Trans interchange Ramcharger to Dakota
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I am thinking of buying a 93 Dakota 4x4 with plow that has a trans with no reverse. I have a 93 Ramcharger 4x4 with a good trans and toasted body, are they the same trans and will they interchange, they are both 5.2 V8's?
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Re: Trans interchange Ramcharger to Dakota
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the 93 tcase was a one year only deal, on Dakotas, something about the spline count on the input shaft i think?,as for the trans,it should go right in,i presume both are A518,or whatever they were called that year?
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Re: Trans interchange Ramcharger to Dakota
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The Dakota may have an A500 and the Ramcharger should have an A518. Bolt in differences?
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Re: Trans interchange Ramcharger to Dakota
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The 5.2 Dakotas came standard with the 518. A 3.9 came with the 500.
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Re: Trans interchange Ramcharger to Dakota
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They can bolt in if you have all the right stuff.
If the dak is a 500 and the ramcharger a 518 then the dipstick and tube are different and need to be kept with the trans.
There is an extra bolt hole on the dakota case where the front diff bracket bolts to the case, the dakota uses 2 bolts on that bracket, if you run the ram case you will have one of those two bolts missing, I don't think it is a big deal, I have done a few swaps with no issues so far.
The 500 is around 1/2 inch shorter, I have never had an issue just swapping them and letting the slip yolks make up the difference.
I have never run accross a spline count issue but I would never say never.
Also never having lived in the rust belt (thank the lord) I have never seen an issue rusting out dakota frames.
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