Chrysler 9.25 Rebuild or Dana 70 Swap??

thatblue2ndgen · Mar 12, 2016

Hey guys I'm new to this whole forum thing I've been on here to help me with a couple things here and there but never posted. As the subject says I'm wondering what I should do I went out mudding the other night with a couple buddy's and half way through my rear end started banging real bad when I would turn so I took the cover off today and all my spider gears on the left of my limited slip are gone. My plan with the truck is to eventually make it into a play and mud truck for around town and maybe RYC and TCR. So should i get my 9.25 Rebuilt or get a used Dana 70 and rebuild that and swap it in?

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joepizuro · Mar 12, 2016

How big of a tire do u plan running

thatblue2ndgen · Mar 12, 2016

I eventually wanna put like a 7 inch Lift and put like 38s or 40s under it and plan on a 408 stroker I know for a fact I'm gonna have to get a Dana 60 for up front

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BBartow · Mar 12, 2016

Definitely swap in a rear D60 or D70

thatblue2ndgen · Mar 12, 2016

Alright thanks! Now I gotta find one lmao

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Johnn123 · Mar 13, 2016

Don't waste cash on the 9.25 if you plan to lift and get bigger tires. D60 would be sufficient.

codered · Mar 13, 2016

the 9.25 is a good axle but not as heavy duty as a D60 or D70. i know someone personally who hauled a loaded 18 wheeler with a 318/727/ 9.25 combo he worked at travels centers of america and was a diesel mechanic. i know it was a 9.25 because i looked and i have the same axle. for my application where the biggest tire i run would be a 35 the 9.25 is ok for that. anything over 33's on a stock 1500 axle d44/9.25 isn't ideal but it can be done. now if you decide to do lower gears(4.10) and a locker like i have planned then the 9.25 would be good.

thatblue2ndgen · Mar 13, 2016

I already have 4.10s now and just the limited slip with 33 Federal M/Ts and the limited slip destroyed itself

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codered · Mar 13, 2016

thatblue2ndgen said:
I already have 4.10s now and just the limited slip with 33 Federal M/Ts and the limited slip destroyed itself

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that's ****** where'd you get your gears from?

thatblue2ndgen · Mar 13, 2016

codered said:
that's ****** where'd you get your gears from?

From factory I think. I changed the diff fluid when I got it like 2 years ago at 120k it looked like it had never been opened

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codered · Mar 13, 2016

thatblue2ndgen said:
From factory I think. I changed the diff fluid when I got it like 2 years ago at 120k it looked like it had never been opened

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wow, i haven't checked my 9.25. since i work at a parts warehouse i see all kind of dorman gears and spicer. but the good stuff is with yukon. i'm thinking if i can get a good price with my gears at the warehouse i'll do spicer. if not i'll do yukon.

thatblue2ndgen · Mar 13, 2016

I'm not even gonna waste my money on my 9.25 because I know I'm gonna be getting bigger tires down the road so I'd rather just upgrade now and not have to worry about it lol

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codered · Mar 13, 2016

thatblue2ndgen said:
I'm not even gonna waste my money on my 9.25 because I know I'm gonna be getting bigger tires down the road so I'd rather just upgrade now and not have to worry about it lol

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and that's smart of you man.

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