motor n trans question
 

A year or so ago I bought the Jeepn magazine. It had Jeeps the factory should have made and had a 98GC. It stated that the ultimate GC would be to take out a Ram 360 and auto trans/transfercase and slap into the GC.

Has anyone done this ?

I have been seeing the 5.9 limiteds for sale lately and looking to either build myself or buy one outright. I have access to a 360 truck motor with trans n case reasonably and thought I might try it.

Hopefully one of you gearheads has done this and can point me in the right direction. :brows:

Get out the big shoe horn. I believe the 360 is a big block right?

No, actually it's the same physical size as a 318 (5.2). It's just a bigger bore, longer stroke version from the same family. It's still a small block.:thumbsup:

The reason I asked is that his is is a truck motor. Those I think were a big block, or at least used to be a destroked 383.

The truck 360 from the 50's was a big block. Those big blocks , (the B/RB family- 360, 383, 413, 426 Wedge and Max Wedge, 426 Street and Race Hemi, and 440) have the distributor in the right front of the engine. The LA family- (273, 318, 340, 340 6 pack, and 360) have the dist. in the rear. The LA engine's are similar in design and size to the Magnum engine's (318 & 360) although no parts interchange.
The 360 from the ram pick-up is the same as was used in the '98 ZJ 5.9 Limited except for different intake and exhaust manifolds.

OK, learn something eery day. Now I can close my mind.

No, you're good. I just wish I knew 1/10th what you know about Jeeps.:thumbsup:

I hope someone on here has info, or knows someone somewhere tht has actually done the conversion. :wacko:

It can be done,what year ram would you be getting the drivetrain from?

Bear in mind you will most definitely want to swap out your D35 rear for a D44 to handle that motor which means re-gearing your front end as well.

Looking at a 99/01 Rams

the V8 axles are plentiful round hear and will be upgrading them in the meantime. :thumbsup: