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However, the 10.5" 14-bolt axle remains in production today, specifically utilized in GMC Savana and Chevrolet Express vans. Notably, the 11.5" 14-bolt axle is featured in third-generation Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks. There are discernible differences between the GM and Ram versions, evident in the gaskets used and the axle cover designs.
A common use of differentials is in motor vehicles, to allow the wheels at each end of a drive axle to rotate at different speeds while cornering. Other uses include clocks and analogue computers. Differentials can also provide a gear ratio between the input and output shafts (called the "axle ratio" or "diff ratio").
GM's Automatic Safety Transmission (AST) was a semi-automatic transmission released in 1937. The first mass-produced fully-automatic transmission developed for passenger automobile use was the GM Hydramatic introduced in 1940. [1] The Hydramatic was a big success, and had been installed in the majority of GM models by 1950.
The Bolt won the 2017 Motor Trend Car of the Year award, [178] the 2017 North American Car of the Year, [10] [179] the 2017 AutoGuide.com Reader's Choice Green Car of the Year, [180] 2017 Popular Mechanics Automotive Excellence Awards Car of the Year [181] and the Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2017. [182] The Bolt also ended up Car & Driver ...
The Dana/Spicer Model 60 is an automotive axle manufactured by Dana Holding Corporation and used in OEM pickup and limited passenger car applications by Chevrolet, Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Ford and Land Rover. There are front and rear versions of the Dana 60.
The predecessor of modern electronic traction control systems can be found in high-torque, high-power rear-wheel-drive cars as a limited slip differential.A limited-slip differential is a purely mechanical system that transfers a relatively small amount of power to the non-slipping wheel, while still allowing some wheel spin to occur.
The GM 9.25 IFS has been the main front differential in Four-wheel drive 3/4 Ton and 1 Ton GM trucks since 1988. The Dana 60 solid axle front end was used selectively in trucks with a higher GVWR from 1988 to 1991. The original Saginaw 9.5 differential, ring and pinion were modified to work with the independent front suspension.
The #3 Goodwrench car driven by NASCAR Winston Cup driver Dale Earnhardt in 1994. From 1988 until 2005, GM Goodwrench Service Plus was the primary sponsor for Richard Childress Racing (RCR) in NASCAR. In 2006, they reduced their role, as the No. 29 car split sponsorship with Hershey's. On October 7, 2006, General Motors announced that it would ...