Dana 60 swap

Jadaharabi said

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Good grief give the guy a break. In post number one it says he has a Dana and he wants to know how to build it to put in his car. He didn't say should I put a 8.8 or 8 3/4 or a 12-bolt Chevy he said he has a Dana.

It's like when somebody says they want help in figuring out how to build a 318. The next thing you know you got 10 people telling him to forget the 318 and put a 360 in. Then you got another half a dozen guys, saying take that 360 and stroke it. Not one bit of help to help him with the 318.

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I wasn’t trying to be a dick. But by the time you add up everything it takes to make it a successful swap, it is no longer a <500$ project. That’s all. I listed everything I could think of previous to that post that is needed for the swap. I forgot the shim kit and tapered bearings too. Not the cheap way in my experience. The chevy engine thing was where I got confused.
Without a new set of gears and assuming he has the bearing pullers and press and spreader it still costs about a grand before brakes/plates/ebrake. Not to mention the inch lb torque wrench needed to set the pinion preload. Assuming all the cleaning and grinding and welding is free. And reading the pattern time and time again. Making dummy races so you don’t ruin the shims each time you have to take out the pinion. And the yoke, u joints and driveshaft. Believe me, I am all for swap, but it isn’t cheap the first time