Re: JPOR: Custom Axles

[Brett Davis <bdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was also thinking Dynatrac, and someone else also recommended Tri-county.  81 to
97 is the year spread for the high-pinion 60. In 1980, Ford built the F-350 with
the TTB front. 1998 was the first year of the Super-Duty.

If the project goes as planned, Dynatrac may be the source since the vehicles will
be sold as new.  This isn't for the freakshow, rather for a cross between a Sniper
and a Mutt that will be sold as a new vehicle, VIN and all.  If the wheelbase (100"
or so) will allow, a high-pinion will not be necessary, though it seems that R&P
failures are not as common as axle-shaft failures or U-joint failures.

"Paul W." wrote:

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> Dynatrac is the only outfit I know of that builds high pinion 60's with NEW
> center sections... one of the reasons their prices are always higher than
> everyone else... they build 100% new axle assemblies.  If you don't care about
> _everything_ being spanking new, then Currie or Tri-County are good - or any
> local custom axle builder.  We have a few of them around here, but most of them
> require you to supply the materials and then they'll build it for you.  The
> hard and expensive part is coming up with a reverse cut D60 housing, since they
> are only found in F-350 front ends.  (I forget the year spread - anyone?)  The
> newer F-350's (New Super-Duty body style) have gone down to Dana 50's :(
>
> Paul
>
> John Nutter <jnutter@pclink.com> wrote:
> > Brett Davis wrote:
> > > This might be sacrilege here, but if a guy was to pay someone to build
> > > a set of high-pinion, 35-spline D60s (a shop with good capacity, not
> > > just one-off) who would you recommend?
> >
> > Probably Dynatrac. I wouldn't spend the money or take the strength loss
> > of the high pinion rear if I had a CJ8 though. You've got plenty of
> > wheel base to make the low pinion rear work right. A high pinion front
> > is always attractive though.
>
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Brett Davis