Dana 60 measurement question

[troy.70R/T]

I am going to go look at a Dana 60 this weekend and I was thinking about narrowing it for my 68 Charger. However I have been read that some Dana 60s that came in vans might not work because of the location of the center section. I might actually need to remove the whole tube from one side and I don't want to do this. Does anyone have a measurement of a stock Dana 60 (for a 70 B-Body)from the center of the center section to the backside of the brake plate? Thanks

[troy.70R/T]

Also one of the rear ends I am looking at supposedly came out of a 66 Charger. the guy says that the carrier will only accept 4.56 to7.27 Gears. I take it that this would be an after market carrier? it currently has 4.56 Gears any thoughts on how I would be able to tell if it is an after market carrier?

[cdr]

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[John_Kunkel]

The above chart should be banned from the internet, it is full of errors. It lists all '62-'70 B-bodies as being the same width when there are actually 4 different widths in those years.

By sheer luck it does show the correct housing width for the '70 B-body (it's actually 54 15/16")

The Dana 60 carrier is ratio specific with the break coming at 4.56...if you want to use 3.54 or 4.10 gears you'll need a different carier.

[cdr]

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[troy.70R/T]

ok Thanks I will try to find the correct chart.

[Chryco Psycho]

the van diffs were really offset to the right side meaning you only have to swap one tube to make them work & they seem to be easy to find , swapping the tubes is not a big deal , if the shop can shorten the husing & install car ends properly swapping a single tube should be no issue

[John_Kunkel]

The Dana 60 housing width and overall width is the same as the 8 3/4" for the same body. The correct dimensions are on the Moparts board tech archive:

http://www.moparts.org/Tech/Archive/axle/16.html

[troy.70R/T]

thanks for the link John. well not sure yet if a van one will work. I think I will only be narrowing it about 2 to 4 inches over all. I want some ten inch rims to fit under it without sticking out to much. I plan to do the narrowing myself.

[troy.70R/T]

so does anyone know if I find a DAna 60 with a 35 spline axle will I be able to get an 35 spline axle made for it in the 4-1/2 inch bolt pattern or will I have to change the side gears and get a 30 spline axle?

[John_Kunkel]

No problem getting 35-spline axles for the Dana 60...or 40-spline for that matter.

[troy.70R/T]

which one is stronger?

[Cooter]

Some say 35, some say 40....Are you planning on scraping the rear bumper off the line??

[troy.70R/T]

maybe some day. Just really planning on have one part of the car that I will not have any problems with. I plan to have the car to the floor and roasting the tires on a regular basis. Does a Dana 60 have 10 Bolts on the cover and the 9-1/4 has 12 bolts? Is this correct?

[cdr]

dana 60

[cdr]

9.25 mopar

[troy.70R/T]

Thanks for the pictures CDR.