I believe the 5.9 is externally balanced and requires a different flywheel than the 5.2 for this reason. Also, as I understand it, the NV4500 won't fit without sheet metal modifications or a body lift. I think the shifter also comes through the floor in a different spot from the NV3500, which makes it a little more challenging.

I would just go with an NV3500 since it bolts right up and it's plenty strong. Mine has almost 200,000 miles on it and I regularly tow 7,000 pounds with it.

 

oh, I didn't know that, why are they not internally balanced?

 

It was a design consideration to keep costs down. They didn't want to modify the block for the longer stroke.

 

So for a donor truck I can you rams and Dakotas. Could you use a Durango? or is that a totally different set up. I am just looking for a donor to use

 

I've never seen a manual Durango. Is there such a thing?

 

I am not sure, I figured they would have made a manual Durango. maybe not

 

Well I looked it up seems like dodge didn't make a manual Durango in the states

 

I may have found a donor truck. It is a 1995 ram 5.2l, now my question is how would I tune the pcm for my 5.9 Would it be easy to reprogram or would I have to take it to a dealership, I already have an sct tuner by hemifever

 

An sct tuner and custom tune by hemifever would have been my first thought. I'd ask him first...

 

He said he could tune my pcm for a manual.