S60 rear end for a cruiser overkill.....

[1974dodgecharger]

Is a full floating Strange 60 on a charger overkill when all you do is cruise?

[cdr]

What are you trying to do John ? 

[John_Kunkel]

I'm a big fan of the S60 rear end but only because of the adjustable carrier bearings. Full floating is way overkill for a street cruiser.

[1974dodgecharger]

What are you trying to do John ? 

you know me CDR overkill everything even if I don't need it, lol......

The price difference between the S60 and Dana 60 built from drdiff.com is 1 grand....the brakes I want from wildwood to match my front brakes are only on the strange rear end axle flange if I went with dana 60 I have to use their AERO calipers with the strange compelte rear end its a forged narrow superlite caliper which what my fronts are....its pure cosmetic is the sad part.....but im in this deep into the car aready I mind as well get what I want....even if its 1 grand increase vs the total cost I have into it already....

[1974dodgecharger]

I'm a big fan of the S60 rear end but only because of the adjustable carrier bearings. Full floating is way overkill for a street cruiser.

damn...me then.....

[cdr]

What are you trying to do John ? 

you know me CDR overkill everything even if I don't need it, lol......

The price difference between the S60 and Dana 60 built from drdiff.com is 1 grand....the brakes I want from wildwood to match my front brakes are only on the strange rear end axle flange if I went with dana 60 I have to use their AERO calipers with the strange compelte rear end its a forged narrow superlite caliper which what my fronts are....its pure cosmetic is the sad part.....but im in this deep into the car aready I mind as well get what I want....even if its 1 grand increase vs the total cost I have into it already....

DrDiff 's Dana 60 IS a Strange Dana 60 it is the same ?  who was more expensive ?

[1974dodgecharger]

What are you trying to do John ? 

you know me CDR overkill everything even if I don't need it, lol......

The price difference between the S60 and Dana 60 built from drdiff.com is 1 grand....the brakes I want from wildwood to match my front brakes are only on the strange rear end axle flange if I went with dana 60 I have to use their AERO calipers with the strange compelte rear end its a forged narrow superlite caliper which what my fronts are....its pure cosmetic is the sad part.....but im in this deep into the car aready I mind as well get what I want....even if its 1 grand increase vs the total cost I have into it already....

DrDiff 's Dana 60 IS a Strange Dana 60 it is the same ?  who was more expensive ?

Drdiff does sell a dana 60 from strange, but its not a S60 rear end....S60 rear end is a different axle and a modified ford 9inch with helical coils for the diff.....and the S60 is a full floater.

[cdr]

What are you trying to do John ?  

you know me CDR overkill everything even if I don't need it, lol......

The price difference between the S60 and Dana 60 built from drdiff.com is 1 grand....the brakes I want from wildwood to match my front brakes are only on the strange rear end axle flange if I went with dana 60 I have to use their AERO calipers with the strange compelte rear end its a forged narrow superlite caliper which what my fronts are....its pure cosmetic is the sad part.....but im in this deep into the car aready I mind as well get what I want....even if its 1 grand increase vs the total cost I have into it already....

DrDiff 's Dana 60 IS a Strange Dana 60 it is the same ?  who was more expensive ?

Drdiff does sell a dana 60 from strange, but its not a S60 rear end....S60 rear end is a different axle and a modified ford 9inch with helical coils for the diff.....and the S60 is a full floater.

I got mine from DRDiff, it is a S60, it has a Strac carrier from Strange with the helical gears 2800.00 shipped

Have you called Dr diff,,Cass ? or are you just looking online at his website ?  CALL HIM

[1974dodgecharger]

What are you trying to do John ?  

you know me CDR overkill everything even if I don't need it, lol......

The price difference between the S60 and Dana 60 built from drdiff.com is 1 grand....the brakes I want from wildwood to match my front brakes are only on the strange rear end axle flange if I went with dana 60 I have to use their AERO calipers with the strange compelte rear end its a forged narrow superlite caliper which what my fronts are....its pure cosmetic is the sad part.....but im in this deep into the car aready I mind as well get what I want....even if its 1 grand increase vs the total cost I have into it already....

DrDiff 's Dana 60 IS a Strange Dana 60 it is the same ?  who was more expensive ?

Drdiff does sell a dana 60 from strange, but its not a S60 rear end....S60 rear end is a different axle and a modified ford 9inch with helical coils for the diff.....and the S60 is a full floater.

I got mine from DRDiff, it is a S60, it has a Strac carrier from Strange with the helical gears 2800.00 shipped

Have you called Dr diff,,Cass ? or are you just looking online at his website ?  CALL HIM

yeah I been talking to Dr diff...im gonn ago through him....he deals with strange...I can have a strange 60 dana or a S60 which is a floater...

[c00nhunterjoe]

To my knowledge, the full floating option is just that, an option. Unless you are in the 2,000 hp range, you dont need it.

[1974dodgecharger]

To my knowledge, the full floating option is just that, an option. Unless you are in the 2,000 hp range, you dont need it.

after doing some research I can go to dana 60 and use the wildwood brake I want with the rotors I want......thank god it saves 1k or so.....gheesh...and I found out I can do a S60 differential with the dana as a upgrade over a Detroit locker or truetrac

[Nacho-RT74]

sorry the highjack, but what the diff between the floating carrier and the regular ? sorry couldn't find any informative website about that and I don't understand  how or what makes a floating carrier

[John_Kunkel]

It's not the carrier that floats, it's the wheel bearing hubs. With full-floating hubs you can roll the car even with the axle shafts removed.

The Strange S60 can be purchased as a bare housing with or without traditional axle bearings; the full-floating feature is an option, not a standard feature on the S60. As I stated, the big difference between the S60 and any other Dana 60 is the adjustable carrier bearings....traditional Danas use shims to set the differential bearing location/preload (huge PITA) while the S60 has a threaded adjuster like the 8 3/4".

[daveco]

Full floating axles are like 3/4 & 1ton pickup truck rear axles.

[Nacho-RT74]

Yes just got it! Thanks!