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Old 09-12-2010 | 12:19 PM
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Will this tranny go behind a 5.2L? or is it way too weak.?
 
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Old 09-12-2010 | 12:45 PM
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there was a post like this buried in the archives of the dodge forum. lol. check it out see if this helps https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...a-ax-15-a.html
 
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Old 09-12-2010 | 02:00 PM
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Ok thanks. Some say it will, some say it wont. The fellow I'm looking to get this tranny from said it was behind a 5.2L. So I guess I will go for it. And let you all know how it pans out.
 
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Old 09-12-2010 | 02:15 PM
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judging from that post it sounds like as long as you are gentle to it the trans will hold up ok. I guess it depends on what you are looking to do. I would say probably not if you plan for any wheeling/towing/hard driving/etc. If you plan to stroll around and drive like Grandpa then it'll probably fly. Just my interpretation of it tho, I am still learning myself so by no means am I the end all answer :P

Good luck, be sure to let us know how things play out and take lots of pictures if possible so we can see how it goes!
 
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Old 09-12-2010 | 04:51 PM
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It will physically fit but it isn't designed to stand up to the 5.2. There is a good chance that it won't last long. You would be much better off getting a NV3500.

Oh, and the guy selling it to you is selling you a bunch of BS. The AX-15 was never sold factory behind the 5.2. So adding that to the mix, he may have already toasted it for you.
 
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^+1 to that... i was just going to say the same thing
 
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It will physically fit but it isn't designed to stand up to the 5.2. There is a good chance that it won't last long. You would be much better off getting a NV3500.

Oh, and the guy selling it to you is selling you a bunch of BS. The AX-15 was never sold factory behind the 5.2. So adding that to the mix, he may have already toasted it for you.
+1. And to add one more thing, the AX-15 was not even offered behind the 3.9 V6 in the Ram 1500. Dodge put the nv3500 behind the 3.9L V6 because although the ax-15 can handle the v6 in a lighter truck, the Ram is too heavy for it. The ax-15 originated as a light duty 4 cylinder manual transmission.
 

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Old 09-13-2010 | 08:38 AM
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I called my tranny guy this morning. He said the AX-15 can be upgraded to handle 450ft/lb of torque. but for what I wanna do and because he's my buddy. we are gunna work out a deal. cost on the parts and free labour. Everyone should have friends like that. I will let you know what all he does to it to handle this kind of power.
 



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