I am looking into posibly doing an engine swap from a 3.9 to 5.2 v8 in my 95 dakota. Does anyone know if i have to change the tranny and rear end to compansate. thanks all

If you have a 7 1/4 diff it would be a good idea to move up to a 8 1/4.But on the other hand I thought I would get by with the parts I had, till there was time to change everything.Well 8 years later ,the 5 speed fail forcing me get around to it. But mine is 2 wheel drive, and I baby all my small blocks

88 dakota 95 5.2

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88 2.2 5SP
95 5.2 Mag
A518
8 1/4
Electronic ignition
Custom EFI (megasquirt 2.2)

im looking to do the same swap, and i dont baby my engine,[8D] so any info would be helpful

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The V8 models come with the heavier duty 518 tranny and the v6's usually come with the 500 tranny. If you seriously baby is it should be ok; however. depending on mileage, dodge transmissions are not the greatest. Im putting a 360 in my 92 v6 truck with a smaller 500 trans, but it was built to handle a 360. Use your own discression. I work for a salvage yard and I am constantly messing with this stuff, so if you have any more questions let me know.