Anyone know if the motor mounts remained the same in the second gen dakotas as compared to the first gen? Specifically in 1997. I would like to put a 318 from a 97 dakota into my 95 V6. I think they should be the same if I understood the motor mount document in the FAQ2, but it specifically said he didn't know where the mounts were in the 2nd gen.

 

Is there a problem with your v6 mounts. I could be wrong, someone else who has done a v6-v8 swap would know better, but I think you can use your v6 mounts for the v8. The frames were very close to, if not the same between gens 1 and 2, so you should be fine there, but the engine mounts also hold the front axle, and I don't think they used the same front axle in gen 2, so you might run into a problem there.

 

Your V6 mounts will work for the V8. Verry simple!