Tshane
1/2 ton status
Okay hopefully someone can answer this. Why are dana 60's so expensive.mean i see them all over but they are still very very expensive /forums/images/graemlins/truck.gif
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This might be a stupid ? but i want to know why dana 60 cost so much
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Bubba Ray Boudreaux
1 ton status
Supply and demand. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Derf00
1/2 ton status
Supply and demand, and they are just about the best stock production axles you can get.
Think about this - how many 1 ton Chevy trucks from this era have you seen? Ok, then how many were 2wd? For me, like 95% of the ones I have seen ar 2wd. There seems to be just less 4wd ones, which are the only donors for our trucks.
Then realize that people have known for a long time that a Dana 60 front a 1 ton will bolt right in on your 1/2 ton truck or blazer. So these things were never just sitting around in a pile, gathering dust.
So yes, it's supply and demand.
When I first got in 4 wheeling a few years ago, no one I knew would consider paying $1000 for a Dana 60. But now they are just that much more difficult to come buy and that price is not an outrageous one.
-- Mike
Then realize that people have known for a long time that a Dana 60 front a 1 ton will bolt right in on your 1/2 ton truck or blazer. So these things were never just sitting around in a pile, gathering dust.
So yes, it's supply and demand.
When I first got in 4 wheeling a few years ago, no one I knew would consider paying $1000 for a Dana 60. But now they are just that much more difficult to come buy and that price is not an outrageous one.
-- Mike
ZonkRat
1/2 ton status
If you think a GM 60 is high check on a HiPin Ford goes for.I felt lucky to get one for 1400$.I only had to replace one rotor and axle joint.Only had to go 900 miles to pick it up.I figure in 2 years I'll be about even moneywise and wont have to replace any axles or ujoints.Guess I'm just a little lazy and I'm wheeling while some others are repairing 44s.Still have to do bearing service though. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/truck.gifon 38s /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif
