i was painting my diff covers today and i noticed a dana stamp on the front cover, do all 1500's have a dana front axle? can anyone give me some more information on this axle anything in particular i should know?

 

All second gen dodges use a Dana front axle. Thats why they are referred to as the Dana 44 and Dana 60 on the site all the time. I don't even think Chrysler has a corporate front axle at all.

 

Yea mines got one too, just means the diff cover has never been replaced.


EDIT: i think he was talking about the diff cover it self not the axle bro.

 

Does that 05 03 94 mean it was manufactured or assembled in on May 3rd 1994? Seems kinda old to be on a 2001.

 

yea i was wondering about that date also, a cover from 94 on a 2001 seems odd.

i was reffering to the axle i didnt know that they all had dana's, is that one a dana 44?

 

Yes it is.

 

its probably the casting pattern revision date, not the date of mfg.

 

I wonder what the date on mine is considering the truck was built in April 1994.

 

Yup, all Dodge Ram 1500s have Dana 44s up front and Chrysler Corporate 9.25s in the rear.

2500s are Dana 60s always in front (unless you have a "Light Duty" version from the 1994 or 1995 model years), Dana 60 in the rear if you have the V8, Dana 70 in the rear if you have the diesel and auto tranny, and Dana 80 if you have the diesel with a manual tranny.

 

i wish the underbody of my truck looked that good