Dana 60s

Those who know me know I'm a Dana 60-a-holic. As of March 2009, I currently have 20 Chevy Dana 60 front axles, and yes, a home for each one of them though I'm possibly selling a couple. Here are some pictures of some of the trucks I had to buy to get them, and some of the adventures I had to go on to retrieve them...

Not all of the Dana 60 full stories are written out, but heres a few pictures showing where some of the Dana 60's have come from. Other facts: The most Dana 60 front ends I have had at 1 time is 25 (December 13, 2007 and January 2008). I have outright sold 2 Dually version Dana 60 fronts, and 6 SRW version fronts, and let one go with the truck when I got rid of the '81 Dually crew cab but then bought the truck back again. I have also traded 2 Dana 60 fronts for others with lower gears, so in actuallity have owned a grand total of 35 different Dana 60 fronts overall. But 25 is still the top number all at once as of January 2008.

Places travelled to in order to retrieve Dana 60's:

Roy, Utah

Bandon, Oregon

Nakusp, BC, Canada

Kingston, Idaho

Frenchtown, Montana

Bend, Oregon

Tacoma, Washington

Montesano, Washington

Chewelah, Washington

Hayden, Idaho

Seattle, Washington

Portland, Oregon

Moses Lake, Washington

Yakima, Washington

Boardman, Oregon

Boise, Idaho

and even a few from right here in Spokane, Washington.

On the way back from Roy, Utah with an '82 Chevy Crew Cab with a Dana 60; became known as the "Utah Crew Cab" during the time I drove it. Cost of Crew Cab: $1500. Re-Sold Truck, kept Dana 60 for free. 60 used under the red '78

On the way home from Nakusp, BC, Canada. This '80 Crew Cab sat for years way up in the woods. I towed it home as parts and fired the 454 up and the thing ran and drove great. Cost: $1400. Parted out, kept Dana 60. Had to sell in January of 2008 for money reasons

I went down to the Oregon Coast to Bandon, Oregon, to get the Stepside with it's 5.13 ratio Dana 60. I wasn't going to keep the truck, but it grew on me and became a part of the Fleet

Joe's Alaska shipment with 3 Dana 60's, one of which became mine after I helped haul the load from Seattle to Spokane and traded him a 454 motor for one of the 60 fronts. This 4.56 ratio Dana 60 is going under the '85 K30

This was an '83 K30 Dually that had an engine fire. I parted it out and stripped it down to the frame and front end, and used the frame for the '83 C10 4x4 conversion. The bicycle was a freebie I found in the back of it. Cost of truck: $1200. Parted out to use frame, made cash profit and kept Dana 60 and frame. Sold the Dana 60 dually for $1000 and used that money towards buying a SRW 60 with 5.38 gears.

I traded a '78 GMC K20 with snow plow for this '91 1-ton Crew Cab minus motor

Out comes the 4.56 ratio Dana 60 from this '77 Crew Cab. Truck Cost: $1800. Re-sold truck, investement into Dana 60= $85. Also kept closed chamber 396 heads. Dana 60 is going under my '64 International

Went to Kingston, Idaho to get this '83 K30 for parts. Parted it out and kept the front end. Cost of Truck: $1000. Investment after done: Cash profit+kept Dana 60. Dana 60 getting re-geared to 5.38's for the Camo Blazer

Parted out this '79 K30 Dually. Cost :$1500. Parted out and made $295 cash profit and kept Dana 60 and frame. Dana 60 got geared to 4.88's and is now under the Budget Suburban. Frame to be used to convert my '78 Red Chevy to true 1-ton.

The '81 Flatbed get's a GM 10-bolt front and 350 motor, and I keep the Dana 60 and 454. Cost: $1400. Re-Sold the truck as 3/4 ton for $1500. 454 goes to plow truck and Dana 60 goes to '83 C10 4x4 conversion.

When I traded an '84 K5 Blazer for this it was an '83 K30 with 6.2 Diesel and 4.56 gears and a 60 front. I sold it as a K20 with 3.73 gears and a 10-bolt front. Investement in truck trade: $1530. Sale of truck: $1600= $70 profit+kept 4.56 ratio Dana 60 which then I had to sell for money reasons. Sold with dually outers for $700

This '77 Crew Cab donated a 4.10 Dana 60 front. Cost: $2000 with strong running 454. Then I traded the truck minus motor and with a 10-bolt front for an '85 Chevy. The 60 got used under a few rigs, then got sold in January 2008.

