In less than 12 months, six engineers from Dana’s
internal
chassis and driveline integration engineering team
located in Toledo, Ohio developed an integrated,
full-size, light truck independent rear drivetrain (IRD)
module. The module builds on Dana’s previous global
successes in design, development, assembly and
management of independent front and rear driving
systems.Dana engineers completely redesigned the
full-perimeter rear frame section to accommodate the IRD
module. Dana’s expertise in alternative materials and
related design knowledge created a redesigned axle,
upper and lower control arms and knuckles – all made of
aluminum.
The frame cross members also incorporate aluminum
welded to steel side rails using magnetic pulse welding
technology, a patented welding process developed by
Dana. The process is a solid state, cold-welding, clean
process that uses electro-magnetics to propel one metal
part into another.
The module can be reconfigured for crossover utility
vehicles and passenger cars. The highly adaptable module
can be tailored for a range of rear-wheel-drive, 4x4,
and all-wheel-drive configurations.
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