Dana 60s

[driventoohard]

My brother in law SAYS?? he has a pair of Dana 60s from a 1ton suburban? Theyve been geared to 4.10 to put them in a 72 Wag I thought the shackles and springs were only 2in is this true? And if so is it a major mod to put bibber shackles and hangers in an FSJ need to know cause hes broke and askin $200 for the pair. Probably buy them anyway cause all my Chev friends would pay more than double that for em but can I get em on my rig in a weekend? Was my late buddys dads Sub know it was 1ton just dont agree with idea of dana front and rear!

[HeepofaJeep]

Dana 60 front axle is one of THE most sought after axles in the offroad world. Around here, a front can go for as much as $1500. Under a $1000 is considered a good deal (to me).

That being said, I would suggest never putting a deadline on something like an axle swap. Even if people say it will happen in a weekend, it will take you two (I seem to hang out with murphy a lot). What sized tires are you going to run? If not going bigger than 35" I wouldn't really bother with it (ok, maybe I would, but I wouldn't stick with 35s either.). It will add more weight, and less ground clearance unless the bigger tires justify it.

Most FSJs came w/dana front and rear btw. The only exception that I can think of is the AMC 20 rearend.

That being said, I will give you $401 plus shipping right now smile.gif .

One more thing, I think it is really important that you make sure it really is a dana 60, open knuckle front end.

[HeepofaJeep]

BTW, on the bolting the axle under thing, front shackles 2" rear 2.5"
Both are in the wrong spot.

Best way IMO would be to relocate the spring perches/shackles to underneath the frame, and then use chevy springs in front, and chevy/stock FSJ springs in the rear.

WHile this COULD be done in a weekend, it all depends on how good you are w/customization. You will need to look into whether or not you are lifting it, too.

I would save yourself the trouble and sell the axles to me! :D

[Robber80]

did burbs, ever haev dana 60 front axles?? i for some reason think they didnt but maybe i'm wrong.

[scotty]

im not 100% sure that they did either,rob. im thingking a burb is usually 3/4 ton rated at most.

the one excepttion i can think of is a burb a friend had,that was a 2wd 1 ton dually,but it doest really count either,as it was dealer converted.

however,its hard to say,as it would be easy to swap 1 ton running gear from a pickup into a burb,so its quite possible to run across one with those axles.

you will not find a d60 in the rear of any 1 ton truck. pre 73 the 1 ton rear should be an eaton,and post would have been a GM 14 bolt.

what the axles are determines how great of a deal $200 is. maybe try and get some pics,or somehow positively ID them. you would be amazed at the number of people think that an 8 lug 44 or 10 bolt is a dana 60,simply cause it has 8 lugs :eek:

[Robber80]

i coulda swore the front axle would always be a d44 with 8lug outers. and the rear could be a d60 or 14bolt for all iknow. the front axles the only one i'd be really hoping was a d60 anyway.

[scotty]

front would be an 8 lug 44 till 77 in a chevy,till 79 in a GMC. after that youd find an 8 lug 10 bolt.

rear axles from 73 onward would be a 12 bolt until somewhere around 80,and a 10 bolt after that fir a 1/2 ton. 3/4 or 1 ton always got a 14 bolt after 73,until sometime in the 80s when youd find a d70 in the dually pickups,and in some applications the semifloater 14 bolt in 3/4 tons.

sometime late 80s,early 90s you were back to a FF 14 bolt for 1 ton SRW and duallys.

prior to 73 you had a d60 in a 3/4 ton truck,and an eaton fora 1 ton SRW and dually. not sure what the 1/2 ton rear axle would have been-maybe a 44?

at any rate,youre right the front 60 is the one youre hoping to find. rear 60s are a dime a dozen in 3/4 ton dodge and fords smile.gif

[jeepsr4ever]

wow that would be the rarest dana 60 ever........burbans never came with 60's