Re: Dana 18 VS. Dana 20.

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> Tom,
> Do tell.  What would be an advantage?  I've long considered a D18
> eventually to allow for an overdrive, but have had way too much to do
> first.  Now that I'll be commuting 30 miles each way daily, I'm
> looking at either getting a commuter vehicle or helping my 800B with
> the rpm's a bit.  I still have to decide if it's "right" to put 15k a
> year on this, or whether I should just pick up a Police Interceptor
> at auction and drive _that_ into the ground at 24mpg.

Well, the "advantage" to the offset rear output might be that you could
put a "ladder" anti-wrap bar in the CENTER of the rear axle without
interfering with the driveshaft.

You would also only have to worry about piloting one "line" of the rig
around/between/over large rocks.  i.e. if the front diff clears it, the
rear diff is right in line, so it'll clear, too.

The entire "left" side of the underbelly/axles could be "ignored" as far
as large rocks go.  Even if it does hit, it won't hit a *diff*.