roxxx

Ok I have 2 Dana 70s both banjo's have stubs that are pooched
They can rebuild the stub's but way to much money

I have found a dana 80 from a 2001 early drums i have 16 inch rims will this work and what do i need to do to bolt it up

wannadiesel

Yes, you can make it work. You will need to fab shock mounts and you ought to shorten the driveshaft before you put a lot of weight on the back end.

pulltilbroke

Some good info in this thread

https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...highlight=Dana

roxxx

What about e brake cables? I think my rims will fit they are only 16's but they should

92roughstock

If it's a dually, the rims wont fit. SRW, should work, but not positive.

E-brake cables will bolt on, so to speak. I put one in a 92 D350, and the only thing I had to do was move the holder bracket under the frame.

You will also need some 5/8 u-bolts, and unless you have plenty of length, the D70 u-bolts wont be long enough. 4" tube on the 80 vs 3.5" on the 70. I did bore out my mounting plate holes and made it work, but I wouldnt do it again. I know where some D80 bottom mounting plates are if you're interested- PM me.

Brake line is a direct fit.

U-joints are the same.

I had the driveshaft shortened 1-1/4". That gave me about the same wiggle room in the splines as the stock D70.

You can take the shock mounts from a D80 truck and make them work on a 1stGen, and have 2ndGen shocks in the rear.

If I left something out, holler.

roxxx

Super Thank you very much both of you

roxxx

So if I found a dana 70 life would be good for me then , this truck has the skyjacker springs so towing will be limited anyways ??? right
(I may have found a Dana 70 /2001 )