I think this is a Rear Dana 60 axle, can anyone confirm?

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I know it's not a good picture but this is axle was is on a f250 with a utility bed.. It's pretty old to.

I don't think it's a dually axle because of the wheel wells.. I'm not to familiar with this stuff
I'm pretty sure the truck is a 1967-1972 series. It had the f250 badge towards the front of the hood.
 
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might be a sterling but a pic of the center section would be better
 
DLOR said:
might be a sterling but a pic of the center section would be better
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Yeah, i've been doing a little research it could be a sterling. I tried to get up under there and take a picture.. half of the diff was under ground this things been sitting awhile.
 
Jody Treadway said:
That's not a Sterling. Most likely an old D60. Not at all desirable for what we do with them.
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Depends really. Some of the older 60's have large bore spindles and accept 35 spline shafts without any modification. IIRC it was in the 60's. I run a 60 with 35 spline shafts and it only cost me $40 to have the spindles bored. Chase at ECGS rents the tool to bore them but that is not how mine were done. IIRC Stearling was not used till the 80's so I'd agree with you that it's a D60.
 
ghost said:
Depends really. Some of the older 60's have large bore spindles and accept 35 spline shafts without any modification. IIRC it was in the 60's. I run a 60 with 35 spline shafts and it only cost me $40 to have the spindles bored. Chase at ECGS rents the tool to bore them but that is not how mine were done. IIRC Stearling was not used till the 80's so I'd agree with you that it's a D60.
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Think I should just try to find another with 35 spline shafts already in it?
 
leakedd said:
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I know it's not a good picture but this is axle was is on a f250 with a utility bed.. It's pretty old to.

I don't think it's a dually axle because of the wheel wells.. I'm not to familiar with this stuff
I'm pretty sure the truck is a 1967-1972 series. It had the f250 badge towards the front of the hood.
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Looks just like the D60 that spent 10 years under the rear of my TJ. Nothing wrong with it, nothing spectacular. Shave the bottom, put discs on it, and beat it till something breaks.

leakedd said:
Think I should just try to find another with 35 spline shafts already in it?
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Then you're looking at either a semi-float, or swapping in D70 shafts, or buying aftermarket (which used to be pretty cheap, about $250 for a pair of cromos).
 
leakedd said:
Think I should just try to find another with 35 spline shafts already in it?
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I think I'm not being clear. The D60 didn't have 35 spline shafts that I'm referring to. It was 13 big splines iirc. The reason no one wants the d60 is the spindle bores. They are 1.35 or something like that versus the 1.54 on the d70. Those numbers are off the top of my head. I didn't want a boat anchor: IE D70 or 14 Bolt dragging over every rock. So I did some research and got the spindles bored. My rear came with my front D60. So $40 to bore the spindles and $100 each for axles was a D60 with 35 spline shafts for $250.00!
 
Pull an axle shaft and measure the ID of the spindle. If it's under 1.6", you'll need to have it bored to fit 35 spline shafts. But, you need to verify the thickness of the spindle to make sure there is adequate meat left after boring. I have personally had a few older 60s with spindles too thin to bore. Best way to tell is to remove the hub and inspect. Good luck getting that drum and hub separated!

Or, just buy a 14 Bolt, late model Ford van smooth bottom 60 or Dana 70
 
Without a doubt a 60. Best thing to do would be go grab a d70 or 14 bolt from pull a part for $100-150 and go with it. No bandaiding a marginal axle and spending $$ where it not need be.
 
I think Jody might have hit on an axle that I don't think many people look at. The later model van Dana 60 is a really good deal when you start to look at it. It's spindles will handle 35spline shafts stock, it already has disk brakes, and has a smooth bottom with no need to shave. You can find them for 400$ all day long on car-part.com. If you buy a 14 bolt for 150$ then spend another 300-350$ for a disk brake kit, then another 150$ for a Barnes 13 bolt diff cover to get close to the same ground clearance, it would be cheaper to buy the 60.
 
