Re: JPOR: Dana 60/70

["Chad Lloyd" <clloyd@xxxxxxxxx>]

There was a story recently in Peterson's that said they have the same diff
cover and the 70 was only 5/16 inch lower than a 60, and pretty  much all
70s were 35 spline. They recomended them for the rear axle but not the
front.

Chad

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Smith <ssmith@ai.com>
To: jeepoffroad@4x4wire.com <jeepoffroad@4x4wire.com>
Date: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 3:01 AM
Subject: Re: JPOR: Dana 60/70


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>The 60 and the 70 use the same diff cover.  How can the 70 have a lower
>ground clearance?
>
>Teve
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ben Bargabus" <ben_b@ppdonline.com>
>To: <jeepoffroad@4x4wire.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 9:57 PM
>Subject: Re: JPOR: Dana 60/70
>
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>> > Why is a  D70 undesireable?     I always thought that Dana rears got
>stronger
>> > as  the number increases.
>>
>>
>> Yes they do but as ring gear diameters increase ground clearance under
>> the pumpkin decreases.  A dana 70 pumpkin is huge and the increase in
>> strength over the 60 ring gear just isn't worth that loss (in my opinion
>> of course), especially if you're only running a 35" or 36" tire.  The 35
>> spline 60 runs the same axle shaft that the 70 does (1.5" 35 spline),
>> given that why go 70?  Now top loader rockwell 5-tons, that's another
>> story   ;-)
>> Later,
>> Ben.
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