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Old 05-18-2021, 12:37 PM   #14
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Re: Dana 60 3.54 in the '68 Chevy C20

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Originally Posted by KevinK7 View Post
...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
No, I didn't replace the seals. There was no sign of leakage so I just left well enough alone. I got all of the parts from Rock Auto.

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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher View Post
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.
Yes, the Dana 60 coil spring rears are hard to find.

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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher View Post
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.
I'm not sure what the reasoning was but I'm glad I found one....

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