Finishing up 5.9 swap into the Dakota and obviously need to swap the front coils as the nose is very low due to it being a V6 truck. My question is will 1st gen 2wd Durango coils work since they are more plentiful in the pullaparts? Checking different part #s at RA shows very little interchange and that a 4.7 is different than a 5.2/5.9, I'm guessing since the 4.7 is lighter.
Anyone have some input?



Tim

Don't know about part numbers or spring rates but I have 1st hand experience.
I swapped 5.9 into a 3.9 (1994) 2wd Dakota. The 3.9 had A/C and all usual options.I kept the A/C so pretty much a 1 to 1 swap. I cut 1/2 coil off the 3.9 springs and have Beltech 2" drop spindles. There is 1 1/2" between the 27" tire and the fender lip and plenty of up/down travel.

Thanks but I want to raise it, not lower it. PO had put on lowering blocks in the rear and those are coming off in the near future.



Tim

3rd gen Dakota? 97-00 (or 01) ?
There was a Dakota RT available in 97 that came with a 5.9 option. I'd probably just use the front springs for them. The early Durango 97- 2000 or 2001 were based on a Dakota chassis, so those front springs should work as well. I would also suspect the 03 (or 04) and newer Durango and Dakota probably shared the same chassis and probably used the same springs. My background is in the 88-96 Dakota era. Gene