9 inch lift 95 ram 2500

[buriedinmud63]

how big of tires can i run without
a rubbing or
b breaking an axel (dana 60 front and rear)

[swirvin21]

how hard do you like to hit the skinny pedal?

Too many ways to answer that question to be honest, so I'm going to guess you're referring to a stock 95 D60 w/ 30 spline shafts. Anything over a 38-40" tire is going to be pushing it, but it depends on alot of factors like tire weight, rim weight, rolling resistance (tread pattern & compound), driving style, wheeling type, engine size, HP, etc etc etc.....

It's cheaper to build a strong Ford D60 and custom build a suspension than to convert ours. You'll need to be alot more specific if you want an honest answer.

[buriedinmud63]

stock d60 going into a 1/2 ton 95 with custom 3/4 ton coils (6 inches higher) and 3 inch body lift looking to run swampers or groundhawgs with a 2 inch wheel spacer running style straight mud hole

[swirvin21]

The spacer is going to add alot of additional stress to the hubs and BJs, my guess would be that you could run 38-40s max. Keep in mind that this would require a number of replaced hubs.

The weaknesses on the Dodge 2nd gen D60 are the unitized hubs, CAD vacuum actuator, CAD housing. You can easily avert the CAD housing breaking with a simple truss. The CAD actuator can be upgraded to a posilock cable actuator. The unitized hubs can be converted to traditional spindle design. The cheapest hub conversion kit is swapping to a Ford TTB Dana 50 spindle and hub w/ Ford D60 stubs.

If you're running mud holes you will NEED a locker, cheapest is welding the spiders, but you need to do the hub conversion for that.

CAD conversion is about $300, a homemade truss is maybe $100, a Ford TTB conversion can be done for $300 if you hunt for cheap parts.

There is no exact tire size that these axles can "handle" it's all about how you drive them. Mud adds weight and rotational resistance combined with high throttle and RPMs. Things break! They will always break! And they always will

[Lance]

I have 41s on mine with a 6 inch lift only. I have moved the front axle 6 inches forward and trimmed the fenders though.

[shooterfpga]

(09-23-2011 09:25 AM)swirvin21 Wrote:  The spacer is going to add alot of additional stress to the hubs and BJs, my guess would be that you could run 38-40s max. Keep in mind that this would require a number of replaced hubs.

The weaknesses on the Dodge 2nd gen D60 are the unitized hubs, CAD vacuum actuator, CAD housing. You can easily avert the CAD housing breaking with a simple truss. The CAD actuator can be upgraded to a posilock cable actuator. The unitized hubs can be converted to traditional spindle design. The cheapest hub conversion kit is swapping to a Ford TTB Dana 50 spindle and hub w/ Ford D60 stubs.

If you're running mud holes you will NEED a locker, cheapest is welding the spiders, but you need to do the hub conversion for that.

CAD conversion is about $300, a homemade truss is maybe $100, a Ford TTB conversion can be done for $300 if you hunt for cheap parts.

There is no exact tire size that these axles can "handle" it's all about how you drive them. Mud adds weight and rotational resistance combined with high throttle and RPMs. Things break! They will always break! And they always will

i keep seeing this mentioned, has someone done a gumby style write up on it yet? im debating on if a hub conversion is even worth it. with the posi-lok you would have to lock it and then jump out and lock the hubs correct?

[shooterfpga]

(09-27-2011 06:24 PM)Lance Wrote:  I have 41s on mine with a 6 inch lift only. I have moved the front axle 6 inches forward and trimmed the fenders though.

lance, how the heck did you move it 6'' forward? i havent seen your truck in awhile. im guessing with 2''-3'' the coils would be starting to shift from the bucket. did you get coilovers or something?

[buriedinmud63]

only looking to run a rear locker its a trail truck also not just competition were your straight

[swirvin21]

(09-28-2011 10:54 AM)shooterfpga Wrote:  i keep seeing this mentioned, has someone done a gumby style write up on it yet? im debating on if a hub conversion is even worth it. with the posi-lok you would have to lock it and then jump out and lock the hubs correct?

Gumby style....
1)Disassemble Dana 50 TTB from donor truck: take only spindles, hubs and lockouts home
2)Purchase Ford D60 stub shafts, not TTB 50, not Chevy....Ford D60 stubs, any year
3)Redrill 5 bolt D50 TTB spindle to 4 bolt pattern to match Dodge knuckle
4)Install


You can use your Dodge rotors, but you need to check the hat height to figure out which side of the hub it should be mounted to. Other option is using a Ford D60 rotor