Dana 60 rear question?

[k5blazerguy]

hey guys, i been looking around for a good deal on a 14 bolt, but i do have a dana 60 that i had bought to replace the axle in my 97 Dodge 2500, i believe the axle is a 95 with 4.10's. well i sold the truck last month and still have the axle, but has anyone ever put a d60 in the rear of a k5? or should i just stick to looking for a 14band sell the d60? either way i go i will have to cut off the spring mounts and reweld with the lift i have the axle needs to be tilted up a bit so no matter what axle i get ill have to do that already. thanks

 

[blazinzuk]

Stock to stock the 14 bolt will win the strength battle every time. Unless its a HD 60 which has 35 spline shafts, the regular 60 rear has 31 spline shafts that are a smaller diameter.

Still an upgrade from a half ton axle though.

From a 3/4 ton Dodge its possible it is a 70, which would be great.

In either case if you already have the 60 I would throw it in.

Pretty sure its a bit wider than a 14b ( which I like) and like you said you will have to move all the mounts around to match your truck and possible adapt the brake lines. All pretty simple stuff

 

[jt512]

Like already stated, not as strong as a 14, but a lot better then 1/2 ton stuff. It should be about 3 inches wider then a 14, but will match the width of the front axle. Unless it was from a cummins truck it should be a 60, the cummins trucks got 70's and the stick shift diesels got 80's.

If you've got it, I would use it bottom line.

 

[k5blazerguy]

Yeah I'm sure it's a 60 I ran the numbers on it when I got it, I had a dodge 2500 with the 5.9 gas motor and that's what it would have gone in. Thanks for the comments. I am trying to find a parts truck with 14bff/d60 so I can have the front and rears matching gear sets, but that Dana 60 will be plan B. if the 14bff is stronger then I prob will go that route. If I'm gonna take the time to swap axles then I might as well do it right the first time!