| Dana 60 front for my 3/4tonYJwebpage I started with 2 different axles, one is just the housing from a 77 Ford, it had the UN-desirable 30-spline side gears in the diff., It's standard rotation (not a Hi-Pinion like most Ford 60's), BUT it has a drivers side diff. thats a must have for me and some Huge C-Knuckles. the Second is from a 74 dodge, it's a from a dually with external (Bolt On) hubs. I wanted these because i'm running Military Hummer Wheels and i already have some 35-spline drive flanges) i'll be using all the parts except the housing/gears and axle shafts..... UPDATED 22 July 07: Axles been removed for use in my '52 F-3 project "Tator". 2nd Page has install and updates. |
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| Below: a couple pics showing the difference between standard 60 knuckles and the ones i'm using, i've also seen these on open knuckle 70's and some older dodge dana 60's |
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| Below: these are some standard 30- spline external drive flanges, i sent them to: Knoll Racing in LA, CA. @ 323-255-3639 he broached them to fit my 35-spline 1.5" shafts. pictures so all, excellent work. |
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| below: this is how the FORD housing look when i got it........ |
| below and left: this is how the dodge axle looked when i got it, and yes thats snow with some frost on it...... |
| below: the Ford housing with the "C" knuckles, shock mounts and spring pearch cut off... and the weld ground away from the "C" , i ended up cutting both the "C"s off with the 2" piece of tubing still inside. it's looking pretty narrow............. :( BUT, it's actually gonna end up very wide.. :) |
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| below: C-knuckle welded back on using a ARC welder "DC-" and 8018 rod. |
| below: this is the "C" with the 2" section of tube i cut off with it, now removed. :) |
| pictures with the "C" knuckles back on Below: another test fit and width check, i going for 8 degrees notice the "C" knuckle installing tools, 2 BFH's of caster with pinion in-line with the driveshaft, and use the same Tie-Rod & Hydraulic Assist from my old Dana 44. |
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| Above: gotta have a shot compairing a standard 30- spline stub with the 1½" 35-spline outer i'm using. |
| right and below: i took a cast 10 degree shim and ground it into a 12 degree, i don't really like this but with the "C"s rotated and the pinion up, there wasn't enough casting in the diff. housing to remove to make a good sping perch...... i also did some grinding on the diff. housing to get the U-bolts to fit good, i think the cast U-bolt plate will help keep it all tight. the diff. and shim are both cast steel, thinking about welding. Also the hydraulic steering and homemade tierod can be seen. |
| this is the steering arm i got from OffRoad Unlimited, $99 it uses a standard chevy tierod end, has the the 10 degree angle and came with the tapered spacers and grease fitting.. |
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| shock mounts: made from3/8" x 2" flat stock. |
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