dana 61 dodge info....

[LOGANSTANFORTH]

Found out today Randy's Ring and Pinion sells a detroit locker that will let you run any gear between 3.55 and 4.10 with the 61, they also sell the gears.......just thought id let anyone building a 1st gen know that....here is the links....

Locker
http://www.ringpinion.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProdID=3881

3.55 gears...
http://www.ringpinion.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProdID=6307

4.10 gears...
http://www.ringpinion.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProdID=6308

 

[SChandler]

Why the info for a Dana 61? The front is a Dana 60 and the rear is a Dana 70 for diesels, IIRC. The gasser 250's used a Dana 60 rear. I thought Ford was the only one to use a 61 and I thought they used that in their vans.

 

[LOGANSTANFORTH]

cause all of the 727 automatic first generation 4x4 dodges got dana 61's cause of the 3.08 gears.....

 

[SChandler]

OK, thanks.

 

[rockjeep73]

Thats some good info, thanks! Do they happen to have a spool or open carrier for the 61 to run a standard gear?

 

[LOGANSTANFORTH]

not that i can find, but any dana 60 spool will work i believe if they got the right spline.....

 

[1JP]

Fuel mileage being a factor, Dodge needed the ability to have a higher gear option than 3.54's which was offered in the 60's. They were looking at a 3.07 to be better fuel wise and the 60 could not accommodate the 3.07's. Dana made the 61 for that purpose.