I have been hearing alot bad about the dana 60 in the rear of these trucks. I know the GM FF14 is a super strong, Reliable axle setup , I have one with 4:10 gears I am thinking of throwing in the rear of my truck. Anyone ever swap one in? I know the perches have to be moved, But thats no biggie. I have a welder , Dont hat same thing many times. ABS wont work either, but U hate ABS anyhow. Any other issues anyone sees with this?

 

It's actually a 9.25, not a D60..

The 14 bolt is one stout mother, that's for sure!

 

I looke dup the specs. Would cause to many issues to go that route, I am going to keep looking for a replacment dana 60 for my truck.

 

I've heard of people doing Ford 9" swaps but Im not sure how they retain the ABS sensor in the rear.

 

you think the rear axle in these trucks suck, try on a dana 35 from a jeep, that is a sad axle, i have a 9 inch to go in its place this winter, along with a dana 44 front from a bronco (no cad)

 

9.25 ring gear on my spicer/dana 60 . So yes it is a dana 60. Just the 30 spline version.

 

Mine is a 2500 . Not downgrading to a dana 44. If you hate the dana 35, Try to 30 in the older jeeps. My CJ5 had them till I swapped them out for waggy dana 44s. I had to outboard teh spring perches, but man it was a huge upgrad. I got tired of breaking stuff with a mild built small block chevy and a T18 ford transmission.

 

oic you have 3/4 ton, id try a dana 70 or 80, i think that be a much easier conversion

my jeep has the dana 30 front, with the cad, and im suprised i ain't broke them but i cant wait to get the 44 and the 9 inch in (im also looking forward to the wider more stable stance)

 

Would love to if I could find one.

 

The hole in my D35 case from an exploded pinion bearing will tell you that