SRW or DRW?

jefe 4x4 wrote:
Okan,
At the time i bought the truck the determining factor for me was the higher spline count, bearing and RG&P upgrade, and larger axle diameter that they Just started putting on 3500's with the V-10 option in 2000 and only in 2001.5 to 2002 with the Cummins H.O. engine and NV5600 combo. No D70 parts anywhere to be seen. I know this for when I installed the Power Lok rr limited slip, they had to re drill the D-70 plate to fit the larger RG parts. These did not appear before that time, but were the 'detuned' versions you speak of. If it weren't so I certainly would not have plunked down my cash for a new truck that year. I have a friend with a 17K pound MoHo with a gas 454 and the self same Dana 80 to-the-max under the rear. His is rated at 13,500 pounds. He had a leaky pinion seal and had me crawl under there to see what was what. I got under there and lo and behold it looked exactly like the D80 under my rig. Of course, it's hard to tell unless you take it down to see if it's mostly Dana 70 air inside the pig.
regards, as always, jefe

http://www.crateaxle.com/products/dana-80-axles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_80

Motorhomes and larger cab and chas trucks Dana 80`s have the 37 spline and 1.58 dia. axles same tubes , different length ,always always dually with larger wheel bearings.Different larger gawr
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THe dana 80 and 70u in SRW have 35 spline 1.50 axles and the same hubs and brakes , pre 2001.5 drum brakes =2 1/2 " wide shoes , after same disc`s
DRW had 3 1/2 " shoes
On Pirate 4x4 forum , where they modify these axles , Ive heard the center section/ pumkin gives you the torque rating and the wheel bearings give you the Gawr
http://dodgeram.org/tech/specs/axle/267RBI_specs.html

http://dodgeram.org/tech/specs/axle/286RBI_specs.html

What gets me is the front dana 60 on 94-02 trucks. The diffrence between the dually and the single rear is only the unit bearing hubs and the dually spacers . The highest rating I can find for it is 5200 lbs , the front of my truck empty is 4780 lbs , not much to spare, Dana even refered me to that #, it must be more.
http://dodgeram.org/tech/specs/axle/axlespecs.html

Ive been looking at putting a DRW Dana 80 on my 99 Dodge SRW truck,and front DRW hubs and dually spacers , mega cab dually flares like this

17" dually rims & tires ,and cab &chas 8 leaf spring packs, cost =4000.00 +
Just mulling it over before I spend on SRW vision 19.5 `s
I love my SRW and have way to much on it to start over again , but also looking for used 2001.5-2002 HO Duallys

Your rear axle is way beefy :)