Posted By: johnnycuda
Identifying B and E-body Dana's - 03/31/15 07:49 PM
A friend of a friend supposedly has one of each and may want to sell them as he is a GM guy, I know the B-body is wider and the fact the car housings have provisions for a pinion snubber, I was curious on the casting or stamped numbers on the axles of them both, maybe I can make a deal for both and save them, assuming hes not full of crap and they are actually truck rears....thanks!
Posted By: swapman
Re: Identifying B and E-body Dana's - 03/31/15 08:10 PM
Mopar Rear Axle Dimensions
All measurements are from drum to drum:
1966-1972 A-body 57-1/8″
1962-1963 B-body 58-1/2″
1964-1967 B-body 59-1/2″
1970-1971 Imperial 59-3/4″
1968-1970 B-body 60-1/8″
1970-1974 E-body 61-5/8″
1965-1969 C-body and 1965-1970 A100 Vans 61-3/4″
1965-1966 Imperial 62″
1967-1969 Imperial 62-5/16″
1970-1971 C-body and 1971-1974 B-body 63″
1965-1971 D100 pickup 64″
1969 C-body wagony and 1971-1973 B-body wagon 64-3/8″
1970-1973 C-body and 1972-1974 D100 pickup 64-3/8″
Rear end widths, drum-to-drum:
A BODY ’66-’72: 57-1/8″
B BODY ’62-’63: 58-1/2″ (And ’64 Max Wedge)
’64: 60-7/8″ (Exc.Max Wedge)
’65-’67: 59-1/2″
’68-’70: 60-1/8″
’71-’74: 63″
’71-’73 wagon: 64-3/8″
C BODY ’65-’69: 61.75″
’70-’71: 63.0″ (Chrysler & Fury)
’70-’73: 64-3/8″ (and ’69 wagon)
IMPERIAL ’65-’66: 61-15/16″
’67-’69: 62-5/16″
’70-’71: 59-3/4″
’72-’73: 64-9/16″
E BODY ’70-’74: 61-5/8″
A100 ’65-’70: 61-3/4″
D100 ’65-’71: 63-15/16″
’72-’74: 64-3/8″
Posted By: johnnycuda
Re: Identifying B and E-body Dana's - 03/31/15 11:30 PM
The BOM number was what I was wondering about, do you know what number they should have on it for a E or B Dana, how do you tell the year?, thanks guys!
Posted By: 62maxwgn
Re: Identifying B and E-body Dana's - 03/31/15 11:46 PM
Simple,the shorter of the two is b-body,68 and earlier had drain plug on bottom,eliminated in 69 and later.
Posted By: johnnycuda
Re: Identifying B and E-body Dana's - 04/01/15 01:16 AM
I knew the width difference being roughly 3", the BOM numbers or casting numbers was the part I was curious about.
Posted By: 68_661charger
Re: Identifying B and E-body Dana's - 04/01/15 02:33 AM
When you say drum to drum is it the backside of the drum edge that overlaps the backing plate or the drum face?
