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2011 Ram 1500 4X4 rear axle help

Posted By: DusterDog

2011 Ram 1500 4X4 rear axle help - 03/07/21 03:06 AM

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.
Posted By: GarageDodge

Re: 2011 Ram 1500 4X4 rear axle help - 03/07/21 01:37 PM

I would check the frame,with that damage it could be bent also.
Posted By: DusterDog

Re: 2011 Ram 1500 4X4 rear axle help - 03/07/21 02:46 PM

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???
Posted By: Guitar Jones

Re: 2011 Ram 1500 4X4 rear axle help - 03/07/21 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by DusterDog
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.
Posted By: HotRodDave

Re: 2011 Ram 1500 4X4 rear axle help - 03/08/21 12:10 AM

09-12 use the same control arm.
Posted By: 73MagDuster

Re: 2011 Ram 1500 4X4 rear axle help - 03/08/21 02:58 PM

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.
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