Dana 70 VS corp 8.25

[skyshark186]

Well this may be upsetting then. I just secured a dana 60 front with factory 4.56 gears for 250 bucks. Axle has 60,000 true miles on it. Was in a wrecked 98 3/4 ton dodge. It had a dana 80 rear the guy wanted 350 for. Lol. My 70 has a limited in it already so Im good to go. So my truck is set for axles. I can pick up the axle until october 7th due to the guys schedule. I will have my rear hung as soon as I can find someone with a drill press I can use for 10 minutes. I went ahead and had 5/8 u bolts made, so I need to drill out my spring plates. Im doing the ubolt flip while Im under there. I should have the rear hung today or tomorrow. Heres a teaser until then. Note the suprisingly small difference in width. Also note my incredibly clean work space and my awesome temp exhaust. Im gonna run a true dual system once I get my tranny in there so that was made to last a week, and it did. And just for fun the wifes DD. 96 Landcruiser with a 2 1/2 OME lift and 35 in TRXUS tires.

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[skyshark186]

Sigh. Anyone want a good deal on a dana 70? Aparently Im going to be running a dana 80 and dana 60 front. Sigh. Ill post up the details soon. And I was so close to bolting this thing on.

[Crazy4x4RT]

Looks good! Well I guess might as well go big. For me I had to drill out the spring plate too. It was not hard with a regular drill. Just get a drill bit large enough and drill. Use WD40.

[skyshark186]

Yeah. I just thought a press would be faster, but I have a heavy drill and bit.

Ok. So the Dana 60 I was buying is from a newer dodge than the 70 I bought. It would have been 1 1/2 wider on each side than the 70, and the guy only wanted 350 for the dana 80 with the powrlock in it(rarer stronger dana option). He threw in a set of black chrome rims with mud terrains on them for 50 bucks. So for 650 Im getting a 1200-1500 dollar front axle, a 1000 dollar plus rear axle, and 300 dollars worth of rims and tires. I cant complain.

Now the dillema. Ill be pulling the springs and everything off myself anyway. I could cut the buckets off for free. Should I run the factory dodge 3/4 coil suspension up front or not? The springs should be a little soft after sitting under a cummins for 10 years.

[Crazy4x4RT]

Ya the coil springs would be sweet. But will be more work. Leaf springs are simple but strong. So it just depends how much work you want to put into it.

[skyshark186]

Im not sure it would be much work. If I take 100% of the factory parts, assuming they are in working order, really all it should be is moving a few things and welding some up.