Identifying Rear Axle Ratios in the Junkyard: How to Read Axle Tags, Decode Door Stickers, and Confirm the Ratio Before You Pull
You are standing at a rear axle in a salvage yard and need to confirm the gear ratio before you pull it. The axle tag may be missing, corroded beyond legibility, or the donor vehicle’s door sticker may be inaccessible. Installing an axle with the wrong gear ratio creates a range of problems from subtle […]