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Project
Rear Dana 60 Cut
To 54"
| Review |
| Praise: Top quality
work on housing by Driveline Services in Reno NV, perfect fit. |
| Criticism: Moser
Engineering refuses to stand behind their work. This not the first
time. One axle flange was machined bad and the shaft was bent. I had
to split the price of the Moser repair with Driveline services. In
the future I will avoid Moser Engineering completely. |
| Ease of installation:
Not easy and very time consuming, takes advanced fabricating skills to
be successful. |
If you still have questions after reading
the following information, please email
me.
Here we go........
      What it was 1976 Dana 60 from a Ford Truck, 4.56:1 ratio, 8 lug, full floater, 63"
wide with 16 spline axles, and best of all 59.00 from Pick and Pull. PLANNED
Modifications This rear end will
be a semi floater with 5 on 5.5" lug
pattern, 54" wide with Ford big bearing housing ends, Moser axles, and a
3/4" pinion off set toward the drivers side. Factory AMC 20 axle dimensions = 51" wheel mount to wheel mount. Pinion off set
is 3/4" toward the drivers side. What it is now
| The housing has been shortened at
Driveline Services here in Reno. The housing ends are large bearing Ford ends
(new style, same as a 9"). |
| The axles were made by Moser Engineering and are 35 spline.
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The axle flanges were machined for 1/2 ton Ford brake drums.
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| The
11"x2" brakes came from a 1986 Bronco with a 9" rear .
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| The Ford
drum brakes are perfect for the Dana 60. They are much larger than the
stock AMC 20 drums and the Jeep emergency brake cable will work with the
Ford brakes. I have plans for a future retrofit of disc brakes.
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| The lug
studs are 1/2" and machined to center the brake drums. |
| The bearing setup has the seal going on
the axle first, then the
bearing, then a lock ring |
| The seal actually fits over about half of the bearing
and the axle is held in the housing by a retainer plate. |
| I used a pinion yoke
from a 75 F250 with a D60 rear. The yoke fit my stock CJ u-joint
perfectly. |
NEW!! Here are a complete set of scans of the Dana
60 Ring and pinion installation manual supplied by Precision Gear. They
can be handy for the do it yourselfer.
PICTURES:
 
What a difference |
ARB |
Diff guards |
Install kit |
Cut housing |
Bearing, seal, lock ring, and retainer plate. |
Beefy axles |
Nice weld |
Seal |
Housing end |
Perches and yoke |
 
With ARB installed |
Done |
Done |
Done |
Done |
Done |
Done |
Done |
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| DANA 60 PARTS SO FAR: |
| ARB Air locker (Reider Racing) 630.00 |
| 35 spline axles (Moser Engineering) 273.00 |
| Brngs. and seals. (Moser Engineering) 112.18 |
| Ford housing ends (Moser Engineering) 72.00 |
| 4.10 ring and pinion (Reider Racing) 189.00 |
| Differential guard
(Macromotive.com) 69.00 |
| Perches for 2.5" springs (Moser
Engineering) 25.00 |
| Install kit for the R&P
(Reider
Racing) 119.00 |
| Housing work (Driveline Services)
130.00 |
| Brakes (Pick and Pull auto wreckers) 50.00 |
| Drums (Kragen Auto Parts)
80.00 |
| U-bolts
(Pick and Pull auto wreckers) |
| Retainer Plates (Moser) 13.00 |
| Complete
Rear Dana 60 (Pick and Pull auto wreckers) 59.00 |
| Rebuilt
Drive shaft 180.00 |
| New
wheel cylinders and hardware kit. 36.00 |
| Shipping 90.00 total |
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