rear axle

[BPattee]

I was wondering what kind of rear gears I have on my truck. The tag on the cover of the rear diff says:
S6220
8 27 88 3631

I used the search function but didn't come up with anything. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[dman726749]

there is a tag on teh driver door that will tell you the axe l code then get on here and find the thread and look it up

 

[dman726749]

here is the list for you:

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94705&highlight=axle+codes

 

[BPattee]

there isn't a tag in the door, I think that the truck was in an accident at some point, because the door trim on the passenger's side isn't as aged as the rest of the truck.

 

[jimbo74]

the tag is on the drivers door, not the passenger door... it contains the motor vehcile info, your recommended air pressure, your vin # and paint/trim codes, transmission code,spring code and axle code among other things

 

[BPattee]

I meant to type driver's side, I know where it's supposed to be, and it's not there, sorry about that.

 

[MrShorty]

Decoding axle tag

From axle tag given:
S6220 = axle model number. useful when ordering parts.
8 27 = gear ratio. I suspect the 8 should be 3 so you have a 3.27 open rear (trac-lock would have an L where the decimal should be such as 3L27)
88 = ring gear size 8.8 inch
3631 = production sequence number to identify this axle.

 

[TarHeel085]

From axle tag given:
S6220 = axle model number. useful when ordering parts.
8 27 = gear ratio. I suspect the 8 should be 3 so you have a 3.27 open rear (trac-lock would have an L where the decimal should be such as 3L27)
88 = ring gear size 8.8 inch
3631 = production sequence number to identify this axle.

thats exactly what i was thinkin, 3.27 not 8