Where a custom-built Dana 60 axle from a leading axle builder could cost upward of 5,000 bucks, a wrecking-yard Dana 60 might ring in at half as much. If that still seems a little on the pricey ...

As you suggested, we are limiting this discussion to rear axles (there’s such a thing as a Dana 70 front) and full-floating designs. A full-floating axle means that vehicle and cargo weight are ...