ROGUE TROOPER Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 .........called a Salisbury? Just wondered (its all Les fault!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Something to do with the company in the states that makes them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 (Apparently...) In 1919 the Spicer Manufacturing Company acquired the 'Salisbury Axle Company'. Spicer was renamed Dana in 1946. Maybe it's a kind of historical tribute-type name? Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 IIRC the Dana factory is in Salisbury, in the US of A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingsid Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 " The Salisbury Wheel Company was founded in Jamestown, New York, in 1901 when C.W. Salisbury, a key-maker and mender of umbrellas, patented an automobile wheel, then pooled his life savings with two colleagues, Scott Penfield and E.D. Sherman, and started manufacture. Salisbury's first customer was the E.R. Thomas company, maker of the Thomas Flyer. In 1905, the company started manufacturing front axles. Two years later rear axles were added to its product line. Acquired by Spicer in 1919, Salisbury was moved to Toledo in 1929, closer to the center of the automotive industry. Salisbury axles became standard equipment in thousands of automotive vehicles. At the outbreak of World War II the light, Salisbury's rugged axles proved ideal for the Jeep. The Jeep proved so popular that in 1945 Salisbury had to build a new plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 1970, the Salisbury Axle group was renamed the Spicer Axle Division. " does this help? found fron the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROGUE TROOPER Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 Thanks all, wonder why the "Salisbury" name stuck when the company was renamed "Spicer Axle Division" (SAD!!) I have a SAD axle is better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Thanks all, wonder why the "Salisbury" name stuck when the company was renamed "Spicer Axle Division" (SAD!!)I have a SAD axle is better I thought your axle was only SAD during winter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Member Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I assume that the axle design in question was from the Salisbury axle company and was alway commonly known that way. They are called the Dana 60 series in every other vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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