Dana 60 question

[team savage]

is there a difference between a dana 60 ford and a dana 60 chevy front end or are they the same i wasnt sure lol thanks

 

[SPLATT]

The Chevy should be a passenger side pumpkin and the Ford a driver side.I think the outer assemblies(axle c's outward) are a bit different as well but don't quote me on that.

Steve

 

[2JSC]

Go read the Dana 60 bible on Pirate4x4.

 

[Tommy R]

Yeah, the bible on Pirate will tell you all you wanted to know. Generally speaking, Fords are driver side drop, Chevys are passenger side drop, and Dodge has used both (older=passenger, newer=driver). I believe most all are ball joint except for the '78-'79 Ford, which used king pins. Chevy and Dodge may have used king pins at some point, but I can't say for sure.

 

[CRF450R]

There are a few differences but in general
Ford: high pinion, drivers drop, kingpin and ball joint, dual piston calipers, 35 spline inners, 30 spline outers
Chevy: low pinion, passenger drop, kingpin, stronger knuckles, single piston calipers, 35 spline inners, 30 spline outers

 

[Offroader5]

Mainly the outer assembly. You can swap over Chevy outers from the outer stub outward onto a Ford axle (obviously as long as they are both ball joint or KP)...and vise versa. I believe the distance from the knuckle pivot outward on the knuckle is a different length..meaning you can only use the Ford outer stubs with a Ford knuckle...and the Chevy stubs with a Chevy knuckle.

It's a pretty popular swap to take a Ford that has the huge dual piston brakes...and install all Chevy outer componants so you can run Chevy brakes (smaller).

I have a Ford HD44 I am working on that has those big ass dual piston calipers...and I'm debating whether to just rebuy stock parts and run a 17" wheel...or swap over to Chevy parts and stick with a 16" wheel...

Anyone wanting to do work on any Dana axle should read the bible