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4x2 to 4x4 Durango swap???? #1647037 07/15/14 09:38 PM 07/15/14 09:38 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,419 Kalispell Mt. HotRodDave OP I Live Here
HotRodDave OP I Live Here Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,419 Kalispell Mt.	Does all the 4wd stuff just bolt in the 2wd frame? I have a good 01 R/T but a canadian abandoned it here and so I can't get a title. I can buy a real nice 2wd 01 with a blowed up 4.7 and I know I can switch the motor/trans stuff out but what about the front diff stuff? I just want to switch all the R/T 4wd drivetrain stuff onto the one with a title if it is not too hard. I am not causing global warming, I am just trying to hold off a impending Ice Age!

Re: 4x2 to 4x4 Durango swap???? [Re: HotRodDave] #1647038 07/16/14 03:27 AM 07/16/14 03:27 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,295 Hawley, Texas shinnery super street
shinnery super street Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,295 Hawley, Texas	Have you thoroughly investigated a "Bonded Title" in Montana? Bryce Every electronic device is manufactured with smoke stored deep inside... only a true genius can find a way to set it free. The most terrifying words in the English language are: "I'm from the government and I am here to help!"

Re: 4x2 to 4x4 Durango swap???? [Re: HotRodDave] #1647039 07/16/14 11:05 AM 07/16/14 11:05 AM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,627 in a cattle trailer down by th... G Guitar Jones Paddle faster! I hear banjo music!
Guitar Jones Paddle faster! I hear banjo music! G Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,627 in a cattle trailer down by th...	In a word, no it's not a bolt in affair. "Follow me the wise man said, but he walked behind" '92 D250 Club Cab CTD, 47RH conversion, pump tweaks, injectors, rear disc and hydroboost conversion. '74 W200 Crew Cab 360, NV4500, D44, D60 and NP205 divorced transfer case. Rear disc and hydroboost coming soon! 2019 1500 Long Horn Crew Cab 4WD, 5.7 Hemi.

Re: 4x2 to 4x4 Durango swap???? [Re: Guitar Jones] #1647040 07/16/14 12:48 PM 07/16/14 12:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,376 D dogdays I Live Here
dogdays I Live Here D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,376	Swap frames with all the 4x4 stuff? The cab is where the visible VIN is. R.

Re: 4x2 to 4x4 Durango swap???? [Re: HotRodDave] #1647041 07/17/14 10:47 PM 07/17/14 10:47 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,822 Colorado D denfireguy top fuel
denfireguy top fuel D Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,822 Colorado	It will be a major project. Totally different suspension. Biggest issue would be adding rear torsion bar mounts to the two wheel drive frame. Front differential bolts to the engine not the frame. I just redid my Durango front drive system and it is not for the faint of heart. I know you do it faster than me but mine was 4 weeks of part time work. 9 hours to swap out the transfer case alone on a rented lift. Last edited by denfireguy; 07/20/14 12:35 AM.

Re: 4x2 to 4x4 Durango swap???? [Re: denfireguy] #1647042 07/19/14 11:50 PM 07/19/14 11:50 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O 70Cuda383 Too Many Posts
70Cuda383 Too Many Posts Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O	Frames are different. 2x4 is front coil springs. 4x4 is front torsion bars. Photobucket sucks

Re: 4x2 to 4x4 Durango swap???? [Re: dogdays] #1647043 07/20/14 05:22 PM 07/20/14 05:22 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 198 Hershey, PA 7 73MagDuster member
73MagDuster member 7 Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 198 Hershey, PA	Quote: Swap frames with all the 4x4 stuff? The cab is where the visible VIN is. R. This. Besides the frame differences making this a ton of work, ff you have access to 2 2-post lifts this could be done in about the same time as swinging the powertrains in and out. Drain all fluids and evacuate the A/C and its 8 or 10 body bolts (I can't remember what that gen had)and some wire harnesses. Lift both bodies, roll the chassis out and over, and button it all up. I believe you will have to swap in the I/P, or at least the wiring from the R/T and put it in the 4.7L body. There are a number of 4wd circuits you would be missing, especially if it is an electric t-case range select truck. Best way to go would be to strip the entire interior from the R.T and swap it to the 4.7L body. May be more than what you want to get into with this project.

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