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Offline 71cudajoe

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Did any 71 HEMI Cuda come without a DANA 60?
« on: December 07, 2009 - 05:47:37 PM »
I came across an article about an authentic 71 HEMI Cuda today:

http://www.carpictures.com/vehicle/07HNB111021569.html

I was curious... didn't all 71 HEMI Cudas come with a Dana 60 rear end? Or were there some automatics (like this one) that didn't?
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Re: Did any 71 HEMI Cuda come without a DANA 60?
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2009 - 06:00:11 PM »
I can't answer your question with certainty but I do know that the '70, 440 six pack automatic Challenger I use to own came with a 8-3/4 rear end.
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Re: Did any 71 HEMI Cuda come without a DANA 60?
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2009 - 06:33:04 PM »
I came across an article about an authentic 71 HEMI Cuda today:

http://www.carpictures.com/vehicle/07HNB111021569.html

I was curious... didn't all 71 HEMI Cudas come with a Dana 60 rear end? Or were there some automatics (like this one) that didn't?

my book shows that the a33 option was the one that had to have the 4 spd and only 440 or hemi with the 3.54 gears an dana
the cuda or challenger r/t and other mopars that had the a34 and was the same as the a33 package but came if ordered with/opt  340 ,440 or hemi.. and upgraded the gears to 4.10 an added power disk brakes and the 4spd /opt as best I could find
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Re: Did any 71 HEMI Cuda come without a DANA 60?
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2009 - 10:59:23 PM »
The Dana was required when there was a 4-speed.  But autos would have the 8 3/4 stock, and Dana as optional equipment.

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Re: Did any 71 HEMI Cuda come without a DANA 60?
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2009 - 04:17:43 AM »
The Dana was required when there was a 4-speed.  But autos would have the 8 3/4 stock, and Dana as optional equipment.

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Re: Did any 71 HEMI Cuda come without a DANA 60?
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2009 - 10:07:18 AM »
:iagree: the Dana was still an option with the Auto tranny
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Re: Did any 71 HEMI Cuda come without a DANA 60?
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2009 - 11:51:01 AM »
The automatic equipped U, V and R-code cars could only get a 4.10 geared Dana, no Track Pak 3.54.  In '70 it was option code A32 Super Performance Axle Pkg and in '71 they used the same A34 Super Track Pak code that the 4-spd used.
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