What I plan on is. Laying frame on 20. Put a diesel in. The rear endthink i am going to use is a Dana 60 or Dana 44.Any ways i love the cummins 5.9 diesel and easy to make great power.What my goal isto bulitareliable steert truck that looks good and haul ***. In one word

sleeper

 

Ive seen a 5.9 in a dakota RCSB. . .only problem the guy had was keeping the rear tires on the rims. . .he had a problem with them constantly blowing.

Jake is right about the 5.9 w/P7100. . .all you need is a wire for the shut-off solenoid, and the wireing for the starter. everything else is mechanical.

you will need beefier motor mounts, and beef up the front end a bit. however a 96 5.9 w/ a built auto would haul some serious butt.

 

the airbag suspension......? do you thing that has the strength for such a heavy motor?

 

yup. . .you would be surprized how much weight they can take.

 

Heck, most of the big rigs are switching to air bags. Don't use a 44 for the rear, you'll want the 60. You'll blow up the 44 the first time you get traction.

 

Thanx for your help.I plan on use a dana 60 rear with posi and four link setup. The bag will hold up cause they can hadle 2000 lbs per side. I want to make this a autocross lookig truck. I probalby start on in the next few weeks. For now i will be get part round up.

 

I can see this thing making it into the half tons someday

http://www.cmdmarine.com/PDFs/4082063_0207.pdf
http://www.cmdmarine.com/qsd4.2.html

 

Dealer told me in 2009 they would a a half ton with a
cummins.

 

I wonder if it will be the 4.2L. or if they are designing a new one.

 

4.6L v6and a 5.6L v8

the 4.6L will push about the same juice as a stock 98 and the 5.6L will be rated at around 300hp and 550tq.