Homemade Passenger Drop Dana 60. Ultimate Land Rover Discovery Build Episode 3.

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4 жыл бұрын

The super duty dana 60 has become wildly popular for good reason. But if you have a passenger side drop transfer case, you need to build an axle that can match your Toyota, Chevy, Dodge, ect.
In today's video we make a driver side drop axle into a passenger side drop. The intention here is to make a high pinion, passenger side drop axle that still uses OEM super duty parts! No custom shafts, no special parts, just off the shelf replacements if we need them. With enough creativity and flexibility you can build a custom axle out of just about any axle you have laying around! Stay creative folks! And enjoy the video!
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@JoeGarofaloII 4 жыл бұрын

You never seem to disappoint with the cinematography, fabrication and educational skills. I also never seen even 1 down vote by the time I get to to your videos. Thank you sir, exceptional quality as always 🤝!

@DirtLifestyle 4 жыл бұрын

Thank for always watching buddy 👍

@softenerguy 3 жыл бұрын

I drill the plug welds and remove the entire tube from the center. It's actually easier than doing the sleeves. Doesn't have to be perfectly tight to begin with as the pucks align everything before welding. But there's more than one way to do things and glad you can show people anything is possible. Love your videos!

@hotrodcasanova3574 3 ай бұрын

Are they hard to beat out of the housing once the plug welds are drilled?

@dean8413 6 күн бұрын

Your way is much better instead of insert sleeve

@nyleluke 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see a fabricator that actually fabricates, a lot of guys just assemble somebody else’s work

@ProjectDanH 4 жыл бұрын

Dead on balls accurate... It's an industry term. Nate Love your work, your filming, your editing, your style... Damn... Best KZfaq channel ever

@DirtLifestyle 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the huge compliment 👍

@xmo552 4 жыл бұрын

Dead nuts

@ProjectDanH 4 жыл бұрын

@IrishStew quote from My Cousin Vinny

@Bill-v650 4 жыл бұрын

within a RCH

@billdegroot4069 4 жыл бұрын

Balls on is a term used for double zero's or accurate with no error.

@SWBCrawler 4 жыл бұрын

Did not disappoint.. Great job as always. Ohh.. and..... Cheater.

@mikehoffman3690 4 жыл бұрын

Darn you make some nice stuff. 👍👍

@xozindustries7451 4 жыл бұрын

Hose clamps work good for making straight cuts on tube also

@WaldysOffRoad 4 жыл бұрын

Super nice Job!!! Thanks to share!!!

@larrychristopher9147 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome everything! You are one talented young man with badass skills. Wish I had your energy.

@abdallahghunajuq3598 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the idea we did it here in Jordan.

@jasonbouck7242 4 жыл бұрын

Nate. Awesome lob my friend!!

@microfarmers Жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful project! Thx

@northwestoff-roadopportuni7176 2 жыл бұрын

Great work!! Thanks for shared!!!

@MartinRodriguez-yr4gf 4 жыл бұрын

We did 9 in front ends in 70's broncos 40 years ago. We had to use an alignment rod as there was great differences in tube diameters. It solved the dana 30 problems LOL

@athome1521 2 жыл бұрын

Very impressive!!!

@brianswelding 3 жыл бұрын

Finally, thank God! A channel whose videos I don't have to mute. No crazy techno or rap music. In fact, its tasteful background music. Thank you! Subbed.

@DirtLifestyle 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated man! Welcome aboard 🤘

@holdthatdown6695 4 жыл бұрын

Great video as always Nate. My vote for your next build is a crew cab Comanche with a bobbed bed w/ 3rd row seating & a roll cage that doubles as a soft top.... I’ll be waiting and I know you won’t disappoint

@robpedrow9293 4 жыл бұрын

Nate! You are freaking AWESOME! Thanks for sharing tips, your methods, and some of the basic info that make these seemingly impossible jobs possible for the average joe! It would have been great to see the alternate "keep it aligned" method without the "cheater alignment bar", but nicely done! That bar slid out of there without a single catch! Keep up the great work, brother!

@rickm4295 4 жыл бұрын

That is insane !! Its gotta be nice to never be down and out....Some people are broke down , you are just slowed down. HUGE difference.

@jairosendsit8667 3 жыл бұрын

Wow just Wow 🤩

@10532412 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations from Venezuela Its a grant job!!!

@jacobhendrickson8935 4 жыл бұрын

Wow totally awesome!!

