5 speed swap
#1
5 speed swap
i have a 93 5.2/auto and im swapping in a nv3500 out of a 95 3.9/5spd. i am wondering wut clutch i can use and wut i need to do w/ the pcm situation to make the 5 spd work and if i can use the same driveshaft out of the 95. and also n-e thing else that is required for the swap
#2
Read this:
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...-5-2l-4x4.html
I cover everything you need to know.
To answer your specific questions here, you cannot use the same driveshaft, you need one that is 7 inches longer (for the 4x4, probably the same for 2wd but double check if you have a 2wd). The pcm is a non-issue. It will throw the transmission codes and the shift light won't work, but it runs the engine just fine. The check engine light will not stay on for the thrown codes. As for the clutch, just look up on most any parts site and put in a '95 5.2 for the info.
One thing I want to point out here, the '95 3.9 did NOT come with an nv3500, it came with an ax-15 and the ax-15 will break under the torque of the 5.2, so you need to make sure that its really an nv3500 that is coming out of that truck.
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...-5-2l-4x4.html
I cover everything you need to know.
To answer your specific questions here, you cannot use the same driveshaft, you need one that is 7 inches longer (for the 4x4, probably the same for 2wd but double check if you have a 2wd). The pcm is a non-issue. It will throw the transmission codes and the shift light won't work, but it runs the engine just fine. The check engine light will not stay on for the thrown codes. As for the clutch, just look up on most any parts site and put in a '95 5.2 for the info.
One thing I want to point out here, the '95 3.9 did NOT come with an nv3500, it came with an ax-15 and the ax-15 will break under the torque of the 5.2, so you need to make sure that its really an nv3500 that is coming out of that truck.
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+1. And I repeat, the ax-15 is the tranmission behind the v6, NOT the nv3500. Please listen to us now so it doesn't come back to bite you later.
#9
Its not a hard swap at all. As long as cutting a hole in your floor pan doesn't make you nervous, it is an easy, direct swap. IMO, the manual trans is much easier to put in than the automatic.
Last edited by 95_318SLT; 10-20-2009 at 03:21 AM.