What radiator to put in the 5.2 transplant

I want to replace mine but not sure what to use?

what have others used for this??

 

Just get a 91 5.2 radiator. I'm not sure if it will mount up to the 87 radiator support.

 

why the 91? is it better than other years in some way?
also does anybody know if the rad for the 5.9's are any better or doable?

 

He has a 87 which has a different radiator support, so a 91 which is the old support if I remember right that is, they came with a 5.2.

5.9's didn't come in a Dakota 1st gen. So you would have to be talking about a Ram with a 5.9 and the Rams radiator are different.

I have a 5.9 running off a 5.2 radiator which is more then enough. If your not cooling properly you have a problem.

 

not sure on the radiator support but the front clip is the same as ours the only difference being that they used sealed beam headlights with the ayro-style grill.

 

i put a 5.2 alum rad in my 89 3.9, it bolts right up. only problem i had was about a 4 inch (10 cm) lip that blocked part of the rad on the drivers side that had to be removed with a grinder and cutting disc. you will also have to get a plastic cowl to fit the new rad the factory 3.9 one fits but blocks part of it.

the rads i found where the same except for the extra 4 inches tacked on the drivers side and like crazy said the 5.2 rad should have plenty of cooling.

come to think of it i'm sure i used the plastic cowl off an 88 3.9 i had for parts. it had air conditioning and mine didn't. it looked like mine but had 4 extra inches on the drivers side and had swinging doors that closed when you stopped and gradually opened the faster you went. also now that i think of it i'm pretty sure the 88 had the same size rad as a 5.2, thats why i knew it would fit my 89.

i'm a bit slow after a summer of hiking through the woods but it's slowly coming back to me.