@mikeestrella2 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the knowledge on how to change over that axle. I have a 03 axle out of a super duty. I was just going to check around for a transfer case to make my build work on my 80 suburban. Changing from a 2wd to 4x4. Thanks for all your content you have shown excellent work 👌👍

@RobKingRC 3 жыл бұрын

Nice clean work right here! Pay attention kids.. 😁

@hobbyjumpers 4 жыл бұрын

Damn dude. Knocked it out of the park. Well worth watching the ads in full for this kinda content.

@DirtLifestyle 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much 👍

@patrickconnell2656 4 жыл бұрын

That. Was. Awesome. Good work brother.

@makingtechsense126 4 жыл бұрын

I have a set of 2008 Super Duty axles that are getting lonely waiting for me to use them. I'm over-the-moon happy to see someone making Super Duty axle content. Thank you!

@smallblockfuelie 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing, Nate. Simply amazing.

@DirtLifestyle 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy 👊

@1stuart1 4 жыл бұрын

Do you think if our childhood had live notifications like this, that my dad would have come to more of my baseball games?

@DirtLifestyle 4 жыл бұрын

Lol I just literally laughed out loud 😂

@xmo552 4 жыл бұрын

That's some funny shit right there

@mike86mike 4 жыл бұрын

No. He's busy getting you a new step mom.

@crazymasina8524 Жыл бұрын

The sleeved detail is nice

@LukePendergrass 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video, very helpful. Same angle reading twice is an indication of repeatability, not necessarily accuracy. They are relative in their accuracy though, so for these purposes it works.

@paulpetraitis2130 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, you truly are next level!

@DirtLifestyle 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy 👊

@patrickgrahn2238 4 жыл бұрын

You are doing a great job.

@mikelopez7462 2 жыл бұрын

Love the way your truss looks

@JoeGarofaloII 4 жыл бұрын

Drinking some beer and eating some venison to your videos is the best 👌

@chuckmarquart 4 жыл бұрын

I watch a lot of videos like yours...... Your video is exceptionally good , it kept my attention 100%......

@DirtLifestyle 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it 👍

@Lucky_Moe 3 жыл бұрын

You’re a cool dude .. great videos

@georgeeads8689 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Nate. You do good work.

@mrfixit____3651 4 жыл бұрын

309 stainless wire works pretty reliably on cast to low carbon. Preheat and you should be good. C.W.I.

@mrfixit____3651 4 жыл бұрын

I have a grand Wagoneer D44 that I've been debating on doing this too for my xj.

@vortec9311 3 жыл бұрын

Yes sir that's the way to go. 309 is like a Swiss army knife lol

@dougbourdo2589 3 жыл бұрын

That alignment rod sliding out that smoothly is the very best indication of straightness there is. Well Done.

@tr4x4 4 жыл бұрын

Tks man!!! Here in Brazil we dont have a lot of axles, front axles... with open knuckles and with right side pumpikin... I'm going foward on my project...

@lesszabo5625 4 жыл бұрын

How is it that you don't own a fab shop. Your skills and knowledge are very impressive. My dad taught me a lot about fabrication and I am so damn happy that I had that opportunity to learn. It really is fun, isn't it?

@DirtLifestyle 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Working on my own stuff is much more fun then other folks lol. Fabrication is a very fun and freeing endeavor. 👍

@ssceverythingcummins2985 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid man very informative . Make sure you get your machinist buddy a lil something . Alignment bar was a huge hook up that's a killer tool .

@digiwolff 3 жыл бұрын

Bro you are so talented. This thing is beautiful

@bryanwelton1442 4 жыл бұрын

Good vid Nate I have always wanted to do this but haven't yet maybe some day

@hassandodge677 4 жыл бұрын

17min in awesome weldporn

@razorsteele4752 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid and even better job!

@xozindustries7451 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job

@Central_CoastRotors 4 жыл бұрын

Great fab work Nate....! Always looking forward to your next vid. Just finishing some stuff on my 93 YJ for the season....took out the old Jasper 350 SBC and put in a 383 stroker from Jegs....thanks for all the work you put into your vids....you need your own Motor Trend show...!

@DirtLifestyle 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hope one day to get picked up by a network. But I would continue KZfaq of course. I want the flexibility of both 👍

@shawnkeenan2576 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid! The alignment bar Brings back memories of straightening 9” rear axles for circle track every time I’d have to repair someone’s race car. I have had to use a press and a torch with water to fix bent axles

@jessename7849 4 жыл бұрын

Series of videos on doing this would be awesome but I understand not wanting to give away trade secrets too.

@shawnkeenan2576 4 жыл бұрын

Jesse Name oh I don’t do this kind of work anymore. It was great though. Just a lot of pressing and counting for spring back and rechecking. If it’s not a big bend you can use a torch on the long side of the tube and use a water soaked rag to shrink it

@gallamine 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have more details on this? I need to do this on my dana44. Long tube got bent. I assume you heat the concave side (to expand) and cool the convex side (to contract)?

