does it matter if i use a rear end from a four wheel drive truck?
i have a 1997 dodge dakota truck that is four wheel drive. my rear end locked up in it. what i am wanting to know is can i use any rear end that will fit? or do i need to use a rear end from another four wheel drive truck? the four wheel drive is not used so does it matter? i have been told it doesn't and i have been told it does.
Gear ratio matters. technically you can put a dually rear if you wanted with some fab work. As long as it has the same ratio as the front. You should upgrade to a posi if it did not have one in it. But if you just want it to go in no fuss just get the same that came out.
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you are goin to want a rear end that was similar (same weight rating) to the one you had but it does not need to be from a 4×4. The big issue is that you will want it to be geared the same as the old one.
Find out what gearing you had on the old rear end and just find another rear end that will fit with the same gear ratio.
to answer your question, no it doesnt have to be from a 4×4.
as long as the gears are the same ratio and it fits, it will work.
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It has to be for a dodge dakota. It doesn't matter whether it's 2 or 4wd. Years may matter, contact a salvage yard, they can tell you which years will fit.
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Gear ratio matters. technically you can put a dually rear if you wanted with some fab work. As long as it has the same ratio as the front. You should upgrade to a posi if it did not have one in it. But if you just want it to go in no fuss just get the same that came out.
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you can use anyone you want it is you truck as long as the gears match. if you use the wrong gear ratio you will destroy something in the drive train
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