The Saginaw 9.5-inch axle is an automotive axle manufactured by American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. This differential has three major variants. A rear solid axle, a front solid axle and

independent front suspension Independent suspension is any automobile suspension system that allows each wheel on the same axle to move vertically (i.e. reacting to a bump on the road) independently of the others. This is contrasted with a beam axle or deDion axle system in w ...

. General Motor's Saginaw Division started production of this axle in the late 1970s and all three variations are still in production today. The maximum GAWR for this axle is 6000 pounds.

Saginaw 9.5-inch rear axle

The Saginaw 9.5-inch axle began production in the late 1970s for GM's

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and

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line up. It is a Semi-floating axle made for "light duty"

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vehicles.

GM 9.25 IFS

The GM 9.25 IFS has been the main front differential in

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and 1 Ton GM trucks since 1988. The

Dana 60 The Dana/Spicer Model 60 is an automotive axle manufactured by Dana Holding Corporation and used in OEM pickup and limited passenger car applications by Chevrolet, Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Ford and Land Rover. There are front and rear versions of t ...

solid axle front end was used selectively in trucks with a higher

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from 1988 to 1991. The original Saginaw 9.5 differential, ring and pinion were modified to work with the independent front suspension. The ring and pinion were also reverse-cut as well.

AAM 9.25

The AAM 9.25 solid axle was developed for 3rd generation Dodge Rams (3/4 and 1 Ton). The axle uses a modified Saginaw 9.5 differential, ring and pinion. The differential housing covers are identical except for one bolt hole at the 3 o’clock position. Model year 2010 and later Rams use larger

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s than the 2003-2009 models.http://www.dieselpowermag.com/features/dodge/1001dp_2010_dodge_ram_hd/viewall.html

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