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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Engine/Drivetrain => Topic started by: scorpion on September 09, 2012, 10:50:16 am
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I'm doing a Dana 60 swap for a 44. I've got 6" of lift and wanted to keep the front sway bar so I chose not to do the cross-over steering swap and stay with stock parts. I got the skyjacker 2" drop Pitman arm and a dodge Dana 60 arm that I flipped the taper in. After getting it all installed, I ended up about 1/2" off parallel which is pretty dang good.
Before the swap I eyeballed the drag link and in my mind, there was no difference (other than maybe a minor adjustment) between the Dana 44 and Dana 60 setup.
In execution, there does appear to be a difference.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/09/eja3y9y9.jpg)
I was hoping to use the Moog adjustment sleeve so it would look stock but it appears I'll have to machine one now. Either there was a location difference between the dodge arm or the parts that were originally on there weren't in fact the ES2026&2027 like I thought they were. It appears the setup is ~1.5-inches too long. Anyone have experience with this swap and know where I went wrong?
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gm steering arms dont bolt straight light dodge. they curve back a couple inches. and your kingpin bolts straight out. idk if there is a fix or how to do it but thats the problem your having now
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Chevy-Dodge-boy-dana-60-steering-arm-4x4-off-road-rock-rig-/140843552532?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item20caee0f14
(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Ford-Chevy-Dodge-boy-dana-60-steering-arm-4x4-off-road-rock-rig-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqF,!iUF!p-YzL0hBQMsG1cqw!~~60_57.JPG)
maybe this?
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And so it does. I went and dug mine out and it has the same rear-set as the one in that pic. Seems my drawing wasn't worth a crap. The difference is almost exactly the overlap on the DL's. Go figure.