 There's very little difference between the Dodge 92 and the 93 models. The weakest link in the drive line is the Getrag 5 speed tranny!! You can rebuild the tranny, but it just doesn't hold up to hard pulling! The best option is to replace it with a NV4500 5 speed, and throw the Getrag away!!! There are kits built just for this exchange, and i've done it on mine. It's pretty much a "bolt in" useing the kit. Yes, some will say they haven't had Getrag problems, but trust me, hundreds have compared to the one that hasn't!! Yes, the NV4500 had a problem with the 5th gear nut comeing loose, but only early built models were much of a problems with that. You rarely hear about it now. The NV5600 6 speed would be a great replacement too, but it's "very expensive", and a huge amount of work to do!! Too many thing are different for a drop in replacement, even though i'd love to have one in my pu.. I've owned Ford, Dodge, and Chevy diesels all at the same time. For me, Chevy was best for fuel ecomony (6.2 diesel) , Dodge (Cummins) pulled the best, and is easily the best design. I got rid of the Ford (Power stroke) because as it got older i had too many problems with it!! Water pump, glow plugs, relays, sending units, rear axle leaks, and other problems just made it too expensive to keep around. The power stroke is too complex to stay reliable when the miles start pileing up!! Haveing said that, i'm going back to Chevy next time, as over the years they have been the best of the pu's i've owned! The pu pictured has 196,000 miles on it, (origional unopened 6.2 diesel) and it's still working for a liveing! Robert
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