so i'm thinking of converting my truck from a built auto to a dual disc 5-speed.......i guess what i'm asking is, do you really think it's worth the money and the labor to do it? I know you lose more power goin thru the auto than the 5-speed but also not cheap to do the swap

 

love mine

 

i would say it depends on what your wanting to do with the truck, if your wanting to make it a puller (it might already be after reading your sig) then i would say absolutely its worth it, its really not that expensive about $5-6k including a good clutch...

 

I was thinking of doing mine to but it depends on what you do with it or what you want do with it. I would put a 6 speed in if it was me. It also depends on what is available and price. I know if i have to my drive train ever again it's going to be stick because I haul cattle and equipment. Just my 2 cents

 

Well I tow alot with it now and i am going to start pulling with it next year and i just want to get all my power to the ground i ran on a dyno and put down 617hp/1288tq but also could have been around 650 not having to go thru the auto

 

For pulling power a 5 speed is excellent and seem to be rather strong for me. (381/826) I haul heavy and pull hard too...









Trust me a 5 speed can handle a lot... But since your high in thr HP/TQ curve than me I would upgrade the input shafts before installing...

 

i love my 5 spd, i think its worth every penny to do the swap, especially considering what you want to do with it, right now a nv4500 runs about 1k from most junkyards and 2500 new, input shaft will run anywhere from 500-900(1 3/8 in dia) and i reccomend the south bend 3850 dual disc clutch, itll set you back around 1800-2200 depending on the dealer. plus youll need the hydraulic kit which runs about 300, the pedal assymblies will run about 350 bucks from dodge dealers, may find em in a junkyard cheaper. I was gonna do this swap on my 98.5 but decided just to sell the truck to my brother and let him deal with the automatic issues

 

You can get the stuff cheaper than that,I've got one that I'm selling,$1850,but it's sold already,thats for almost everything (pedals,steering column,ect)

 

those numbers were from the summer time when i was contemplating it

 

yeah alot of the things you can find off ebay, my friend just did this swap last year, he got the pedals, bell housing, tranny, and the console for on the floor on ebay for about i think $16-1700.