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Old 03-03-2012, 09:14 PM
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Hi I will soon be getting a dana 60 front axle and I was wanting to know how much lift is needed for the oil pan to be out of the way of the differential if infact this is an issue. I remember quite awhile back someone mentioned it posing a problem so I was hoping someone may know about it. Im wanting to stay under 6.5" of lift with long arm suspension.

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it shouldnt take that much, but you do have to make your own lift for it then, there arent any bolt on lifts that you can buy to do it
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Yeah. I had planed on a Rock Krawler 4 link kit and welding mounts on the axle the same width apart as the d30s are and making the upper mounts work somehow. I may end up making my own control arms though and just buying joints to hopefully save a bit of money. Havent looked into how much it would cost to make my own though.
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i would prbly be cheaper, but it would take more time, and you would also need to make a new cross member, or buy one from clayton and make it work. and look into a 3 link setup as well
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you wont have any issue keeping it under 6.5". tackling a project this big im sure you know enough about suspension setup and bumpstops to make it happen.
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