Identifying A Dana 60 Front Axle

[Rich M]

How can you tell? I have a 3/4 front axle 10 dolt with huge outer rotors and locking hubs. I was told it was a heavy duty 3/4 with 1 ton spindles. How can I find out what it really is?

 

[Milner]

Whats it from?
Does the dif cover look like an egg or a stop sign?
Does it have "dana" or "spicer" on the cover?

here are some covers that should give you a good idea what you are looking at....sory about the chrome....
http://purplecranium.com/wsm/s-Differential.html

 

[Rich M]

The 44 and the 60 look the same to me. Ill take some pictures and will see if that will help. THANKS

 

[Milner]

The 44 and the 60 look the same to me. Ill take some pictures and will see if that will help. THANKS

Yep, but the 60 is a lot bigger....

 

[Rich M]

Here are the pictures of the two axles I bought of a guy. Any help on what they are will help. THANKS

 

[ALF]

looks just like my D44 only with 8 lugs

 

[Shawn]

The easy way to tell is, the king pin 60 has a 4 bolt cap on each side on top of the knuckle. On the drivers side, the cap sits on top of the steering arm.

 

[OCNORB]

Just guessing- By what I can make out of the u-joint and the steering arm, I am inclined to say HD44 used from 76-77.5 on Ford F-250's.

 

[OCNORB]

The HD 44 had the big hubs and outers, but it runs the 5-297x joints.

 

[Rich M]

Thanks for your help. How much do you think I could get out of them? They have a matching 14 bolt rear. I only need one set not both.

 

[OCNORB]

Well my guess was wrong if they are in a chevy-

 

[mbryson]

From the steering arm and the ball joints and it being passenger drop, I'm saying it's a D44. I had a set out of a '73 Chev pickup that had the big external hubs like that.

 

[Milner]

Yep, 44, no doubt.