ax15/dakota bellhousing/ 60 degree motor.

[JeepcoMJ]

I want to put an ax15 behind my comanche with the 3800 buick v6motor.

 

has anyone found out the exact years the 4 cylinder ax15 dodge dakota bellhousing is from? it's from a late 80's I believe, but cannot be too sure.

 

then there's the question of positioning and driveshafts. how different is the dakota ax15 bellhousing related to the 4.0 bellhousing (i.e. how "thick" is it). then, what driveshafts would I need?

 

I think it's a thicker bellhousing so I'd need a zj front shaft. then, since I'd do an sye np231 t-case I almost think a zj front shaft would almost be long enough to work with my longbed as a rear shaft.

 

hopefully we can build on this thread as a fact-based thread so that others looking to put this tranny in their 4 cylinder mj or xj, or their 2.8 mj or xj can gather needed info.

 

thanks in advance.

[Kenosha Warrior]

1987 to 1994/5 when the 'rounder' Rams and Dak's came out. is the years question answered.

 

they arent as uncommon as you think. I know of a few up here, but all really high mileage.

[JeepcoMJ]

1987 to 1994/5 when the 'rounder' Rams and Dak's came out. is the years question answered.

 

they arent as uncommon as you think. I know of a few up here, but all really high mileage.

 

mileage doesn't matter when all I want is the slave cylinder, throwout bearing and plate, and the bellhousing

 

i DO NOT want a dodge dakota ax15, I can find the tranny local the problem is the bellhousing, which is small enough that I can purchase it and have someone ship it to me.

 

anyone? anyone?

 

bueller....