Locker for Dana 61
 

I'd like to put a locker in the Dana 61 I put in my truck. The axle is a 3.54 ratio axle from a 1990 W250 CTD. I was wondering if anyone ran a locker and had any suggestions. I've looked around, but I haven't had much luck finding stuff for the Dana 61...:humm:

To the best of my knowlege, there ain't squat offered for the Dana 61 axle. If anybody would have anything, it would be Randy's Ring and Pinion. Randy's Ring & Pinion. The Differential Experts. Auto Parts & Services.

if you go driectly to the manufaturers website sometimes they have products common websites and magazines dont advertise.

alright so what would a 92 3/4 4x4 have for a front axel, i know the rear is a dana 70.

You can run a Lock-rite locker, it installs into a stock carrier. Or get a Detroit locker and run a Mr. Gasket dana 60 ring gear spacer. My off road truck currently has a lock-rite and a ring gear spacer in a dana 61. I needed the spacer to run 4.88 gears. The Lock-rite and the spacer has performed flawlessly for 12 years.

Will a Lock-rite work in my carrier, being that it is the "tall" carrier for the 3.54-4.10 gears? I haven't compared the internals to a normal 60 carrier, but they look a little different... Would I have to run the normal 60 carrier and just use a ring spacer? I plan on putting 4.10 gears in...

If you have a 3.54 ratio then you should have the D60 front axle (we are talking front correct?) Is it an auto or stick truck?

Yes, we are talking front. It was a manual trans truck, and it is in fact a Dana 61 casting with stock 3.54 ratio on the "tall" carrier (if I have that right).

I thout the 61 was only in the 3.07's. Learn something new everyday.

The lock-rite doesn't care where the ring gear is. I believe the tall carrier for dana 61 is the same as a 4.56 carrier in a dana 60. You take out the spiders and install the locking kit. It's very easy to put in. It takes longer to remove the axles than install the locker kit