What is the point of using a Dana 60 rear?

[Caveman]

okay, in a modern world where you can get 35-spline stuff for a Ford 9", and 35-spline stuff for Dana 44s (same approx weight as a 12-bolt, and built to custom specs by tons of places)...

Why would anyone wanna put a behemoth like a Dana 60 in any type of car that needs to accelerate?

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: What is the point of using a Dana 60 rear?

they last the whole season

[Caddyman]

Re: What is the point of using a Dana 60 rear?

X 4000

[squirrel]

Re: What is the point of using a Dana 60 rear?

If you're building a good old car....you need a good old rearend. An Olds or Pontiac rear from the early 60s would be great instead

[BBR]

Re: What is the point of using a Dana 60 rear?

You don't need fancy/expensive aftermarket stuff to make them last.

[milkovich]

Re: What is the point of using a Dana 60 rear?

Jeff Smith did a huge article on the 9 vs the 60 vs the 12 bolt for CC a while back. Awesome reading. They're not as heavy as everyone thought and I think the 60 sapped less power than the 9 which is harder to turn.

For the money, I'm thinking the 8.8 with 9" ends and 31 spline axles is the way to go for CHEAP. Not sure how heavy they are though.

[BOWTIE6872]

Re: What is the point of using a Dana 60 rear?

the 60 is 13lb heavier than an nog iron ford 9"
now add the bigger axles/etc to the 9" and it's a wash..
the 9" is king. cause you can have two pumpkins..
one for the track and one for the street..
a spool and a diff.. with same or different gears..
the 60 was in trucks.. and
have high gears= cheap

[58yeoman]

Re: What is the point of using a Dana 60 rear?

Gary Rohe (remember him?) was going 8's 13 years ago, with a 8.8 and 4 lug axles.

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: What is the point of using a Dana 60 rear?

al ackerman goes 7 s with a 4 cyl chevy and a toyota truck rear [modded]
12 bolts used to be popular in hurst hemicars for the low drag

[JeffMcKC]

Re: What is the point of using a Dana 60 rear?

Boat anchor. How many teeth does a Dana 60 have on a 5.13 pinion?

The high end stuff can be very tricky like a drop in 12 bolt to a nine inch housing, most guys are more off in the tune and can pick up the 15 hp the rear end will save them there.

I like a 9 inch because they are easy to work on, parts every where, dont break when built with the right stuff, lots of gears to pick from........ not many things I can list in a Dana's side of things

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: What is the point of using a Dana 60 rear?

57 olds rear is cool = I had a 9 inch from mark williams with olds bearings ends in the axle housing
think it may be hard to get parts -the top fuelers tore em up

[Silver68RT]

Re: What is the point of using a Dana 60 rear?

I like Dana 60's. I think the appeal is partly due to the connection to the high horsepower Mopars. When you got a 440 4-speed, or a Hemi 4-speed you got a Dana 60, or if you got the Track Pack (3.54) or Super Track Pack (4.10). It's just something extra to set your car apart from the rest, like multiple carbs, or a Shaker hood, stuff like that.

I just saw an ad for a disassembled '73 Cuda project, and I'm actually considering picking it up just for the Dana 60. My '68 Charger R/T has a Dana 60, but it would be cool to have one for my '70 Barracuda too. Only problem is I definitely don't have the space for another car, especially one that's in pieces.

The first time I saw one, it was under a black '64 Dodge 330 with a cross-rammed Hemi that I saw cruising out in Winnipeg one night. That was the meanest looking car I'd ever seen, and that huge rear with the chrome cover on it just screamed that there was massive power on tap. Then the light went green, and he just smoked the guys next to him, with that Hemi echoing off the buildings downtown. I was sold on Hemi's and Dana 60's right then.

[squirrel]

Re: What is the point of using a Dana 60 rear?

THe only 60 I have is in one of my trucks, it was pretty much a bolt in...6 lugs, used in GMC heavy half tons in the mid 60s. 3.54 posi. I've had it over 20 years, never did anything to it besides change the oil once and put brakes on it.

[fabricatordave]

Re: What is the point of using a Dana 60 rear?

Boat anchor. How many teeth does a Dana 60 have on a 5.13 pinion?

The high end stuff can be very tricky like a drop in 12 bolt to a nine inch housing, most guys are more off in the tune and can pick up the 15 hp the rear end will save them there.

I like a 9 inch because they are easy to work on, parts every where, dont break when built with the right stuff, lots of gears to pick from........ not many things I can list in a Dana's side of things

dana=industrial overkill

o yea who still uses 5 anything in drag racing more power = less gear 5 somethings are for horsepower challenged LOL LOL jk

[milkovich]

Re: What is the point of using a Dana 60 rear?

Gary Rohe (remember him?) was going 8's 13 years ago, with a 8.8 and 4 lug axles.

That baby blue square headlight car was one of the all time greats.

Nothing on it that didn't make it go faster and embarass rich kids.