A-man930

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Has anyone tried out a Strange S-60? How is the Dana 60 compared to a 9 inch?

flyinZ

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I've got one..Dont know how they compare to the 9".

8a8mfh

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Dana 60's in an F-Body is a ******* joke. Guys put these in huge 4x4's, it's dead weight in a car. Sure it'll never ever break but it's bigtime overkill. Overkill is not always a bad thing but unless your car is 4500pounds and running 8's in the 1/4 it is.

flyinZ

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S60's arent that much heavier than a 9"..I was one of the first guys to have one of these rears, so the deal was one that you couldn't pass up, trust me. I couldn't touch a 12 bolt for the price I got the S60 for. Plus, you never know what the future holds..:p

Jditlfm

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how do you like it? How much do you drive your Car? also what is your setup gears/posi?

ls2 bait

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ive got one. its a solid *** peice. its no joke. but the gears whine. hopefully this will be remedied in the very near future as soon as the shop gets time to install a new set.

flyinZ

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No complaints here, man. Its got a little whine, but nothing that couldn't be drowned out by an open cutout or something like that . 35 spline axles, Tru-Trac posi, 4:10 gears. I usually break it out on the weekend, put around 60-80 miles a "trip" on it.

02BLK-SS

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I coudn't pass on GP price either. plus required 3 channel solution. Ive got 1k miles and 8 passes 1.7s-1.8 i broke it in easy,changed fluid, etc. very smooth quiet for a performance gear set. only issue I overfilled fluid and leaked. appears to be good to go now. my 60's are same as before but its also hot and humid. yes it is an overkill and they do use it in 4x4s but for the price, 3channel, and minimal weight over 9" i would do it again.
last week a buddy of mine has head/cam m6 with new LS7 clutch setup and new 9' 4.10-et 28". I have ram clutch setup and dana s60 4.10 stock n/a mt dr. we ran about 3 times. 1.83 7.9 to his 1.84 7.8, 1.82 7.9 to his 1.74 7.7, 1.78 7.8 to his 1.79 7.8. i was able to hold on almost thru 2nd each pass. last pass i pulled thru 2nd. but each pass that power cam bye at the end of 2nd. answer your question it held its own against more power/9" with ETs. the 9" owner may post up.

Jimmard

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This is a big question going through my mind right now. Daily driver, close to 300 miles a week. I dont know which to get. I will be pushing around 450rwhp and launching on slicks at who knows 6k rpms? Track maybe once or twice a month. 9" or S60? Thats the million dollar question.

BudH

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I have the 9 inch rear mentioned above. I went with the 9 inch instead of the Dana because I didn't want to wait for 2 months for the rear end and I actually saved some money. Total cost under $2000 for everything. So far, so good. I like it.

Also, my car is 4 channel ABS. 3 channel ABS not available for the 9 inch!

Joker

I strongly disagree with your statement and believe that you couldn't be more incorrect. I'm not name calling, just disagreeing completely. These were standard equipment in some muscle cars for a reason. They just don't break. All types of drag cars use these for the same reason.

I bought the third Strange S60 available and am very happy with the product. This is simply the strongest and best piece of equipment someone could put in imo. Build it once and build it right. The Dana is hands down the best piece of equipment to put in any car that is going to be making big power and launched hard. Mine actually weighs the same as a 9" Ford with the aluminium cover on it. No whine, no problems at all and I've made mad launches on it, throwing 500hp and tq at 6000 rpm clutch dumps with no problem. (3600 lbs, with full accessories, low 11 sec 1/4's)

Jimmard

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So you are saying that with an aluminum cover, a dana 60 will weigh the same as a 9"?

8a8mfh

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I might be thinking of the Dana 80 or 90 or something. My dad used to work on the assembly line at chrysler in the 60's and he said a lot of the muscle cars got the Dana 60's. So you're right.

A-man930

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So what's "better" three or four channel ABS?

Duffster

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Joker says the Dana weighs the same as a Ford 9" w/the aluminum cover (on the Ford)

A-man930

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I agree 100% with that philosophy, take the time (and money) to do it once and do it right!
So help me understand, a three channel ABS system uses one signal from the two rear wheels and one for each of the front, while a four channel system uses one for each wheel? Is the three channel more desireable because it's simpler?

rocketman442

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3 channel is for a car with just ABS and a 4 channnel is for a car with ABS and TCS. It's all in what you need, one isn't better than the other.

Camaroholic

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I weighed the S60 at 210 lbs. The 12-bolt was around 190. Honestly, for a street car, 20 lbs isn't much. 3 gallons of gas equivalence. 2 cases of beer in the trunk. Whatever. If you're building a race car, well, you're probably going all lightweight components with gun drilled axles and whatnot... so you're probably not considering a S60 to begin with.

The one we installed has a pretty good whine between 50-60 mph. Pretty annoying. It was there from Drive 1. Have yet to take it to get it checked out locally. Kinda disappointed in all the "quiet" hype. The whole reason the 12-bolt was replaced was due to whine. The S60 isn't any quieter on this car.

A-man930

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So they're pretty much indestructable, not too much heavier than a 9", and there sure isn't any shortage of parts for them! The whole noise issue doesn't concern me all that much only because it seems like wether it's noisy or not is directly related to who buit it, and it can happen on any axle.

flyinZ

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Well, far as who assembles it isn't the key...Strange built mine, and one of their engineers helped Billingsley install it. So, it must be a hit/miss kinda thing.