Originally Posted by GomangoCuda
I will be watching this. I have been casually looking for a 2wd Dakota to put a 440 or 3g hemi in. Anybody have suggestions on what years are the best for either of these swaps. I suppose the first ones are lighter and later years have a roomier engine compartment. What years would have 4 1/2 X 5 bolt pattern wheels?


I don't know the year cutoff, but I swapped 81/4 axles, drums and front rotors on to my 92 to make it 5 lug. It was a bolt on deal no fiddling around.