dana 60

[billssuperbird]

i have a 8 3/4 rear end in my car.but i may be getting a 1968 dana 60.do i have to change the drive shaft. and what more do i have to do.

[maxwellwedge]

What trans do you have?

[68RED4SPEED]

Yes The Dana is 1.12" longer from c/c axle so the driveshaft has to be same 1.12" shorter.

[billssuperbird]

440 4 speed and the 68 is a 440 4 speed

[maxwellwedge]

You may be ok....maybe measure the center to center of the drive shaft length (at c/line of u-joint) and also how much of the slide in yoke (at the trans) is showing.

[maxwellwedge]

Yes The Dana is 1.12" longer from c/c axle so the driveshaft has to be same 1.12" shorter.

Are you talking about the width of the Dana? That wont have any bearing on the d/shaft length.

[BrianShaughnessy]

The U joint yoke / flange on a Dana is about an inch closer to the transmission,   therefore the driveshaft is about an inch shorter.

4 speed dana shafts are few and far between....  and probably bent.    And Plymouth and Dodge shafts are also different due to the 1 inch difference in wheelbase. 

I've posted a page from the gtx / road runner / charger resto book with driveshaft lengths on it before...  having trouble finding it right now.

[68RED4SPEED]

Yes The Dana is 1.12" longer from c/c axle so the driveshaft has to be same 1.12" shorter.

Are you talking about the width of the Dana? That wont have any bearing on the d/shaft length.

No, from c/c axles to c/c yoke 8 3/4 has 12.35" and the Dana has 13.47"

[BrianShaughnessy]

Found it.

[billssuperbird]

thanks 

[billssuperbird]

  i got the dana.it has the small backing plates. can i put my bigger plates on from my 8 3/4 rear end.and i need a pinion snubber+ the 3 bolts. any one have this for sale.

[BrianShaughnessy]

i got the dana.it has the small backing plates. can i put my bigger plates on from my 8 3/4 rear end.and i need a pinion snubber+ the 3 bolts. any one have this for sale.

Congrats

Rear brakes all interchange... go for it.   Generally cars with front disks got the 10" rears as opposed to the drum cars that got 11" all around.

meanwhile check ebay for pinion snubber... http://motors.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=pinion+snubber+dana&_sacat=6028&_odkw=pinion+snubber&_osacat=6028&bkBtn=&_trksid=p4506.m270.l1313

[billssuperbird]

thanks for the help do the axles come out the same as a 8 3/4 axles.

[billssuperbird]

the axles pull out the same on a dana as a 8 3/4

[elacruze]

thanks for the help do the axles come out the same as a 8 3/4 axles.

Yup just get the bearing plates off and pull them out.

[billssuperbird]