as you may or may not no i tragically lost my dak r/t in a duel with a tree.

well i was thinkin about getting a durango r/t instead i only have a few question if youd be so kind

first off....is it only AWD? or is it 4x4

second. willa turbo kit for a 99 kota r/t fit a 99 durango r/t?

and third is the engine bay pretty much the same?

 

Iv'e heard yes and no on the awd vrs 4wd vrs 2wd for the rt's, so i cant give you a good option. As for the engine bay and turbos, everything is pretty much the same....

 

Your turbo should fit just fine. Everything is the same up front. The R/T D only came with AWD but if you don't want it you can always do a t-case swap. n8ech switched his D to AWD without any issues.

 

well which do you think would b better....awd or rwd...i like burnouts....haha

 

big fan of just ole 4x4 and no awd, so im with the regular transfer case and on demand 2wd.

 

send n8ech a pm about his old transfer case... he swapped his 4wd for an awd... maybe he still has it...

definately go with something that has a 2wd option for big dirty burnouts

 

Spidaman;

The R/T package did not come around until 2000. It is true that the R/T came standard with AWD. If you are a fan of burnouts, you would want to stay with part time 4wd, or swap the T case for a part time unit.

As Deerang said, I converted my 01 SLT+to AWD from the part time case. My part time case has a new home in Texas so that a young man's Dakota truck could live again. Being that the 01 and newer t cases are electronic, you would need a 2000 or older case to make the swap.

Don

 

soo durango r/ts didnt come till 2000?

cuz i kno for a fact kota r/ts came in 98

to clarify id need a 4wd t-case because of the awd it previously had?

or can i juss use a kotas 2wd t-case...and leave it at that mayb change the front axel out for a kotas independent

 

Spidaman,

It may be cheaper for you in the long run and provide with more custom modification for your Durango to simply get a SLT 2WD with a 5.9. This will save you lots of time and money inmodifications as well as weight savings and better MPG's. All you need then is a strong tranny to hold up to your engine mods and you can do burnouts all day long. Powerwise between the SLT and R/T 5.9 is not much, the difference is in the computer programming that gives the R/T a slightly better horsepower.

 

yeah i kno what ya mean

but i like the rims and ect.

i prolly could get a mopar pcm and vwalla

but nah awd might be quicker. plus if i thro in a better tranny....AWD burnnnyyyss lol

not healthy but hey..o well