dana 60 swap

[remington88]

well my ttb finally wore out. and instead of rebuilding all the bushings ball joints ect. i am going to do a dana 60 swap. i have a set of axles with 410 gears. i have to weld new spring perches on as the guy i bought them from was going to do a coil set up on the front. for right now i am going to use the current springs. i know it will ride rough but it doesnt get driven much only when i need it. eventually i will be doing an RSK with newer super duty springs. my question is what all other parts do i need? i want to round everything up so i can knock the swap out in a weekend.

 

[riotwarrior]

Your springs won't work well at all, we can't tell what you need unless we know what you have all together...just saying...ROFL

Likely a new front drive shaft, F350 springs, panhard rod and mount for frame, F350 pitman arm those are to start off the top of my head.

 

[rob93]

If you thought these trucks took a football field to turn around stock, try turning a dana 60 swapped one with the dana 50 pitman arm. I say you definitely want that dana 60 pitman arm.

 

[remington88]

all i have is the axle. mainly i wanted to make sure i wasnt forgetting anything that i need to get. i want to be able to do the swap in a weekend if i can. i knew i needed both bottom plates track bar and brackets. i think i can get away with using the driveshaft and pitman arm because the truck has already been lifted. so the pittman is a drop pitman and the driveshaft should be ok. not to worried about a rough ride at this point as i dont drive it much and it cant be near as bad as the military trucks i drive.

 

[kuskoal]

If its a ball joint d60, the d50 knuckles will swap over. Little easier and you could get bolt-on calipers if you have them. I forgot when the parts interchange was

 

[Iowa 73]

If its a ball joint d60, the d50 knuckles will swap over.

Nope.

 

[remington88]

It's a kingpin axle not a balljoint. But it's been completely gone through.