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Gearing is either 3:55 or 4:10

The front is pretty much a bolt in IF you get the same year because later front axles had larger bushing bolt holes. Yes, you caould drill or replace the approopriate bushings, thought you should know. The holy grail of 8 lugs is a 2002 front...NO CAD!
Later axles have the more desirable dual piston calipers and ball joints. They also have a beefier 32 spline axle. Your brake lines will bolt up. I can't remember if the front shaft is a bolt up or if the differential joint is larger.

The rear is a bit tougher. Spring pads are outboard and to do it right should be cut off and re welded to bolt up to your springs. Again, newer axles have alrer brakes and your hose will bolt up. your rear drive shaft does have a smaller joint and is too long.


Lastly...front sway bar links vary.

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That helps a bunch. Sway bars wont be going on if I do the swap anyways. I'm afraid the ram is shortly going to be retired off road only soon so from now on all mods will be geared towards that goal.

Obviously I can't just swap in new axle shafts that are 8 lug if its a different spline. Id really prefer to just that.

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Going to a 17" 5 lug wheel would probably a bit easier and cheaper

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I believe he's looking for beef to slog through that dark black clay that is prevelant around the Mississippi valley. That stuff is sticky and either like mixed concrete or slipperly slurry.
Having recently purchased 17 inch rims for my truck I feel that tire selection is slim and used meats in runnable condition scarce as hen's teeth.

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Life is a Highway...I wanna drive it all night long...

well if you plan on doing an axle swap i have a DIY on it if you need help. ive taken out the axle on a 2nd gen about 6times now.

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night vision HID kit, Pacesetter LT headers dual exhaust flow master 40series dumped before the axle, vararam air intake, 1.5inch leveling kit, Dakota AT^2 tires, plastidipped wheels. raceland 3" cutout, SC 3865 tuned, rocket wire, aeroforce gauge in a SRT 10 pillar with A/F ratio, color matched gill, plasti dipped bumpers.

Well I'm down to help for a 9.25 sas on a 1500 and then put a 11.5 aam axle in rear

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2011 Dodge Power Wagon 5.7 Hemi Inferno Red/Black two tone - Lockpick, 12,500lbs Warn Winch, Bilstine Shocks, Lockers Fnt/Rear, Cb Radio, Wireless Warn Remote, Bushwackers, Super swamper M-16 40x14.5x20, 20" BMF Novekane Rims, Zone 2.5" level kit, HBS Steering Stabilizer, Custom Top Gun 8" lift kit

Yep. Unfortunately anything short of rockwells in the mud around here will break. But hopefully I can prolong it. Now I've just got to find me some axles. Now that I know what I'm looking for and what I need to do this should in theory be a cake walk.

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I do know that power wagon axles will bolt in though. 4 wheeler just did it.

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Life is a Highway...I wanna drive it all night long...