dodge dana 60

[gonecrazyi]

I've got several Ford Dana 60s but was wanting coils for a better ride. Maybe ill go pull a Dodge 44 for cheap and grab the spring mounts and hardware to see what it would take to weld it to my axle.

 

[jonathan]

i think you can buy just the coil mounts

 

[88beast]

the dodge units are junk youll put more money into it to make it like a ford 60 than you would to buy the ford unit
plus youd need a 4 link style setup to get any good proformance out of it (suspension wise)

 

[88beast]

the dodge units are junk youll put more money into it to make it like a ford 60 than you would to buy the ford unit
plus youd need a 4 link style setup to get any good proformance out of it (suspension wise)

 

[Diesel_brad]

If you want coils and a solid axle, go the 05+ Superduty axles. It has been time and time again with great results
Talk to cary, he invented the swap http://ctperformanceinc.com/

 

[gonecrazyi]

Ill look into that, thanks Brad. I'd like to keep my 8x6.5 lug pattern but can change it if i have to.

 

[Optikalillushun]

or weld the wedges from a coil spring dana 44 and use a spacer for the radius arms.

 

[crashnzuk]

The guys who say you MUST have a Ford HP 60 are usually the hardcore 4x4 guys. Low pinion is no biggie in a pavement pounder. Hell, LOTS of hardcore guys use low pinion pass drop Dodge and Chevy front 60s too, so don't let that be the deciding factor. It would be easier to use a Ford axle, but if you found a Dodge axle for little or nothing it may be fine for you if you don't mind investing some time and effort into it. If you are gonna be fabing your own suspension, you can throw out most of the junk Dodge suspension talk too.
Travis..