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05' Nissan Titan 5.9 Cummins

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Old 11-29-2010 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ksmith1327
Ive been thinking about the same conversion for a while, im glad somebody finally did it! What did you do as far as motor mounts?
The factory mounts were removed and the inside of the frame was plated with 1/4" x 4" flat bar. The motor mouts were made with the same 4" and I used the rubber mounts that were on the cummins already. As for the transmission I cut the factory transmission mount on each end and attached the factory ends to a piece of 2"x2" 1/4" wall square tubing. It is removable incase the tranny needs to come out. Which it will be coming out to install a new dual disk clutch kit!
 
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Old 11-29-2010 | 02:29 PM
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awesome! does it sit down quite a bit between the frame rails? it looks like it sits quite a bit lower than the vk56 and i know the cummins is by far a taller motor than the stock motor.
 
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Old 11-29-2010 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ksmith1327
awesome! does it sit down quite a bit between the frame rails? it looks like it sits quite a bit lower than the vk56 and i know the cummins is by far a taller motor than the stock motor.
The truck has a 3" body lift so It can fit under the wiper screen. Also 99% sure your not going to fit that motor in the Titan without doing a solid axle swap cause' the frame crossmember on the lower a arms will hit the oil pan. Even if that clears I wouldn't trust the lower a-arms and unit hubs to hold up very long to the added weight. There is about 600LBS of extra weight just in the motor vs the Titan all aluminum VK56.
 
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Old 11-29-2010 | 02:37 PM
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ya i didnt plan on running the stock ifs. i was planning on a dana 60 like yours with a dana 80 single wheel conversion.
 
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Old 11-29-2010 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ksmith1327
ya i didnt plan on running the stock ifs. i was planning on a dana 60 like yours with a dana 80 single wheel conversion.
I ran the ford axles for two reasons, I wanted the D60 High Pinion in the front and I love unit hubs, everyone else hates them but they are easy to change! I didn't go with the Dodge axles because I dont like the CAD axles and I wanted manual locking hubs. With 12" of lift it's good to not have the front d-shaft spinning all the time!
 
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Old 11-29-2010 | 02:55 PM
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thats good thinking, im not going to have that much lift. i guess the 3" body lift for sure so i can fit the motor but i would prob only go 2 more inches in the front and thats about it. i plan on hauling a gooseneck so i cant go very high. how long did this whole project take you?
 
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Old 11-29-2010 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ksmith1327
thats good thinking, im not going to have that much lift. i guess the 3" body lift for sure so i can fit the motor but i would prob only go 2 more inches in the front and thats about it. i plan on hauling a gooseneck so i cant go very high. how long did this whole project take you?
About three months.
 
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Old 11-29-2010 | 03:12 PM
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wow! did you work on it full time?
 
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Old 11-29-2010 | 03:23 PM
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wow! did you work on it full time?
No, not full time. But it is a pain to do this swap Nissan has some Fu^% Up electronics.
 
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Old 11-29-2010 | 03:25 PM
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in terms of gauges and stuff? cuz a 12v doesnt require much wiring. i was thinking possibly a 24v. what are your thoughts on that? would it be too much of a pain in the a$$?
 

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