" WMS-WMS and maybe use small spacers

444turbodiesel · 11-28-2006, 09:06 PM

OIC, I though you were building a dually

muddermilitia · 11-28-2006, 09:24 PM

No, he got a drw front 60 so he decided that he's going to run hummer wheels rather than try and convert the front to srw

u2slow · 11-28-2006, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedo

GM used a 60 in some cube vans that came stock with 1.5" 35 spline shafts and was DRW, good luck finding one. It used the same shafts that came in a 70HD so its a wide rear end.

I've come across that DRW D60 before in the shortbus/schoolbus configuration.

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11-26-2006, 05:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
mj Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 1919 Location: BC Canada Posts: 7,547	rear 60 is not a good choice tiny axle shafts and the spindle doesnt accept te bigger ones unless you bore them out get a d70, the d70 is definitely available in drw and srw and accepts the 1.5" shafts