Drove down to Bend, Oregon to pick up an '83 Chevy truck with a 4.88 ratio 60 front. Cost: $2500. Dana is going under the '80 GMC Blue/White truck. Traded truck minus Dana 60 and minus winch/bumper for 1985 GMC Jimmy.

Went to Moses Lake and back to trade off an '83 K5 Blazer for this '82 K30 with 6.2 Diesel and factory 4.56 gears. This Dana 60 is now under my 1981 Suburban.

Cost: $750 cash and trade-in of shortbed- parted out except Dana 60 and made $260 cash profit.This '81 K30 was just up the way from my house. Chuck bought it and I later bought it from Chuck. It had a 3.73 ratio Dana 60 that I traded for...

this Dually Dana 60 front with 4.56 gears- came from a trade which involved the 3.73 ratio 60 front from the truck pictured on the left, plus $500 cash for this whole Dually truck. Parted out the Dually and made $470 profit, kept the 350 motor and 4.56 ratio Dana 60 which went under the Blue '84 K5

The Alaska Crew Cab wasn't one I had to go to Alaska for, just over in Chewelah. But originally it was an Alaska Pipeline Truck, with factory 292-inline 6 and 4.56 gears. Cost: $1200. Parted out and kept 4.56 ratio Dana 60 for free. This Dana 60 is currently in use under the Orange and Black '75 K5 Blazer

The '83 Crew Cab came from Tacoma. It's Dana 60 got sold for $1000

The 1981 "Big Crew Cab" came with a 4.10 ratio 60. This 4.10 Dana 60 got traded for a 4.56 ratio 60 front out of an '88 Crew Cab that got run in the Truck Blazer then sold to paul for his '79 Jimmy with a Cummins motor. The Big Crew Cab will now be running 2.5 Ton Rockwells

The '87 Plow Truck came with a 60, getting re-built on the '83 Dually frame

The "Little Crew Cab" came with a 4.10 ratio 60 front. I ended up selling it with Dually outer hubs on it for $1000 and buying a 60 front with 4.56 gears with that money while also getting a 70 rear, then re-selling those for $1150 February 2009

K.C.'s '84 Chevy's 14-bolt with Detroit rear went under the Truck Blazer, and the CUCV Dana 60 4.56 front that had a loose pinion is getting re-geared to 5.13 and will be run under another rig

1979 GMC 1-ton 4x4 Crew Cab from the Yakima, Wa. area. Factory SB400, TH400/203 and fulltime Dana 60 front. 4.10 gears. The 60 got sold for $1000 and the truck sold with a 44 front for $2000

This '81 Dually truck had a Dana 60/70, 454, TH400/205. I ended up trading this off with the Dana 60 for an FJ55 Toyota Landcrusier. Its the First 60 front I've ever let go with a truck. But then I bought the truck back a 2nd time. Drove it, then parted it out, kept the 60, then sold the 60 for $750

This green 1980 Crew Cab came from Baker City, Oregon. It had a 350/TH400/205, SRW Dana 60 and 14-bolt 4.10s. Sold the 400/205 and then sold the Dana 60 for $1000

I sold my Dually version Dana 60 4.10 in Seattle and proceeded to pick up a Dana 60 front SRW version with 5.38 gears and spool in Montesano, Wa.

The '78 Crew Cab came from Boise, Idaho. It's 4.56 Dana 60 went under the '72 Jimmy.

This '82 Crew Cab came from Frenchtown, Montana. 15 miles west of Missoula. It has a 4.10 60 front, bad 6.2 Diesel motor, 465/205. Cost $1175 counting fuel. Sold the 60 and 14 bolt for $1100 and parted the rest out

Made a trip to Portland, Oregon on Feb 9th, 2008. Sold another of my 4.10 Dana 60 fronts, but then while there bought an '83 K30 truck with a 60 front and a '74 K5 Blazer with a 60 front with 4.88 gears and Trac-Lock and towed the Blazer home to Spokane with the truck. Re-sold the truck with the 60 still under it but kept the winch.