8 3/4" from a 1/2 Ton P/U or Van For "A" Body

"Dana didn't supply D-70's to dodge till 79, someone could have put one in it over time, whats the bom # on the dana"

But how can that be true when even the 1977 FSM covers the Dana (then Spicer) 70 (see page 3-53 of the 1977 FSM)??

"The Dana 70 rear axle was first used in the Dodge W300 in 1958." - Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_70

Perhaps you're reaching this conclusion because, prior to 1979, it was called the "Spicer 70" diff.??

My friend (same dude with the W300) had had two B300 motorhomes, 1977 & 1974...both with Dana 70HD's.