Can anyone tell me what all would be involved to put a 2013 Ram 1500 4X4 rear axle into a 2011 1500??
I'm looking at buying a 2011 that was hit in the right rear, bent some sheet metal, & bumper, broke the tail light, & broke the axle off at the end of the housing.
The housing, & the lower control arm is bent as well. When I look at some of the local wrecking/salvage yards it seems that the 2011 model year is all by it's self as far as the axle.

I can get a complete (housing, control arms, & maybe the brake calipers) 9.25 from a local yard for a really good price.

I would check the frame,with that damage it could be bent also.

I'm going to take another good look at it this week. It appears that it was an angled hit, body lines/gaps looked good at first. I couldn't see any bends, or kinks on the frame.
One of my co-workers says that Mopar changed the control arm design over the years, maybe made them heavier duty??
I'm thinking that if they made the control arms/bushings bigger, I "should" be able to drill the mounting brackets???

Unless they are wider. I don't know, just something to consider.

09-12 use the same control arm.

At some point in the 2009-2014 timeframe they changed from the Corporate 9 1/4 axles to a ZF design that is completely different. It should be a bolt in but may require new driveshaft or control arms as well.