ALL NEW FORGED DANA 60 KINGPIN INNER "C"s

[Reid Racing]

Forged Dana 60HD Kingpin Inner "C"s


* The only new FORGED kingpin Dana 60 "C"s on the market

* Heat-treated for extra strength

* Available for 2-3/4", 3", 3-1/8", and 3-1/2" tube sizes

* Can be custom bored using the fixturing ring machined
on the "C"

* Ideal for new builds, narrowing, or hybrid axles

* Forging based on the huge Dana 70 inner "C"

* Much stonger than factory Dana 60 "C"s

* Powder coated bright orange for long lasting looks

* 100% interchangeable with all factory and aftermarket
Dana 60 kingpin components.

* As always, Made in the USA


$244 each Right and Left sides are the same.


Part # ----- Bore size -- For Tube size

D60005-1 --- 2.7475 --- 2-3/4"
D60005-2 --- 2.9975 --- 3"
D60005-3 --- 3.1225 --- 3-1/8"
D60005-4 --- 3.4975 --- 3-1/2"


Available the first week of March, now taking pre-orders


Dealer and Axle builder inquires welcome!

[Reid Racing]

Here is one next to a stock 60 "C"

[Jason R]

What's the biggest u joint you can fit in your Cs and outer knuckles? Stock D60?

[onetoncv]

With all this stuff for a dana 60 coming out they sure are looking good -Jesse

[Jason M]

This really makes me want to build a hybrid 9"/60 ...

[ChiScouter]

What does it weigh compared to the stock one in the pic?

[Reid Racing]

Originally posted by Jason R
What's the biggest u joint you can fit in your Cs and outer knuckles? Stock D60?

Jason,

Yes, this is all for the stock 60 ujoints.


Ryan

[Reid Racing]

Originally posted by ChiScouter
What does it weigh compared to the stock one in the pic?

The bore size changes the weight a great deal. The stock piece is just under 12lbs. I will get back to you on our weight, but if memory serves me right the 3.5" bore is right around 20lbs. Some of the added material is not shown in the photo, this "C" does not show the extra fixturing ring.


Ryan

[Mike_Lib]

Two Questions:

1) Is there a package price if you purchase knuckles and inner C's as a set?

2) Won't the powder coat get all messed up when you weld the "C" to the tube....or am I missing something

Thanks,

Mike

[Reid Racing]

1) Is there a package price if you purchase knuckles and inner C's as a set?

As of now ther is not, Im not sure if we will be or not.



2) Won't the powder coat get all messed up when you weld the "C" to the tube....or am I missing something


The powder coat on the production "C"s will end about .5" from the point of where you are welding. We think the powder coat will be ok, as it is baked on at 450F and has some distance from the weld.

[fcfred]

are they forged 4340?

[Reid Racing]

Originally posted by fcfred
are they forged 4340?

No they are not, they are an alloy steel. The same material that Dana/Spicer used.



Ryan

[fcfred]

are the dana spicer version forged?

could you make them from 4340?

[Reid Racing]

are the dana spicer version forged?

Yes, all Dana/Spicer "C"s on all Dana 60s, 44s, and 30s were forged.

could you make them from 4340?

No we wouldnt. 4340 is not the correct material for "C" forgings. It has a very high carbon content that will cause hard spots in the forging among other things. Then they will have to be anealed, preheated, TIG welded, then heat-treated again to prevent cracking when welding to a tube.


Ryan

[fcfred]

what is the alloy that you make them from? 8630?

[bluesman2a]

Originally posted by Dedenbear
4340 is not the correct material for "C" forgings. It has a very high carbon content that will cause hard spots in the forging among other things. Then they will have to be anealed, preheated, TIG welded, then heat-treated again to prevent cracking when welding to a tube.

So if I were interested in a set for building a hybrid 9", how would you suggest I weld them on? Is a standard high-output MIG running ER70-S6 going to suffice, or is there something else I should consider?

[Reid Racing]

Originally posted by fcfred
what is the alloy that you make them from? 8630?

The alloy we are using is the same as the factory Dana/Spicer "C"s. We did a material analysis on a few different factory "C"s to determine what they used. We believe that the material Dana/Spicer used was for a good reason. Im sorry but I cannot release this information.


Ryan

[Reid Racing]

Originally posted by bluesman2a


So if I were interested in a set for building a hybrid 9", how would you suggest I weld them on? Is a standard high-output MIG running ER70-S6 going to suffice, or is there something else I should consider?

This should be fine, just about any 220v welder should do. The factory "C"s look to have on average .220 penetration into the the material.


Ryan

[rollerskate]

Originally posted by Dedenbear



The alloy we are using is the same as the factory Dana/Spicer "C"s. We did a material analysis on a few different factory "C"s to determine what they used. We believe that the material Dana/Spicer used was for a good reason. Im sorry but I cannot release this information.


Ryan

Ah come on!!! If were going to spend $500 on a pair of these
at least you could tell us what they're made out of.

[e cliff]

Originally posted by rollerskate



Ah come on!!! If were going to spend $500 on a pair of these
at least you could tell us what they're made out of.

wtf for they spent lots of money to make these things and like they said it forged and heat treatable there are not to many chioces, and if you could figure out what they were you would not ask sorry to sound like a dick

anyway they look good they are forged and not cast like competitors i look forward to seeing these being used

[Weasel]

Originally posted by rollerskate



Ah come on!!! If were going to spend $500 on a pair of these
at least you could tell us what they're made out of.

Just cause you spend a grand on BFG tires doesn't mean they will give you the exact rubber formula. Get real.

[TPIJeep]

Man yall are killing me! every size but 3.25" damn.... damn.. damn... I wanted to order ASAP.... is is possible to bore a 3 1/8" on a vertical mill? Thats all I have access to!

[gopar68]

The C's can be bored on a vertical mill. The ring on the back of the C can be grabbed in a rotary table or a v notched vise and a standard boring bar can be used.
All the C's are the same forging, so any hole diameter can be made up to 3 1/2.

[Reid Racing]

Gopar is correct, you could also clamp it to the table on some parallels.


What axle are you building using a 3.25? If there turns out to be a large demand for this size we may do a run of 3.25"



Ryan

[TPIJeep]

I got a great deal on a 5 foot piece of 3.25x.500 DOM... Free to be exact... we turned the tube down to fit in the Dana 60 housing but we cannot turn the ends down for the Inner C's because all the grinding was done on a Crankshaft machine and we don't have a way to jig it up to grind on the ends.. we orginally ground the center of the DOM and then cut it in half. I will see if we have a cutter for the mill and go from there.

Thanks,

Mark