dana?

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:30 pm

did any swb f100 come with a dana?

Post by **FORDification** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:39 pm

Sure...a few came with a Dana 44 and others with a 5-lug semi-floater Dana 60.

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:45 pm

how do they compare to the ford 9"? strenght, duribility, perfomance.

AlleyCat · Post by **AlleyCat** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:54 pm

I like them both. I stay with the 9" rears because far more 1/2 tons used them than Dana rears and I'm the type who likes to have spare parts sitting around just in case I need 'em. I've got 3 or 4 sets of axle shafts, a couple housings and 7 or 8 center sections stashed.

willowbilly3 · Post by **willowbilly3** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:31 pm

I only drive F250s so I am a D60 person. In a half ton, the 60 might be a little stouter but the choice of ratios is very limited compared to the 9" and the 9 is easier to set up in my opinion. Loose the crush sleeve though and get the shim/spacer set up.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:49 am

hotrod ford wrote:did any swb f100 come with a dana?

who is this dana person i keep hearing about? and how come thier age keeps changing from 44 60 70? how old are they anyway?

green68250 · Post by **green68250** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:05 am

I have both the Dana 60 1/2 ton and the 9". I will be using the D60 in one of my trucks just because its a semi rare rear end and I think its cool. I have 9"s coming out my ears so if it breaks I can just replace it. If I had to use only one it would be the 9" simply for parts availability.

Corbin

My427stang · Post by **My427stang** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:57 am

green68250 wrote:I have both the Dana 60 1/2 ton and the 9". I will be using the D60 in one of my trucks just because its a semi rare rear end and I think its cool. I have 9"s coming out my ears so if it breaks I can just replace it. If I had to use only one it would be the 9" simply for parts availability.

Corbin

I agree, and I am in the same situation. However, I put the 9 inch in for now because it was fresh.

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:34 am

what if it had 4.10 gears connected to a speed and a 360? would you run this set up?

AlleyCat · Post by **AlleyCat** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:59 am

hotrod ford wrote:what if it had 4.10 gears connected to a speed and a 360? would you run this set up?

Hotrod ford, you skipped the number but if it's a 4 speed a lot of F250's came that way so my answer would be yes. If I had a choice though I'd much rather have 3.54's in that Dana. They are a good all around gear ratio for a mix of highway driving and low end grunt.

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:02 am

oh yeah

, i did. it is a 4 speed with a stock dana 60 with 4.10 gears.

willowbilly3 · Post by **willowbilly3** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:05 am

hotrod ford wrote:oh yeah , i did. it is a 4 speed with a stock dana 60 with 4.10 gears.

Depends on the tire but that's a bit deep for a 1/2 ton with 29 inch tall tires. If you have some more like 32-33 then it wouldn't be too bad, wouldn't use it for a commuter.

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:04 pm

what would this truck had been used for? this is a stock drive train that is in the truck.

willowbilly3 · Post by **willowbilly3** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:30 pm

Could have been used for anything. Trucks were trucks back then and people bought them because they needed to haul stuff. Plus everyone wasn't wound as tight and in such a hurry to get everywhere. It was ok to drive 50-55. Look at over the road trucks. They had maybe 220 horsepower and 6.something gears, topped out 62-65 mph. Nowdays they have to have 450-500 horsepower, run 3.88 gears and pass cars going uphill.

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