Difference between front and rear gears?

[odoa3]

Is there a difference in gears between a front and rear Dana 60? Found a set of gears for a good price, but it sounds like they were going to go in a rear Dana 60 - I would hate to buy them and find out they will not work in a front axle.
Thanks.

 

[4X4HIGH]

Pretty sure the gears fit both front and rear unless it was a reverse rotation HP 60 front then they would be different.

 

[goldwing2000]

Pretty sure the gears fit both front and rear unless it was a reverse rotation HP 60 front then they would be different.

Exactly right. And reverse rotation = hi pinion, so it's easy to tell them apart.

 

[odoa3]

Thanks guys!

 

[Chrisblazzer89]

What about in front and rear 10B

 

[goldwing2000]

What about in front and rear 10B

Samey-same, the only difference is in axle shaft spline counts, which won't change the gearset but it will change the lockers and axle shafts.

 

[dremu]

Exactly right. And reverse rotation = hi pinion, so it's easy to tell them apart.

So are you saying that Hi Pinion went a different way from the rest of us?

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