Dana 60 3.54 in the '68 Chevy C20
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Well, I finally finished up the Eaton HO52 / Dana 60 rear end swap. The Dana was a coil spring rear end so that made the swap pretty easy. I had a few delays but it worked out good. I didn't have to cut my drive shaft. There are two different length rear shaft sections. The Eaton was 35 inches long and I had 4 or 5 different shafts I had saved and one of them had a rear section that was 33 inches long, it fit perfect. The front section of the original shaft used the small "U" joint at the carrier bearing and the front of the 33 inch rear shaft used the large "U" joint. All I had to do was purchase a Precision Brand #348 Combination "U" joint, and everything fit right together. It made a world of difference in the driveability of the truck. Now I can hear the radio over the engine.....:) Part number list is in post below All of the pictures are of the Eaton rear end as I was taking it out. LockDoc |
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Thanks for the post! We need to see more of these simple swaps that involve little or very little modifying. Or we could wait and wait and wait till the aftermarket decides to manufacture a HO 52 3.54 ring and pinion set for '48 thur '72 Chevy C 20's. Those 16.5's with correct era caps look great!
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That should be a great upgrade for drivability.
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I need to get some stock type lug nuts before I can put the rear caps on. The ones I have on there are too long. Quote:
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You're a half a turn ahead now. Let it roll! :cool:
I wish someone would make ring and gear sets for HO52s while there are still so many out there. It's such a great rear. Brakes are no problem as long as there are 14-bolts all over the place. A simple swap. Someone (Patrick's) made gear sets for the HO32/33s way back in the '80s to help the '50s 1/2 tons run hiway speeds. As it is our choice is rear end swapping. That's why I keep a collection of rears. |
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Great job Leon! Was the HO52 a 4.57 open rear
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Here are the different part numbers for the Dana 60 coil spring rear end. Brake Shoes = Bosch BS419R Hardware Kit = Raybestos H7128 Wheel Cylinders = CENTRIC 13462015 Rear Right; Rear Leaf springs CENTRIC 13462016 Rear Left; Rear Leaf springs Yes, I know they say for Leaf Springs but they fit the coil rear end and were exactly the same as the ones I took off.... ------------------------------------- I ordered these wheel cylinders on the first try and they were the wrong ones. CENTRIC 13466009 CENTRIC 13466010 LockDoc |
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...Thanks again for including the part numbers here.
('interesting' that the wheel cylinders that didn't fit, are listed for coil spring) Did you by any chance replace the wheel seals? (I ordered Timken 455860 from RockAuto, hoping they are the right ones.) Thanks again, Kevin |
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Nice swap. The D60 coil rear ends are probably a little more rare aren't they? Most were in leaf spring trucks from what I've seen because they were camper special big block trucks. I've seen pics of coil spring 6 lug D60s in these but never found one in the wild yet.
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My truck came from the factory as Cab & Chassis, with Utility body installed (most likely from day one) with it's original 396, NP435 4-speed and a Dana60 Coil spring rear. Along with Special paint, I guess I was lucky to find it : ) https://imageevent.com/hvclassics/au...=1&n=1&l=0&z=9 |
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From the research I did a while ago, big block trucks got the D60. I'm guessing that was because the Eaton's did not have a 3.54 gear ratio available.
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Just received Napa UP UP419R Brake shoes yesterday, and as someone else posted both front and rear shoes (have not figured out which are supposed to be rear facing) are the same length. They are correct for the 12 inch drum and 2.5 inch width, but I have never seen this. Normally the rear shoe lining is longer. Not so here. These are riveted relined, labeled "made in china". I am done testing, and these will go on the truck, as this truck will not see heavy use or high miles, but am disappointed, as they have far less lining than what came off. I will try to get a photo of old and new when I attempt to figure out which is which -- the linings are not centered on the metal that the lining is riveted to, which leads me to believe it does matter on placement. Perhaps FLT FT419R (fleet) would have been correct???
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short shoe forward
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I don't know, It's hard to tell by the pictures. LockDoc |
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It looks like one shoe has the lining closer to the top and one shoe has the lining closer to the bottom on each side..... LockDoc |
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