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...

 

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