Dakota front gears into a 7 1/4 rear?

as I've stated before, the 1987-1990 (may have gone on later, but I don't know) 4x4 Dakotas used 7-1/4 diffs in the front and the 2.5L Dakotas had 7-1/4 rears. I just can't confirm that the carrier is splined to take solid axles