Chevy Dana 70??????? - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

nicks72fj40 · 11-27-2005, 05:44 PM

I found a guy that has a set of front and rear chevy dana 70's. Any good, how do they compare to the dana 60? I did not know chevy had front and rear dana 70's???

420willys · 11-27-2005, 06:10 PM

only one's ive seen are the rear and one was in a rear dulley qwad cab and the other was in my old boss's plow truck, it was an 88 3/4 ton. we thought for sure it was a 14 bolt so we ordered a detriot locker for it and when we went to install it it would not even fit in and the splines where differnt so we counted it and it was 35 spline, long story short it turned out to be a 70, jason.

Davethorik · 11-27-2005, 07:38 PM

chevy didn't offer a D70 front under any of their trucks. well, i've seen one late 90's 3500HD truck with a 10 lug D70 front and a 10 lug D80 rear, but it was modified aftermarket. i don't think these are too common, either.

so, the guy is probably full of it.

D70HD rear, yes. came under the DRW pickups from '73-up.

EDIT: sorry if you saw that when it had 18 identical responses from me.

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tom tom · 11-27-2005, 09:25 PM

some dodges came with a 70 front but almost all of them had drum brakes but they could be mistaken for chevy from the pass. drop

current model chevy's 5500 4x4's have a dana 70 high pinion pass. drop 10 lug disk brake front end but i don't think thiers very many floating around the junkyards yet

redtruck · 11-28-2005, 03:55 AM

I have a 1988 SRW 3500 4x4 with a Dana 70 rear, can't help with the front though.

JackA · 11-28-2005, 07:05 AM

They put Dana 70 fronts in special heavy duty trucks. I am talking about open knuckle, basically a 70 center section with 60 outers. I have seen a couple bucket trucks that have had them. Also the forest service rigs have them too. They are 35 spline thoughout and the ones I have seen had factory cross over steering. The inner C's were also beefier.

CartsXJ · 11-28-2005, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by JackA

They put Dana 70 fronts in special heavy duty trucks. I am talking about open knuckle, basically a 70 center section with 60 outers. I have seen a couple bucket trucks that have had them. Also the forest service rigs have them too. They are 35 spline thoughout and the ones I have seen had factory cross over steering. The inner C's were also beefier.

My neighbor has one of these in the front of his pre F-SuperDuty. You are right its basically a Dana 70 center section, driverside drop, 35 inners and outers with hella beefy inner C's, low pinion though. It is one big damn axle. I am not sure on the spindle dia's but it might be possible to throw 8-lug outer on and call it good.

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nicks72fj40 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Member # 53061 Posts: 14	Chevy Dana 70??????? I found a guy that has a set of front and rear chevy dana 70's. Any good, how do they compare to the dana 60? I did not know chevy had front and rear dana 70's???

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Davethorik Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Member # 29210 Location: Stuck in traffic. Posts: 2,484	chevy didn't offer a D70 front under any of their trucks. well, i've seen one late 90's 3500HD truck with a 10 lug D70 front and a 10 lug D80 rear, but it was modified aftermarket. i don't think these are too common, either. so, the guy is probably full of it. D70HD rear, yes. came under the DRW pickups from '73-up. EDIT: sorry if you saw that when it had 18 identical responses from me. INTELLITXT SUCKS GOAT ASS __________________ :laughing: Last edited by Davethorik; 11-27-2005 at 07:56 PM.

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redtruck Granite Guru Join Date: Jul 2003 Member # 21493 Location: DBQ Posts: 750	I have a 1988 SRW 3500 4x4 with a Dana 70 rear, can't help with the front though. __________________ 92 chevy sfa 89 S-10 sfa

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JackA Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 2129 Location: AZ Posts: 3,145	They put Dana 70 fronts in special heavy duty trucks. I am talking about open knuckle, basically a 70 center section with 60 outers. I have seen a couple bucket trucks that have had them. Also the forest service rigs have them too. They are 35 spline thoughout and the ones I have seen had factory cross over steering. The inner C's were also beefier. __________________ 2012 and 2011 ASCC Formula4x4 Class Champion, 21st place KOH 11, 20th place KOH 10, 16th place KOH 09, 9th place KOH 08 Huge thanks to Ballistic Fab, ADS shocks, Pro Diesel, Bulldog winch, Desert Rat Off Road Centers, BFG Tires Last edited by JackA; 11-28-2005 at 07:07 AM.

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11-27-2005, 06:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
420willys Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Member # 23452 Location: holland mass USA Posts: 2,050	only one's ive seen are the rear and one was in a rear dulley qwad cab and the other was in my old boss's plow truck, it was an 88 3/4 ton. we thought for sure it was a 14 bolt so we ordered a detriot locker for it and when we went to install it it would not even fit in and the splines where differnt so we counted it and it was 35 spline, long story short it turned out to be a 70, jason.

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tom tom Granite Guru Join Date: Dec 2004 Member # 40089 Location: Chico, Ca. Posts: 549	some dodges came with a 70 front but almost all of them had drum brakes but they could be mistaken for chevy from the pass. drop current model chevy's 5500 4x4's have a dana 70 high pinion pass. drop 10 lug disk brake front end but i don't think thiers very many floating around the junkyards yet