Dana 300

[Woolyworm]

I just scored a freshened Dana 300 with twin sticks and a clocking ring for $175! Yippie!


Wooly

 

[Bent]

WOW! They go for about $300 around here. And that's with the stock shifter and in need of a rebuild.

 

[caveman]

Hey "lucky".

 

[Torxhead]

Alright, just what are you going to do with it?

 

[Posi]

Nice take WW,
Must be a New England thing, I recently picked up a well maintained "stock" 300 for $75, About 2 years ago was pretty common to find them for $100 stock.

 

[Woolyworm]

Well, I've decided to stay with my Dana 20 . I've got a spare one of those I'm going to rebuild and try to find the bronco guts to lower the ratio when I do. I'll also fab up a twin stick.

I'm not into pulling my 18 off again and don't have the $ to buy the main shaft conversion. The 300 I have a line on has the clocking ring but I'd still need the new main shaft and an adaptor to go to my 18 correct? The 18 is a Jeep version and The 300 is not a scout version based on the location of the speedo output.

Any help on this mate up is appreciated.


Wooly

 

[Posi]

All you need is the sliding gear from the bronco and the gears from a D-18 to lower your 20. The bronco gear you need is hard to find but doable. I'll post the gear part number from the one I have if need be.

 

[Bent]

The scout Dana 300 has the Texas pattern like the Dana 20 and would be a direct bolt on.

Posi, I had thought you don't need the bronco parts if you find a later model dana 18 with the large intermediate shaft?

 

[Posi]

You need the later 1 1/4" intermediate shaft and the bronco 33 tooth sliding gear.

2.46:1 Low Range Dana 20

 

[Bent]

You need the later 1 1/4" intermediate shaft and the bronco 33 tooth sliding gear.

2.46:1 Low Range Dana 20

Thanks. Good info.

 

[Woolyworm]

Yup, thanks guys.


Wooly