12 bolt vs Dana 60

Tom Meyer · 07-28-2020, 08:48 PM

I have run a 12 bolt in my Chevy II forever, steel spool reg axles 6.14 gear. 283 SS car with brake 6000 + . Used good gear oil and had very few problems putting hundreds of runs on the gears. Only if I was looking for saving weight would I switch. There is a difference in sprung and unsprung weight that may pick the car up. Unless you get the 12 bolt stuff cheep money might be better on other go fast parts. Way back in the day Rick Johnson ran a 12 bolt in his hemi car. Tom

07-28-2020, 08:48 PM	#9
Tom Meyer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pierce NE Posts: 936 Likes: 77 Liked 351 Times in 120 Posts	Re: 12 bolt vs Dana 60 I have run a 12 bolt in my Chevy II forever, steel spool reg axles 6.14 gear. 283 SS car with brake 6000 + . Used good gear oil and had very few problems putting hundreds of runs on the gears. Only if I was looking for saving weight would I switch. There is a difference in sprung and unsprung weight that may pick the car up. Unless you get the 12 bolt stuff cheep money might be better on other go fast parts. Way back in the day Rick Johnson ran a 12 bolt in his hemi car. Tom __________________ Tom Meyer 5240 SS Stock ??? Last edited by Tom Meyer; 07-28-2020 at 08:54 PM.