Anyone have an engine harness for a 5.2 ?
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So I bought a '95 5.2 complete just to commit myself to the project.
- The first step will be to rebuild the front suspension. Most of the parts are available on RockAuto. Amazing just how many suspension variations there are for this little truck. Hardest part will be the lower ball joints. Not sure if I'll attempt the lower bushings - even if I can find the right ones.
- I need to decide if I'll go with the carburetor (easier and cheaper) or with the Holley Terminator X on the existing MPFI. The Holley option would be about $2k. Need to spend time to go through the Holley spec sheets to see if any of the existing sensors are supported.
- The transmission is on my mind today. HeyYou thought that I have the 46RH/A518, but its got a square pan so it'll be the A500. Not happy about that.
- Could I still put a 46RH in it? I've heard it is 1/2 inch longer. That probably wouldn't be that big of a deal as long as the overdrive housing will bolt to the transfer case. Looks like there are no mounts from the frame to the transfer case so it would just sit a little farther back. Would have to rework drive shafts. Any other considerations on the tranny that your guys can think of?
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Ball joints are press in, not rivet.
I'll take another look at the transmission pan. Its not the classic shape of either the 904 or the 727. Its square, and deep. Its a 3 speed with overdrive, has a manual kickdown and a 3 pin OD solenoid.
I'll take another look at the transmission pan. Its not the classic shape of either the 904 or the 727. Its square, and deep. Its a 3 speed with overdrive, has a manual kickdown and a 3 pin OD solenoid.
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Press ins are not hard. Get the ball joint tool kit from the parts store.
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As said, the bottom press in, but the top screw in....... Also, you can use a poly suspension kit from the 97 on the earlier 4wd trucks. Search on here for a article on how to shorten them to fit on the lower arm. FWIW I dont think replacement rubber bushings were ever offered on the lower arm.
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I'll look at articles about the poly bushings. The suspension lasted a good 200k miles, so I'll probably start with stock replacement parts.
I got a closer look and was able to see that its a 904 transmission pan. The existing tranny has to be rebuilt or swapped out but I don't want to put the money into the 904. I'm thinking that the 46RH should bolt up with no modifications needed other than drive shaft length. Are there other ramifications I should consider?
I got a closer look and was able to see that its a 904 transmission pan. The existing tranny has to be rebuilt or swapped out but I don't want to put the money into the 904. I'm thinking that the 46RH should bolt up with no modifications needed other than drive shaft length. Are there other ramifications I should consider?
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Does that mean the overdrive control for the 46RH is different than for the 904 (40 or 42RH)?
Also I got started scraping around the lower ball joint and didn't find a snap ring. I had assumed it was the press-in joint because it didn't have a hex shaped top. Need to find a video on how to extract that style.
Also I got started scraping around the lower ball joint and didn't find a snap ring. I had assumed it was the press-in joint because it didn't have a hex shaped top. Need to find a video on how to extract that style.
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The problem is, there are no oem bushings for the lower control arm. And honestly, I dont think there ever was. I believe the only way available was to buy a complete control arm, which is not available now.
FWIW When you tear it apart, you will see that there is no case holding the rubber bushing like the top or most other vehicles have. The control arm is the case.....I suspect that Dodge formed the rubber bushing inside the arm, if that makes sense.
So, really, the only option is to use the poly kits. Its not a big deal to make them work.
Attached is a link on how to do it.
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...-bushings.html