I was surfing gears and lockers somewhere on the web the other day and saw some vendor claiming the D60, D70 and D80 axles' carrier split was at 4. 56. So, I called them on it and inquired. I told the guy I thought they were mistaken and that the split was at the 4. 10. He said they were 110% certain. I ended up calling the friendly folks at Quad 4x4 and they told me the same. I went on to call Randy's Ring & Pinion and, for the third time, I was told that I could bolt a 3. 73 or a 3. 54 ring gear to my factory-equipped 4. 10 carrier. I specifically asked all of these vendors if there was something about the Dodge application that made this swap impossible. They all said no.
I have been working under the impression that in order to swap-out my 4. 10 gears on my D70 rear and D60 front axles, I would have to swap the carrier also and that finding new carriers was not only hard to do, but also expensive. Most of what I know about the subject comes from knowledge gained here at the TDR. Have I misunderstood something all this time? Why are all these differential parts vendors showing the same carrier (they call it a 'case') for a 4. 10, 3. 73, and 3. 54 ring gear for these axles in their parts books? Can I simply order 3. 54 rings and pinions for my factory-equipped 4. 10 axles?
Any clarification would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
I have been working under the impression that in order to swap-out my 4. 10 gears on my D70 rear and D60 front axles, I would have to swap the carrier also and that finding new carriers was not only hard to do, but also expensive. Most of what I know about the subject comes from knowledge gained here at the TDR. Have I misunderstood something all this time? Why are all these differential parts vendors showing the same carrier (they call it a 'case') for a 4. 10, 3. 73, and 3. 54 ring gear for these axles in their parts books? Can I simply order 3. 54 rings and pinions for my factory-equipped 4. 10 axles?
Any clarification would be much appreciated.
Thanks.