I have a 82 Chevy pickup I‘m new to trucks as this is my first one! I need some educating on axles and what setup I should put under my truck.I want a Dana 60 with 4:56 gears now from what I understand a Dana 60 is a version 14 bolt correct?.Also what axle to put in the front of my truck another Dana 60 or which other.And since I want 456 fears in rear people tell me gears should match or be near.I don‘t want a rock crawler just something nice to go to the desert with my quad and city etc.Also what am I looking to pay for all this used of course.
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A Dana 60 front is totally different from a 14 bolt rear. Dana 60's came in 1 tons CUCV military trucks. A 3/4 ton came with a 10 bolt front or dana 44. With 33's a 4:10 gear works great. With 35 tires a 4:56 works good. The front rear axle ratio need to match! There was a 14 bolt semi floater rear axle which was pretty strong. The 14 bolt full floater has a bigger ring-gear the axle shafts are bolted in. (Best you can get) If you are not planning on beating on it too hard, or running very large tires, a Dana 44 front should be ok. Your transfer case can be a NP203, 205 or 208. The gear drive 205 is the strongest. If you need a Dana 60 front, it will probably cost $600+, so be ready. If you need lockers in the axles, have another grand to spend.
