what axle is this?

aussie pete · Post by **aussie pete** » Wed May 21, 08 8:00 pm

This axle came fitted to my Aussie charger project, the car was destined for the drag strip, but has since changed direction.The axle is not an aussie one but seams to fit apart from the angle of the axle is wrong, don`t know what it is from or what ratio it is, any ideas?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed May 21, 08 8:43 pm

looks like a chevy 10/12 bolt, dont ask me which i cant tell them apart

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Wed May 21, 08 11:42 pm

marc-jerryatric wrote:looks like a chevy 10/12 bolt, dont ask me which i cant tell them apart

If you count the bolts, this may give a clue !

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu May 22, 08 7:02 am

It's an 8 1/4" Mopar axle.

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Thu May 22, 08 11:08 am

i was going to say AMC 20

but they have 2 piece axles

used in javelin+ similar and jeep

same number of cover plate bolts and same pattern plate though

Borg Warner australia did a rip-off copy with 1 piece axles and called it a BW M88 aussies call it a dana but it had nothing to do with them
used it in about 20 E48 valiant chargers and never made any more. standard val axle was M78

Blue knows best .

8 1/4 properly set up is supposed to be good to about 450BHP easier to find in the right width and you can get Sure Grips for em if you belive what mopar Muscle mag says.

Dave

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu May 22, 08 11:29 am

Yea, it's a beefy enough axle alright, strong enough for any small block application without a doubt. Ratio is likely to be in the 2.76-3.23 range, it might have a sure grip in it, both things you can check by jacking it up and turning a wheel.

aussie pete · Post by **aussie pete** » Thu May 22, 08 6:50 pm

Cheers guys, on that basis i will run with that axle and see how it goes ( after i have re-aligned it)