Dana ultimate 60s show and tell
10-29-2016, 06:11 PM
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Love my set so much, I convinced a friend to get a set too. There's a chance you could have minor issues come up depending on your setup. Here's what we experienced....
1 - These axles are W I D E, however the fronts have huge knuckles which is where all the extra width comes from. They are actually narrower than stock when measuring from inner C to inner C by about an inch and a half. Because of this, coilover and or coilover/bypass shock mounting can be tricky but very doable.
2 - Due to axle tube diameter, most brackets available on the market do not fit without modifying. Not something everyone will run into but just know that it is a possibility.
3 - Those running piggy back shock in the rear (primarily with King Coilovers but possible with other setups), make sure to check the clearance between the left rear reservoir and the bolt holding the trackbar to the mount. This becomes more of an issue if running the rear axle further back (in the wheelwells) from stock.
4 - The housings have webbing for added strength that may have clearance issues with some skid plate systems like Rock Hard. We had to cut the corner off of the skid to clear the housing.
There's a lot of little things that could pop up but you have to expect stuff like this when modifying your Jeep, not to mention hard core equipment is rarely bolt in.
1 - These axles are W I D E, however the fronts have huge knuckles which is where all the extra width comes from. They are actually narrower than stock when measuring from inner C to inner C by about an inch and a half. Because of this, coilover and or coilover/bypass shock mounting can be tricky but very doable.
2 - Due to axle tube diameter, most brackets available on the market do not fit without modifying. Not something everyone will run into but just know that it is a possibility.
3 - Those running piggy back shock in the rear (primarily with King Coilovers but possible with other setups), make sure to check the clearance between the left rear reservoir and the bolt holding the trackbar to the mount. This becomes more of an issue if running the rear axle further back (in the wheelwells) from stock.
4 - The housings have webbing for added strength that may have clearance issues with some skid plate systems like Rock Hard. We had to cut the corner off of the skid to clear the housing.
There's a lot of little things that could pop up but you have to expect stuff like this when modifying your Jeep, not to mention hard core equipment is rarely bolt in.
10-29-2016, 08:49 PM
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Love my set so much, I convinced a friend to get a set too. There's a chance you could have minor issues come up depending on your setup. Here's what we experienced.... 1 - These axles are W I D E, however the fronts have huge knuckles which is where all the extra width comes from. They are actually narrower than stock when measuring from inner C to inner C by about an inch and a half. Because of this, coilover and or coilover/bypass shock mounting can be tricky but very doable. 2 - Due to axle tube diameter, most brackets available on the market do not fit without modifying. Not something everyone will run into but just know that it is a possibility. 3 - Those running piggy back shock in the rear (primarily with King Coilovers but possible with other setups), make sure to check the clearance between the left rear reservoir and the bolt holding the trackbar to the mount. This becomes more of an issue if running the rear axle further back (in the wheelwells) from stock. 4 - The housings have webbing for added strength that may have clearance issues with some skid plate systems like Rock Hard. We had to cut the corner off of the skid to clear the housing. There's a lot of little things that could pop up but you have to expect stuff like this when modifying your Jeep, not to mention hard core equipment is rarely bolt in.
10-29-2016, 09:39 PM
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When you include the outer c's, then overall it will be wider. And if you run the 2 inch adapters to go from 8x6.5 to 5.5 it will be even wider....
10-29-2016, 10:35 PM
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Nope, not saying that at all. The overall width is about 4" wider or 2" on each side than a stock front axle assembly, including your Rubicon. Even with the inner C to inner C being narrower than stock, what makes this assembly 4" wider is the enormous knuckles or "outer" C's as some call it.
10-30-2016, 06:03 AM
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While in Moab last weekend I spent some time looking a set of these over, installed on a newer JKUR. Owner was very pleased with the install, said it was essentially plug & play, just had to set up his e-locker switches. He was running a basically out of the box Teraflex 6" long arm and MTR/K 40s.
10-30-2016, 06:58 AM
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10-30-2016, 07:52 AM
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I have been looking at these and there is one piece of info that I can not find. Maybe someone here knows.
On the front UD60, is there additional caster and pinion angle built in. I found that the Dynatrac 60 has 10 degrees of angle between the pinion and the C's so you can keep a decent caster angle and still point the pinion up based on your lift.
On the front UD60, is there additional caster and pinion angle built in. I found that the Dynatrac 60 has 10 degrees of angle between the pinion and the C's so you can keep a decent caster angle and still point the pinion up based on your lift.
