dana60 cant deside on what to do

broncomitch

broncomitch

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i have a chance to get a 97 dana60

im about to get a set of bead locks for my 15'' rim's and would like to keep em

so i cant deside what to do, get the dana60 grind down the calipers and machine the hub and rotor for the 5 lug pattern.

or spend at least 1800 bucks on new wheels and tires.

but will also need to swap the rear axle out also so i have a matching lug pattern.

im hoaping to get 500 for my front axle but 300 of that is going to gear's and the rest to the suspension. witch i cant deside to go with duff arms or link it. im poor as shit so the cheaper the better.

can i even grind down these calipers?
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i found this but ill still need to solve the 5 lug problem (bottom of the page)
http://www.blackbirdscustomtrucks.com/index25.html

or should i just get cromo's for my 44?
i am wanting to run 42's and one day 44's but i still need it do drive on the street for a few more years
 
If you want to go that big with tires I would not waste any money on the 44. On my jeep I ground down the caliper and never had a problem with 15" wheels, but then again I didnt have the problem with lug pattern because I had new wheels
 
ya, i know used 15'' 8 lug wheels are out there but there pretty rare.

i did some math, and i should get $1500 for my axles and wheels and tires

added up all my part's ill need including a 14bolt and wheels and tires and i should be able to do the hole swap needing about $1450 so ill start saving $1600 wile the axle sit's.
 
brought it home last night. figure ill just let it sit.. but it's got the getto brakes so ill ether need to find the set i can grind on or get that kit.

or get h1's


I WISH I WAS RICH!!!!
 
Having done what you are thinking about if I had to do it again I would just buy 8 lug wheels when you can. When I built my axles I wanted to keep the wheels and tires I had at the time. Now, that I have changed the wheels and the tires I wish I had the 8 lug instead of the 5 lug. 5 lug wheels are not enough for 42" tires, in my opinion.

Get the axle and save up and when you have the money then change the wheels.

LT.
 
My dad has 2 15x10 8 lug chrome mods and 2 15x8 8 lug chrome mods. if you want them there cheap maybe $30 for all 4 then you can sell which ever ones you dont want.
 
When I did my d-60 swap in 01 on my fullsize bronco, there were a lot better tire options for 15 inch wheels. (that is not the case these days) You can clear d-60 brake calipers with 15 inch wheels if you have 2.5 inches of backspacing. I did have to just barley grind the caliper a little bit.

However I want to question you about that picture. That caliper does not look like mine. If any thing that caliper doesn't have anything in the area that a ground down.

My axle was out of a 1997 ford f350 HEAVY duty (not super duty)

The 15 inch wheels with regular backspacing (4.5-ish) will clear a 10.25 or 14 bolt with drum brakes.

There is a section "how do i mount a 15 in wheel on a front d-60" and "how do I convert a d60 to 5x5.5 bolt"
http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/60_front/index2.html

I don't think I would ever tell anyone to not upgrade to a 60

Nathan
-every thing is ordered for it...
 
well, the axle might really be sitting for a long time.

got fired today :mad:

and of course i bought a set of beadlock yesterday that im going to half to sell :mad::mad::mad:


as for the brakes, i think that's the ford style of duel piston calipers rather then the chevy calipers.

i was talking to a guy that has the same setup and had to grind a little bit on them to run 15's but seems everyone is telling me to just get bigger wheels.

i just hope i don't half to sell it, i have not gotten a chance to dig into it yet. :(
 
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