D60 owners-info needed....

[uglychevyZZ4]

are all chev / dodge 60's kingpin?
will 3/4 ton brakes bolt on to them?
what is needed to swap a dodge 60 to chevy?

 

[tRustyK5]

All Chev 60's are 35 pline inner, 30 spline outer king pin diff's. A lot of the older Dodge 60's are the same. Not sure when it started but the newer Dodge ones are "Central Axle disconnect" versions with ball joints. Avoid those...

3/4 ton brakes can be made to work...but they don't just bolt on. FWP runs 3/4 ton brakes on his. I don't see the advantage though.

A dodge 60 doesn't need much of anything to work under a Chev...excpet the perch width is a little different. Mudhog runs a dodge D60 under his Blazer and I'm pretty sure he just pried the springs a little and made it work. Az-Kickin does make some offset spring eye bushing to correct the spring width though if spreading the springs a little concerns you.

Rene

 

[uglychevyZZ4]

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if spreading things apart a little concerns you.


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nah, I have 4 kids, and it wud'nt on accident /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif thanks Rusty, just makin sure i was correct, i was, i didnt think there was a different version.

 

[84_Chevy_K10]

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Anyone know the correct pinion nut torque for a D60 front?

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[Stomper]

240-300 FT LBS

 

[m j]

that isnt in the manual?

 

[az-k5]

I got a dodge 60 in too. Spreading the springs (the way it is now) kills bushings real quick. I am offsetting the shackles and trimming the front bushing to fix it this afternoon. Mine is a 1990 king pin BTW.

 

[84_Chevy_K10]

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that isnt in the manual?

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What manual?

 

[84gmcjimmy]

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that isnt in the manual?

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What manual?

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That manual!





















































































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[tRustyK5]

mj has a webshots page with the entire D60 manual. Do a search for "ausername" on webshots and you should find it.

Rene

 

[84_Chevy_K10]

Ahh. Thanks. I've got much of his D60 stuff on my harddrive here at my dad's house, but at my moms where I was when I posted above, I didn't have it available.

 

[Waxer]

Not to mention its in the technical section of this site.

http://www.coloradok5.com/dana60manual.shtml

 

[84_Chevy_K10]

I completely forgot. All this wrenching I've been doing on my '60 and all I've been using is my repair manual. /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif