Posted by gmharris [71.105.36.203] on Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 11:12:16 :
In Reply to: Re: stock axles posted by Vaughn [99.58.164.45] on Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 10:31:23 :
The Spicer axle found on many of the heavier duty Dodge pickups is a Spicer/Dana 60. There are many variations of the Dana 60 axle.
The data plate on your truck will show that the axle is a Spicer. There is a Spicer Corporation and a Dana Holding Corporation in existence today.
Clarence Spicer developed the first u-joint in 1904. Before that, cars were chain driven.
Charles Dana was a businessman and attorney (it figures) who became president of Spicer and changed the name of the company to Dana Corporation.
Today, Dana is a holding corporation which owns Spicer, as best as I can figure.
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