1994-2002 Dodge Ram Dana 80 Rear Axle

We stock an excellent selection of parts for Dana 80 Rear Axles in 1994-2002 Dodge Ram 2500 and Ram 3500 trucks. Dodge used Dana 80 Rear Axles in Ram 2500 models equipped with Cummins Diesel or gas V10 engines and manual transmissions. The Dana 80 was also used on ALL Ram 3500 trucks regardless of engine or transmission.

Although the basic design of these Dana axles has been well proven over many decades, you should remember that until the late 1980's, very few work vehicles ever saw the far side of 150,000 miles unless they were totally rebuilt. With the power and durability of Cummins Diesel and fuel injected gas engines and the severe loads they can impose on the drivetrain, you should plan on doing a complete re-bearing job on your 1984-2002 rear axle every 125,000-150,000 miles to prevent catastrophic failures. (See Tech Article Dana-Spicer Rear Drive Axle Component Failures)
A number of engineering changes were made by Dana over the 1994-2002 model years. Most of these occurred between 1999 and 2001. After producing axles for Dodge trucks since the 1950's, Dana lost the contract to produce rear drive axles for Dodge to American Axle Manufacturing (AAM was once the GM Axle Division) effective for the 2003 model year.