Yes there is, try the :with parameter. It’s documented (somewhat) here: http://rubyonrails.org/api/classes/ActionView/Helpers/PrototypeHelper.html (see AJAX_OPTIONS)
:url => { … }, :with => “‘param=’ + javascript_variable”
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