A drive axle system comprising: a first drive axle assembly that includes: an input shaft and an output shaft that rotate about a first axis; a first ring gear that rotates about a first ring gear axis and provides torque to a first wheel axle, the first ring gear has a first front surface and a first set of ring gear teeth that are arranged around the first ring gear axis and extend away from the first front surface; and a first pinion that rotates about a first pinion axis and that is operatively connected to the input shaft and the first ring gear such that the first pinion provides torque from the input shaft to the first ring gear; and a second drive axle assembly having an input that is coupled to an output of the first drive axle assembly via a prop shaft, the second drive axle assembly including: a second ring gear that rotates about a second ring gear axis and provides torque to a second wheel axle, the second ring gear has a second front surface and a second set of ring gear teeth that are arranged around the second ring gear axis and extend away from the second front surface; and a second pinion that rotates about a second pinion axis and that is operatively connected to the output shaft, wherein the second pinion provides torque from the output shaft to the second ring gear; wherein the first pinion axis is disposed substantially parallel to the second pinion axis, the first axis and the second pinion axis being disposed in a first plane, the first plane being disposed substantially perpendicular to the first ring gear axis and the second ring gear axis and extending in a generally vertical direction; and characterised in that the first ring gear and the second ring gear are disposed on opposite sides of the first plane and the first front surface of the first ring gear faces toward the second front surface of the second ring gear. a first drive axle assembly that includes: an input shaft and an output shaft that rotate about a first axis; a first ring gear that rotates about a first ring gear axis and provides torque to a first wheel axle, the first ring gear has a first front surface and a first set of ring gear teeth that are arranged around the first ring gear axis and extend away from the first front surface; and a first pinion that rotates about a first pinion axis and that is operatively connected to the input shaft and the first ring gear such that the first pinion provides torque from the input shaft to the first ring gear; and an input shaft and an output shaft that rotate about a first axis; a first ring gear that rotates about a first ring gear axis and provides torque to a first wheel axle, the first ring gear has a first front surface and a first set of ring gear teeth that are arranged around the first ring gear axis and extend away from the first front surface; and a first pinion that rotates about a first pinion axis and that is operatively connected to the input shaft and the first ring gear such that the first pinion provides torque from the input shaft to the first ring gear; and a second drive axle assembly having an input that is coupled to an output of the first drive axle assembly via a prop shaft, the second drive axle assembly including: a second ring gear that rotates about a second ring gear axis and provides torque to a second wheel axle, the second ring gear has a second front surface and a second set of ring gear teeth that are arranged around the second ring gear axis and extend away from the second front surface; and a second pinion that rotates about a second pinion axis and that is operatively connected to the output shaft, wherein the second pinion provides torque from the output shaft to the second ring gear; a second ring gear that rotates about a second ring gear axis and provides torque to a second wheel axle, the second ring gear has a second front surface and a second set of ring gear teeth that are arranged around the second ring gear axis and extend away from the second front surface; and a second pinion that rotates about a second pinion axis and that is operatively connected to the output shaft, wherein the second pinion provides torque from the output shaft to the second ring gear; wherein the first pinion axis is disposed substantially parallel to the second pinion axis, the first axis and the second pinion axis being disposed in a first plane, the first plane being disposed substantially perpendicular to the first ring gear axis and the second ring gear axis and extending in a generally vertical direction; and characterised in that the first ring gear and the second ring gear are disposed on opposite sides of the first plane and the first front surface of the first ring gear faces toward the second front surface of the second ring gear.