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the 14 Bolt Portal Sixty 9 Exclusive - differential Carrier - Photo 33384774

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  • The Sixty-9 differential carrier is a cast 8620 steel dropout that fits Dana 60 gears and lockers and is made in the USA. What really sets it apart is the fact that it can be set up as either a high-pinion or a low-pinion if you use the proper gears. This is done with a removable pinion mount that can be flipped over yet still aligns the pinion with the ring gear.
The Sixty-9 differential carrier is a cast 8620 steel dropout that fits Dana 60 gears and lockers and is made in the USA. What really sets it apart is the fact that it can be set up as either a high-pinion or a low-pinion if you use the proper gears. This is done with a removable pinion mount that can be flipped over yet still aligns the pinion with the ring gear.
The Sixty-9 differential carrier is a cast 8620 steel dropout that fits Dana 60 gears and lockers and is made in the USA. What really sets it apart is the fact that it can be set up as either a high-pinion or a low-pinion if you use the proper gears. This is done with a removable pinion mount that can be flipped over yet still aligns the pinion with the ring gear. By using special bronze bearing side bearing adjusters, there is less chance of galling and ease of assembly. Casting the differential carrier in cast steel means that it should be two times as strong as a nodular iron center section. The Sixty-9 fabricated axlehousing claims 3/4 inch more ground clearance than current Dana-60s, a big difference when you're crawling over diff-grabbing boulders. The housings can be built as either steering or straight drive axles. The six Allen-head bolts on the front of the dropout are what support the pinion and allow it to be swapped from low- to high-pinion. This makes the investment twofold, as you can build a low-pinion rear axle and then change it to high-pinion down the road or vice versa if your needs and four-wheeling rig change. 131 1007 06+the 14 bolt portal sixty 9 exclusive+cut spindle 131 1007 07+the 14 bolt portal sixty 9 exclusive+tube cleaning The portal box is a four-gear unit with a drive gear, two idler gears, and one massive lower driven gear. This multiplies the axle gearing by 1.5, so if you have 3.73 in your axles then you'll be at 5.59 after the portal install-great gearing for 38- to 44-inch-tall tires. New custom inner axleshafts are also required with the 14-bolt installation. The disc brakes and Wilwood calipers finish off the installation. The portals are currently available in eight-lug... ... configurations, though other wheel bolt patterns and axle applications are in the works, including various large and small balljoint axles.
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