Dana 60 question (1 Viewer)

[usmcruiser]

I found this D60 front on craigslist but it has "dually hubs"?!!

How hard is it to convert over to standard hubs and do you think I'd be thowing away $650 bucks if I pick this up tomorrow?

Dana 60 Chevy Front Axle Complete 4:56 gears - $650

Dana 60 Chevy Front Axle with 4:56 gears according to tag. Dulley Hubs with lock-outs. I have heard its easy to change to non-dulley just by chaging the hubs. $650.00 Contact Ryan

 

[Radd Cruisers]

Easy bolt on conversion, good deal.

 

[bustanutley]

pirate is your friend

Pirate4x4.Com - Extreme Four Wheel Drive

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[usmcruiser]

pirate is your friend

Pirate4x4.Com - Extreme Four Wheel Drive

bottom of first page

Pirate has ton of info on it but I cannot stand 90% of the guys on there. I printed that out a while ago and was actoually going through it last night. lol but I only got about 8 printed pages in before my kids needed some attention.

 

[mminter1973]

If you decide to buy it i will buy the dually hubs from you.

 

[usmcruiser]

SO does anyone have a spare set of SRW Hubs?

 

[D'Animal]

Measure the axle width. Most of the dually front Dana 60's are not that desirable since they are wide and do not demand that high of price.

I picked up two front Dana 60's from duallys, $800 for the pair. One was missing the outer knuckles. The other was complete all the way to the pitman arm. using the parts from both i had one built up and it is now under my tow rig.

 

[88chevota]

I'd keep looking. I have seen them for a lot cheaper on craigslist and colorado4x4

 

[usmcruiser]

I'd keep looking. I have seen them for a lot cheaper on craigslist and colorado4x4

I just found this on craigslist. But I cannot find any specs on a 1970 K20 on the interweb. I suck at the internets. He says it has a D60 front and a 350 under the hood...and the price is great!!! I want it but I also want to make sure the D60 has kingpins.

DO you guys have a link to specs or know the specs off the top of your head?

 

[mminter1973]

It looks like it is Kingpin as best i can tell, the pics are kind of blurry though. Most ball joint 60s were dodge and ford stuff and the closed knuckle chevy was ball joint i think. If it is a chevy 60 with open knuckles chances are it is kingpin style. It would be very easy to tell if the pictures were a little clearer.

 

[usmcruiser]

It looks like it is Kingpin as best i can tell, the pics are kind of blurry though. Most ball joint 60s were dodge and ford stuff and the closed knuckle chevy was ball joint i think. If it is a chevy 60 with open knuckles chances are it is kingpin style. It would be very easy to tell if the pictures were a little clearer.

there is a link to a new axle/truck in the post above you.

 

[mminter1973]

I would jump on that if it was nearby, but then again i have enough 60s to last me for a while, i just need some dually hubs

 

[usmcruiser]

If you decide to buy it i will buy the dually hubs from you.

Dana 60 DRW front hubs

I found these hubs in AZ...

 

[mminter1973]

Thanks i will give them a call, shipping from arizona may break the bank!

 

[Medusa]

Measure the axle width. Most of the dually front Dana 60's are not that desirable since they are wide and do not demand that high of price

The SRW and DRW front axles are identical EXCEPT for the wheel hub and rotor.Yes, they assembly is too wide with the DRW hubs on, and that is why USMCRUISER is looking for SRW hubs. I would buy a DRW axle any day for that price and swap or machine the hubs.

 

[peesalot]

or call doug (highonda) and buy the hubs new for a good price. one stop shop.

 

[usmcruiser]

anyone know what year subrubans had D60s? the billavista article only lists k30's CUCV's and V30's.

 

[sixty]

I've never seen or heard of a Suburban with a 60. I would imagine it would be some sort of special order or package.

 

[usmcruiser]

theres a guy selling one out of a '75. so I figured that cannot be the only year. granted it may have been a special order thing.



man it sucks being cheap sometimes. makes shopping for decent parts so much harder. lol

 

[mminter1973]

You could order a K30 or 3500 suburban just like pickups, i would imagine not many people did though. I have seen a few.