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Originally Posted by 2tons of fun
since when?
i work on vehicle and particularly truck rear ends, havent seen one yet.
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Since 2003 when Chrysler left Dana as an axle supplier and began using American Axle Manufacturing that’s when. American Axle is the old GM Corporate axle division that was sold off and became an independent company years ago. GM still uses AAM as an axle supplier and Chrysler has been using them in 2003 when they got into a pissing match with Dana.
Hemi Dodge Ram HD’s get the 10.5 AAM axle (14 bolt ff) and the Cummins Powered Rams get the 11.5, which is also the same 11.5 in the Silverado behind the Dirtymax and 8.1L. The Chrysler version of both axles have different shaped center sections but they are essentially the same internals however I think I read somewhere the GM version has two bearings on the pinion and the Chrysler has one.
http://www.aam.com/index.php?s=45
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even new dodges still have crappy power locks or track locks.
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Well, the Power Wagon gets a pair of AAM TracRite GTL's are pretty damn bullet proof. Not sure why AAM doesn't offer the TracRite for the GM 10.5 unless they are under some type of exclusitivity contact with Chrysler or they is just enough differences between they where the TracRite won't work in a GM.
http://www.aam.com/index.php?s=49&item=96
http://media.aam.com/index.php?s=43&item=485