@KJsProjects 4 жыл бұрын

"You need to build a rig as light as possible", proceeds to build the crap out of 1 tons, lol. Love the content as always.

@cencoast_7.340 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, but is the axle a place where you want to go as light as possible?

@stanlee7669 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe he need independent suspension for light axle. Don't look for rigid axle for light axle..

@treemonkey7781 4 жыл бұрын

Great job Nate! You always inspire me and i'm sure hundreds of others to get out there and challenge themselves, great Fabricator, great crawler and camera man. Keep up the good work brother and we'll be waiting for the next vid!

@DirtLifestyle 4 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated 👊

@Icecream_Unicorns 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful bro 🖒🖒🖒

@TrashPandaGarage 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work, Nate!

@Klamath1970 4 жыл бұрын

Impressive!

@matthewthiessen1049 4 жыл бұрын

Going to pick up a welder tomorrow and can’t wait to feel confident enough to get to this!

@matthewthiessen1049 4 жыл бұрын

Rob Conlin already have all that. Just missing the key to getting all this done

@82werk72 4 жыл бұрын

Just another cool video !

@josephjoseph9620 3 жыл бұрын

waoooo 🤤💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾full power 4×4😍🤜💥🤛👍

@toddgibbs1321 4 жыл бұрын

I’m a big fan of your content! You will be costing me money in the future! Please keep showing the custom fab with the details you give. I will be looking back on this when I finally can start my project.

@DirtLifestyle 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy, I appreciate it 👍

@toddgibbs1321 4 жыл бұрын

I just watched your Atlas install on your TJ. Are things smoother with it now that you have run it for a while? It would be nice to see a follow up on some of the mods you have done after some time to know what type of things may be needed for tweeks, correction, adjustment, and if you are still happy with a mod or if you think there may be another approach you may take if you did it again.

@AttwoodsGarage 4 жыл бұрын

Well done. I'm lucky enough to have a lathe at home and several larger ones at work. Being able to turn pieces as needed is nice. I made up my own alignment setup when I retubed my 44. Kinda wish I'd just done a 60 instead.. :)

@AttwoodsGarage 4 жыл бұрын

@@mariombaa Really, nothing. For my needs it's plenty strong. I retubed it with 3/8" wall tube, brackets and truss from Ballistic and Barnes, plus all new brakes, 4.88 gearset. Going over the cost to build it verses a 60, looking back, I could done a 60.

@gallamine 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of press do you need to push the tube back onto the housing?

@AttwoodsGarage 4 жыл бұрын

@@gallamine I have a 100 year old 30 ton press I got from Salt Walther's shop. Blow the plug welds in the case with a torch or plasma cutter, I turned a die to fit where the seals are, chunk of pipe, and shove.

@FMJeeping 4 жыл бұрын

Badass. That axle looks like a straight up road warrior prop

@metaldog7128 4 жыл бұрын

You definitely do some nice work 👍

@imsa3552 4 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU for beveling your weld surfaces! GREAT video man! Did a bit of this for IMSA prep on race cars/trucks. Good to see this made as public education!

@28crazydave 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing videos thanks for putting the time in.

@davesbrewing 4 жыл бұрын

LASER interferometer is your friend. Love your videos.

@mrt.5689 4 жыл бұрын

I always wondered if this was possible! Keep up the good work Sir!!!

@chingon_grandpa 4 жыл бұрын

Damn good video!!! Cheers man🍻🍻🍻🍻

@deraculandrac917 4 жыл бұрын

I respect your work because of that you earned a subscriber. 👍👍👍

@DirtLifestyle 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@joshb6420 4 жыл бұрын

Love the project here. Shows how some elbow grease and attention to detail can save big $$$$ over ordering custom parts.

@pauljordan756 4 жыл бұрын

Quality... Authentic... Content! 👍

@jimschmidt4089 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for walking through your build. I can't get enough of how step by step you make it seem very feasible to do this stuff. Thank you for breaking down the unknown. Great video Nate!

@markmacdonald6452 Жыл бұрын

Nice job! About 10 years ago me and a friend chopped a Ford Dana 60 and did the exact same thing to work in a GM application. We didn't use an alignment rod, just a lot of measuring and remeasuring. It's held up since with no issues. Nice truss also.

