8-1/4" rear end questions?

dgc333 said

Don't know about G.C's but 1st generation Durango's just like the Dakota could have an 8.25 or 9.25 depending on the engine. The 2nd generation Durango and the 3rd (or 4th depending on whom you talk to) generation Dakota now only use the 8.25 regardless of engine. The 9.25 is no longer used in any application. The bigger pick-ups are using an axle from American Axle.

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Correct on the Durangos. But your backwards on the Daks. The 1st and 2nd gen Daks never used a 9.25. Only axles available for them was a 7.25 or 8.25. 3rd gen Daks used either a 8.25 or 9.25 depending on which engine used. My 02 Dakota has a 9.25 behind the 4.7

My old 93 Dak had the 8.25 and it held up very good. I bought the truck new and put 90,000 very hard miles on it. Numerous runs down the 1/4 in the mid 14's at 94 mph and pulling a car hauler loaded to the hilt. You name it. It didn't do bad. Last I knew of the guy I sold it to was pulling a stump grinder with it and it has nerly 120,000 miles on it now and still going strong.