I have a chance to buy a 04 Hemi Rams 2500 rear end for a good price and I want to put it into my 04 Hemi Ram 1500 that's 9.25 diff is on the way out.


I heard some people say I will need to mod my drive shaft, I don't want to trust one source, just wondering if anyone has done it?

 

You should be fine as long as if you're 4x4 the gears are the same

 

Wheels will be differeent

 

can I swap the corporate 9.25 axles in?

 

Good question but I highly doubt it. I believe 2500 series uses the 6 bolt wheels vs the 1500 with 5 bolt wheels, and the axles themselves are most likely heavier.

 

I think 2500 springs are wider but that probably won't hurt with 1500 springs. Most likely will need 2 spare tires as mentioned above.

 

2500's use an 8 lug wheel. Due to the size and different mounting (pretty sure the bigger axles don't use the flange the 1500's do) you will need a custom driveshaft. Also the likelihood of the gears matching what you have in the 1500 (most likely 3.73's and you probably have 3.55/3.92's in the 1500) is a bit low. By the time you do all the work/spend $$ you'd probably be ahead of the game with a fresh 9.25.