americanmusc1e
Newbie
Hello all. Here is my hauler project. It's a 49 Chevy 3800 body sitting on a 2001ish Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 chassis. It has a 5.9 gasser, built 46re, NP241 HD and Dana 60's front and rear. The truck has 4.10 gear and a LSD in the rear. It's sitting on 235/85r16 tires. The most I'm planning on pulling with it right now is my 4000lb turbo C10 race truck + 2000lb car hauler. But I'd like to have as much capability as I can.
The Dana 60 has a problem with the crush sleve or pinion spacers. I haven't torn into it much. I'm about 99% sure it's going to need new gears and a rebuild. Here's a video of what it does. https://youtu.be/K6R7YM-ySfI
I have a line on a free 2nd gen Ram Dana 80, but it would need gears, a LSD/locker and driveshaft mods to get me back to where I am with the 60. Is the Dana 80 worth the parts and time cost for this combo? Or will I be severely limited by the engine/chassis before the Dana 60 becomes the weak point?
The Dana 60 has a problem with the crush sleve or pinion spacers. I haven't torn into it much. I'm about 99% sure it's going to need new gears and a rebuild. Here's a video of what it does. https://youtu.be/K6R7YM-ySfI
I have a line on a free 2nd gen Ram Dana 80, but it would need gears, a LSD/locker and driveshaft mods to get me back to where I am with the 60. Is the Dana 80 worth the parts and time cost for this combo? Or will I be severely limited by the engine/chassis before the Dana 60 becomes the weak point?