i just baught a 98 2wd 3.9 single cab dakota how hard is it to put a 4.7 motor + tranny from a 2000 4x4 durango in it . ps sweetest thing was i got the truck for 300 bucks needs a little tlc

 

nice about getting that for 300 bucks... i am not sure if it will work as the 4.7 wasn't around in 98 but i might be wrong. lets wait for some others to chime in...

 

new motor mounts.. might need a drive shaft
as long as you have all of the wiring it should go fairly simple

 

what came from teh durango?

youll need a computer
ECU
and most likely the cluster from the durango

and most of the suspension from the durango to swap over the the dakota....

whats wrong with the druango....why the swap?....how much money do u got to spend?...what kind of detail do u want to go into???

 

yeah as i thought, there is a fair amount of effort/money going to be into this project

 

?why would he need the suspension?
they're the same thing, different bodies
the ECU is really all you're gonna need, but i'd grab all the wiring you can see just in case

the dak's and 'rangos are seriously the same thing frame and enginewise,

 

if he was trying to keep the 4wd, the suspension would have to change right?

 

if he wanted the 4wd the entire frame needs replaced

 

if he was trying to keep the 4wd he'd be better off swapping the body of the dak onto the durango if thats even possible. But as long as you have EVERYTHING from the durango, you should be able to swap it into the dak.

 

thats what i ment by what i said above.....i didnt know if he wanted the 4wd in the dak???