@erichughes9098 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job 👍😎

@Trustyconsultinggroup 4 жыл бұрын

This is the best one ton swap video series ever.... now just waiting on the TJ on tons lol

@DirtLifestyle 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man 👍

@Houndini 4 жыл бұрын

Not a bad pick to run. I had quite a few dana 60s on rear end. Ran them hills of WV with lot off-road use. They never fail me once and had great post- Trac from factory. My 1st one came factory on Ford F 250 . 4X4. Yes Ford.

@valve-do3jc 4 жыл бұрын

Galdang brother I always figure on switching the transfer case but in a Land Rover no way. Good job so far. You hit the nail on the head when you said rock crawler goes over landing. Good vid Keep it up

@driller840 2 жыл бұрын

What can I say?: One of the exceptional few!

@defender90keswick.nigelsla59 4 жыл бұрын

I'm currently modifying the stock Rover front axle on my 2011 defender, fitting a Gwyn Lewis HD Diff pan and a few other little things. I would love to add a custom truss.. this video has inspired me to have a go at my own design.

@stevej6824 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve found that welding cast to mild with MIG using ERNi-1 wire has been the go to for a bullet proof process. Other than that I give you an A+ on this. Top notch my friend 👍

@rubberduckyTJ 4 жыл бұрын

High nickel content weld wire. (For Nate,) lol

@danielclark4125 4 жыл бұрын

You are a craftsman sir! Great video as usual

@rjpierson9847 4 жыл бұрын

About time that somebody does a video that doesn’t scare everybody away from doing there own work keep up the work man

@dozer1642 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a badass axle. Nice work.

@MyDatrsPrsnlATM 4 жыл бұрын

Man that was one straight piece of work! Using that alignment rod was definitely the way to go. Glad I learned something! Thanks for the vid. Stay safe!

@kevinn594 4 жыл бұрын

Well done . You nailed it.

@bryanbaker1479 Жыл бұрын

Super 60 high pinion is the way to go now Cheap and easy to come by

@trevorrandall1609 4 жыл бұрын

Nate your videos inspired me during a recovery from a really shitty accident. Kept my spirits up when I was really down on myself and the world. Thanks keep it up. Y'all kept me going and now I get to spend time wrenching on my own things using your builds as guides. Jeep on bro

@DirtLifestyle 4 жыл бұрын

Very sorry about your accident but I'm happy to help give you inspiration 👍

@clydetracy77 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos pushed me to make my own roof rack and armor. Saving me $1500.

@DirtLifestyle 4 жыл бұрын

Good! I love reading these kind of comments 👍

@McDaniel4wd 4 жыл бұрын

This proves that my want for an alignment bar is justified lol. If you find a good source for them spread that info 👊🏼😎 awesome video brother.

@DirtLifestyle 4 жыл бұрын

My buddy @rubberduckytj on Instagram. Hit him up for the parts and peices if you need. Tell him I sent you 👊

@McDaniel4wd 4 жыл бұрын

Dirt Lifestyle 🤙🏼👊🏼

@cencoast_7.340 4 жыл бұрын

Can you use thick rebar?

@mikhail2400 4 жыл бұрын

@@cencoast_7.340 Rebar is a low grade mild steel that will not stand up to the stresses you will get as welds heat and cool. It has way to much give in it and will likely just flex as the welds cool. If your wondering how I know this I spent 25 years welding and fitting many different pipe metals, boiler tubes and working with other metal related trades.

@Adrian-rn1ym 4 жыл бұрын

Great vids , one of the best channels on you tube!!!. Keep it up sir . 👍

@climberclimb 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome fab skills sir! Fun to watch someone with your skill set! Cheers

@ronthoman7138 3 жыл бұрын

YOU ARE KILLING IT! Excellent WORK!

@DirtLifestyle 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@medievalpossum6504 3 жыл бұрын

Gonna be doing the same thing with a non superduty center for my samurai buggy. This video will definitely help me out

@petrolhead1977 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work, thank you for making this axle and this video!

@adamforman9264 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice, I like.....

@CallofDoobie585 3 жыл бұрын

Shit dude! I'm a welder, and if you say you're not, that's some nice skill with the mig. I love how clean the diff cover looks. That's what got me

@davidroyle5552 4 жыл бұрын

I have wondered how to do this for a long time also shortening an axle thank you for making it a bunch easier.

@tomd1939 4 жыл бұрын

This was awesome. Seen videos like this before but this was original in it's own way. Very cool

@larrybriggs2920 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this was awesome Nate! Nice job on that axle

@brianmaynard7320 4 жыл бұрын

Looks fantastic!! I hope to get to this lvl of welding! Just awesome

@MrDemolitionmission 4 жыл бұрын

Mig the top. It will be fine. I built danas for demo derby. Never a problem. Also did a Carli...... Great Job.