Re: Anyone convert a 94 up 3/4 ton Ram from 2wd to 4wd ?
[Re: JohnRR]
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06/22/15 01:07 PM
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That would be a big enough project that I would give a lot of 2nd thoughts to it before I began. If your time is worth nothing, I would say go ahead. I am sure the frames are basically the same, with the exception of front suspension attaching points, but you may find that rust has eaten into the 4wd specific brackets along with the frame and the springs. At this stage of my life, I would rather have the 2wd with the Cummins than the 4wd and that would require the heavier front suspension to go with the much heavier engine. Good luck with whatever you do.
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Re: Anyone convert a 94 up 3/4 ton Ram from 2wd to 4wd ?
[Re: JohnRR]
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06/22/15 01:22 PM
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My time is free , if the frame of the is the same between the gasser and the cummins and all I have to do is change the front springs I'd go that route ... except I'd have to convert the truck to 2000 electronics to make it cost effective ... and then there would be the inspection aspect possibly ?
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Re: Anyone convert a 94 up 3/4 ton Ram from 2wd to 4wd ?
[Re: JohnRR]
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06/22/15 02:23 PM
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Not too long ago, a Member had an issue with the lower spring pocket rusted out on his 4x4. Seeing as how this holds the whole front-end up, I went out and had a look at mine, and sure enough, you can see why there would be trouble there. Since you mentioned lots of rust, you might want to get a look at that on your donor truck. The pocket is welded right to the axle tube and would be a total nightmare to try to weld on a new one as perfect as the factory. Not to mention trying to maintain correct pinion angle and squareness. And, I don't think you can even buy that section of metal on it's own. You would have to have mad fab skills to build your own.
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Re: Anyone convert a 94 up 3/4 ton Ram from 2wd to 4wd ?
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06/22/15 02:35 PM
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The gasser will probably have a Dana 60 while the Cummins has a Dana 70, so you will probably have to keep your rear axle. I have been going through this nightmare with my 96 2wd gasser. I can't believe how hard it is to find a used Dana 60 carrier, all I have found are Dana 70's. Jim I was going to swap the entire drivetrain from the '00 CUMMINS ram , axles and all. The frame on the '02 is a lot nicer looking than the frame on the '00, but I think it's going to be a bigger project than I really want to get into. I know it would be easier to put the body and bed off the '02 on my '00 frame, but again another project I don't have time for as this body and bed isn't nice enough for me to consider it .
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Re: Anyone convert a 94 up 3/4 ton Ram from 2wd to 4wd ?
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06/23/15 10:42 AM
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Sorry , I passed on the truck.
The rust color bleeding thru the white paint concerns me on how RUST free the truck really is being it spent it's life in Clearwater before coming to the northeast, then being driven thru 3 winters here it's probably going to look like my truck in a year or 2 ?
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