The Holden Salisbury Differential is an automobile axle manufactured by

Holden Holden, formerly known as General Motors-Holden, was an Australian subsidiary company of General Motors. It was an Australian automobile manufacturer, importer, and exporter which sold cars under its own marque in Australia. In its last thre ...

at its Melbourne plant, alongside the weaker Holden Banjo Differential, introduced in 1948, installed in Holden's debut model, the Holden 48-215, all the way through until production of the VL Commodore ceased in 1988. The Salisbury assembly is similar to that or your average passenger car, the Banjo on the other hand shared an assembly similar to that of the

Ford 9-inch axle The Ford 9-inch is an automobile axle manufactured by Ford Motor Company. It is known as one of the most popular axles in automotive history. It was introduced in 1957 model year cars and ended production in 1986, having been phased out in favor of ...

. The Differential was named after the

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

suburb of Salisbury, South Australia.

Ratios

*2.60:1 (Salisbury only) *2.78:1 *3.08:1 *3.36:1 *3.55:1 *3.90:1 (Banjo only) *4.44:1 (Salisbury only)

Axles

*Coarse spline *28 spline *31 spline

Stud patterns

*5x4.25" (48-HG, Brougham, HK-HG Monaro & Torana) *5x4.75" (HQ-WB, Statesman, HQ-HZ Monaro & Torana A9X & L34) *5x120 (VB-VL Commodore)

Applications

*1948-1968

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*1953-1968 Holden Special *1962-1980 Holden Premier *1968-1977 Holden Belmont *1968-1980 Holden Kingswood *1968-1971 Holden Brougham *1968-1976 Holden Monaro *1969-1982

Holden Torana The Holden Torana is a mid-sized car that was manufactured by Holden from 1967 to 1980. The name apparently comes from an word meaning "to fly" in an unconfirmed Aboriginal Australian language. The original HB series Torana was released in 19 ...

*1971-1984

Holden One Tonner The Holden One Tonner is a cab chassis utility vehicle that was produced by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors (GM) between 1971 an 1984, and again between 2003 and 2005. First generation (HQ/HJ/HX/HZ/WB): cab chassis version o ...

*1971-1984

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*1972

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(based upon the HQ Belmont V8) *1974-1980

Holden Sandman The Holden Sandman is a sports coupé utility produced between 1974 and 1980 by General Motors' Australian subsidiary Holden and became known throughout the 1970s as "Shaggin' Wagons", given their popularity amongst teenage couples, identified ...

(based upon Belmont and Kingswood Models) *1979-1988

Holden Commodore The Holden Commodore is a full-size car that was sold by Holden from 1978 to 2020. It was manufactured from 1978 to 2017 in Australia and from 1979 to 1990 in New Zealand, with production of the locally manufactured versions in Australia endin ...

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Ratios

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Stud patterns

Applications

See also

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