One way to tell this obviously a pretty old Dana axle is the fact the hubs must be removed to get the drums off. That most likely dates this axle to the 1970s (before D61's, Sterlings, etc)
 
NCJeeplover said:
I think Jody might have hit on an axle that I don't think many people look at. The later model van Dana 60 is a really good deal when you start to look at it. It's spindles will handle 35spline shafts stock, it already has disk brakes, and has a smooth bottom with no need to shave. You can find them for 400$ all day long on car-part.com. If you buy a 14 bolt for 150$ then spend another 300-350$ for a disk brake kit, then another 150$ for a Barnes 13 bolt diff cover to get close to the same ground clearance, it would be cheaper to buy the 60.
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Yep...but keep quiet about it... :D

Now You cna get a 14b disc'ed for $250..but your point is vsalid.
 
NCJeeplover said:
...If you buy a 14 bolt for 150$ then spend another 300-350$ for a disk brake kit...QUOTE]

Or just buy late model 14 bolt that already has Disc Brakes on it.;)

Not sure about the math, but the 35 spline axles for the D60 will run near 400 for the set. (Unless you luck out and find a rare 35 spline D60 under a van.) But remember, Your spindles better accept the 35 spline axles or you will be paying 250 or so to have them turned out. Some are even too thin for this!
Add an extra 130.00 for the D60 locker. (Approx 490.00 vs 625.00) Still gotta add 100.00 or so for a good diff cover.
Not sure how common discs are on D60s. So odds are you will add disc brake kit. You will want to truss both axles.

Most common rear Dana 60s are simply a Dana 44 with a bigger ring and pinion and bigger tubes. Will work fine for a moderate wheeling rig, maybe up to 38-39" tires. You'll still be pushing the 30 spline axle limits.

If you need strong stuff for serious abuse with 40+ tires. You cant beat the economics of a 14 bolt. The 14 bolts are very common. Quite cheap, still. They have quite larger rings and pinions, combined with the most important feature of the R&P...the front pinion support bearing. The axle tubes are larger. The axle shafts are so strong, you seldom see people upgrading to alloys. The disc brake conversions are under 300 now days for either axle. And once they are "13 bolt shaved" they have about the same or better ground clearance than the D60

There may be 100.00 or so difference at the end of the day. I'd say, if you need the beef, get the beef!

If the 14 bolt wont do it...now yer talkin' D80 or AAM 11.5
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Jody Treadway said:
One way to tell this obviously a pretty old Dana axle is the fact the hubs must be removed to get the drums off. That most likely dates this axle to the 1970s (before D61's, Sterlings, etc)
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This may be a good indication of Ford trucks, but the hubs had to come of Dodge Dana's all the way into the early 90s.

Duane
 
Looks like a d61 to me
 
No just an educated guess the majority of late 60s early 70s f250 came with Dana 61 for better gas mileage especially 2 wheel drive
 
jeepyj1129 said:
No just an educated guess the majority of late 60s early 70s f250 came with Dana 61 for better gas mileage especially 2 wheel drive
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I hate to be the one to tell you this but you are wrong. Ford didn't use the Dana 61 anywhere near the 1960's. They started in limited numbers in 74. Just a heads up
 
Jody Treadway said:
I hate to be the one to tell you this but you are wrong. Ford didn't use the Dana 61 anywhere near the 1960's.
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What was it early 80's or so???
 
Jody Treadway said:
I hate to be the one to tell you this but you are wrong. Ford didn't use the Dana 61 anywhere near the 1960's. They started in limited numbers in 74. Just a heads up
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Wasn't exactly sure on the years new it was in the 70s doesn't really matter because if it wasn't a 61 it has the course 19 spline or what ever count it is and small spindle bore
 
Jody Treadway said:
I hate to be the one to tell you this but you are wrong. Ford didn't use the Dana 61 anywhere near the 1960's. They started in limited numbers in 74. Just a heads up
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Dang...that's pretty good...just checked my 73-79 Ford truck Master Parts catalog and cross referenced with the Ford Shop Manuals from the era...and 74 was the year for the 61...
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