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Old Oct 26, 2018 | 01:15 PM
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Need Help Decoding Rear End Tag?

I think by reading here on FTE that this should be a Sterling 10.5 rear end? I can tell by the door sticker and the tag on the rear end that it is a 4.10 ratio Limited Slip but...
Is it a 10.5? I would have expected to see 10 5 somewhere in the tag?

Thinking about a locker or something better than the stock diff is giving me as far a traction go's.



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Old Oct 26, 2018 | 01:20 PM
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If I am not mistaken, a DRW truck would have a Dana 80 in the rear end, cover definitely looks like it. Sterling 10.5s have 12 bolts for the cover and a slightly different shape.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2018 | 01:23 PM
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Looks more like a Dana 80 than a Ford 10.25/.50.

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...9QEwAHoECAoQBg
 
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Old Oct 26, 2018 | 02:54 PM
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Old Oct 26, 2018 | 10:05 PM
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“a lousy commercial?” Great movie!
Thanks for the info. Dana 80...I,ll check into it.
 

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Old Oct 26, 2018 | 10:44 PM
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This will help you ID the axle, it’s a D80. I put a Truetrac in my 2wd Dually and love it! Here’s the guy I bought it from, he’s raised the price significantly. I got it for $250, then he raised it to $350 and now $500…I’d contact him and see if he would negotiate on the price a little bit., Because obviously he has some leeway in what he can charge.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F300964506398
 
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Old Oct 26, 2018 | 11:19 PM
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Thank you Colorado350!
 
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by slowsure
I think by reading here on FTE that this should be a Sterling 10.5 rear end? I can tell by the door sticker and the tag on the rear end that it is a 4.10 ratio Limited Slip but...
Is it a 10.5? I would have expected to see 10 5 somewhere in the tag?

Thinking about a locker or something better than the stock diff is giving me as far a traction go's.

The tag
I kind of had the same issue when I tried to decifer the code on mine: Tag is stamped:

4.10 V2C34 UB
606775-5 LS

The door jam label it shows “axel”, “F2 and I found on this forum the following:
D1 — 3.73 limited slip, F-350
D2 — 4.10 limited slip, F-350
D3 — 4.30 limited slip, F-350
E2 — 4.10 limited slip, F-350
E3 — 4.30 limited slip, F-350
EW — 4.10 limited slip, F-350 (ambulance package)
F1 — 3.73 limited slip, F-350
F2 — 4.10 limited slip, F-350
F6 — 4.56 limited slip, F-350

So that kind of confirmed the "4.10" on the tag as well as 55mph at 1750 rpm and I guess the "LS" is limited slip, but I never found how to decifer the tag.


 
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Old Oct 30, 2018 | 02:47 PM
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After some digging around on the web, I found these 2 sites on rear tag decoding:

Differential Identification | West Coast Differentials

https://www.expert.dana.com/expertforms/deabill.aspx

Between the 2 sites I found everything I needed. Just have to find the money now
 
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Old Oct 30, 2018 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by slowsure
After some digging around on the web, I found these 2 sites on rear tag decoding:

Differential Identification | West Coast Differentials

https://www.expert.dana.com/expertforms/deabill.aspx

Between the 2 sites I found everything I needed. Just have to find the money now

You are some kind of "digger". That does about cover it! Thanks.
 
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