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In our last issue, we detailed Strange Engineering’s Dana S60 rear axle housing. If you rewind, you’ll recall Strange completely went through the 60-series rear, came up with a center section casting and in the process fixed the shortcomings of the original rear end. Best of all, it’s offered in all sorts of different layouts designed to fit a wide cross section of cars and you order anything from a bare housing to a complete rear end assembly.
In the photos that follow, we’ll complete out look at the bad boy of the rear end boulevard. It’s a nice piece (super stout too!). Check it out.
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Upstairs, the nose of the S60 is setup so that it can be used on many different applications. That means that a Mopar pinion snubber is easily affixed
In many applications (this one being a first gen Camaro), Strange equips the S60 with OEM style leaf spring perches.
This is important. Note that each side is fully welded (wherever accessible). Check it out.
Here you can see how the perches are further welded to the housing. In the old days, it wasn’t uncommon for racers and enthusiasts to brace the perch. This little welding job here pretty much does the same thing.
Another important feature of Strange’s S60 program is the fact they can provide different perches for different springs. The perch shown here is setup for a multi-leaf spring (2-3/4-inches wide). They can also supply a perch for a monoleaf spring package (2-9/16-inches wide).
Internal adjusters are supplied as standard equipment in the S60 case. This allow for easy backlash setup.
You might think this is a small feature, but we think it’s great: Strange has included an easy-to-access drain plug with the housing. This eliminates the huge mess that arises when you pull the back cover off for inspection or service.
Up front, the S60 accepts any conventional Dana 60 yoke – standard Dana-Spicer pieces with a dust seal or high performance billet models.
A nice option available with the S60 is this cool cast aluminum cover. It’s a premium casting that is considerably thicker than standard.
There’s no need for a girdle or housing back brace on the S60. The internal beef within the housing precludes it.
It’s a small thing, but the housing comes complete with a vent, as shown here.
Another seemingly small detail is this: What is it? Simple. It’s the bendable tab used to secure a brake line.
