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[FORDPLAY]

i have a 78 bronco...it has the dana 60 with the 44 8 lug swap...i was told it has a detroit locker..

if it did will there be a button to unlock and lock it? or is it like a spool? and is locked all the time?

it has 38" TSL's will i be ok with the 60? or will it blow...has 8" sky jacker lift and a 2" body

 

[Broncobill78]

OK, gotta ask why the super-rare 8-lug 44-swap in a Dana 60 which should have come w/8-lugs ? Either way, doesn't matter. With a Detroit Locker up front it will rarely if ever unlock (yes, it *might* from time to time & my Ex is just as likely to suddenly forward 8yrs of past due Child Support). You may as well treat it like a spool. It will *occasionally* unlock but don't count on it doing so with any regularity in such a short wheelbase vehicle. 38's are fine with a 60, with a 44 & 9" the usual limit is 36" but with what you've got you're cool.

 

[Justshootme84]

I read it as having the D60 rear and the stock D44 front. The front is 8 lug to match the D60 rear, correct? The Detroit locker does not have a "on/off" switch or lever, it works on it's own. In theory, it should unlock when making a turn, so the tires can turn at different speeds. It will oftgen make a loud "clank" when it does this on pavement. the D60 should be able to handle 38's, but not the stock D44. I keep breaking axle shafts and u-joints in my 78 Bronco, so upgraded to chromoly shafts. JSM84

 

[Broncoholics]

Yup, the Detroit is only locked under torque. Otherwise its like an open carier. Jack up the rear tires together and same for the front. Rotate the tires. If it has a spool or locker both tires will rotate the same direction. Open carier will turn oposite.

 

[FORDPLAY]

yes it has the dana in the back and stock 44 with the 8 lug outters...i will bark the tires sumtimes and make a clank naw and thin...the 44 is a opin diff

 

[Broncobill78]

Both axles are Dana's, 60 in back & 44 up front. Be careful hammering it in 4WD with those 38's. The 60 is just fine & being a full-floater changing a broke axleshaft isn't a big deal but drive it with a heavy foot and you'll quickly break the much smaller D44 axleshaft and *that* one's not nearly as much fun to replace.