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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
There have been several very good Mopar rear axles used through the years. This page will help ID the more commonly used/swapped rear axles from the 1950s to the present. | There have been several very good Mopar rear axles used through the years. This page will help ID the more commonly used/swapped rear axles from the 1950s to the present. | ||
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[[File:Mopar rear id.jpg|thumb|left|600px|Image from [http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/showthread.php?t=6190 forbbodiesonly.com]]] | [[File:Mopar rear id.jpg|thumb|left|600px|Image from [http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/showthread.php?t=6190 forbbodiesonly.com]]] | ||
The easiest way to identify an axle is to look at the cover on the carrier housing: <br><br> | The easiest way to identify an axle is to look at the cover on the carrier housing: <br><br> | ||
| − | *7-1/4" has a 9 bolt rear cover.<br><br><br> | + | *7-1/4" has a 9 bolt rear cover.<br><br><br> |
| − | *8-1/4" has 10 bolts, evenly spaced. The cover is almost perfectly round.<br> <br> | + | *8-1/4" has 10 bolts, evenly spaced. The cover is almost perfectly round.<br> <br> |
| − | *8-3/4" has no rear cover. The back of the axle housing is round. The center section is removable from the front of the housing.<br><br><br> | + | *8-3/4" has no rear cover. The back of the axle housing is round. The center section is removable from the front of the housing.<br><br><br> |
| − | *9-1/4" has a 12 bolt rear cover. Rear cover is roughly octagonal (stop sign-shaped).<br><br><br> | + | *9-1/4" has a 12 bolt rear cover. Rear cover is roughly octagonal (stop sign-shaped).<br><br><br> |
| − | *9-3/4" has a 10 bolt rear cover. The cover is wider on the driver side. | + | *9-3/4" has a 10 bolt rear cover. The cover is wider on the driver side.<br><br><br> |
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