8-1/4" rear end questions?

Wasn't to clear there, I was refering to the Dakota generation equivalent to the 1st gen Durango. Also, depending on whom you talk to your 02 like my 99 are refered to as either Gen 2 or Gen 3. In anycase 97 through 04 Dakota's came with either 8.25 or 9.25's. Prior to that they had 7.25's or 8.25's.

BTW, I put 256,000 miles on my 89 Dakota 4x4 with an 8.25. The rear end (or the whole drive train for that matter) never gave me any problems. I currently have about 105,000 on the 99 Dakota 4x4.