The '97+'s use an FIA and the "A" stands for aluminuminum... It sure sounds
like nothing has changed but the switch to R&P steering.
Somebody just posted something about "half-truth" advertising but with this,
"An all-new, world class four-wheel-drive front axle..." statement (the all-new
is bold print too). It sure seems to me that DC has taken the next step into
sleazy advertising. Unless, of course, somebody knows what's "all-new" about
the 2k front axles.
Tom
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Subject: Re: DML: All New 4x4 Front Axle?
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
Date: 1/4/00 7:43 AM
Tim J Koth wrote:
>
> The 'Double Ott Dak' (2000 Dak) 4X4 has an independent front axle.
So do pre-2000s.
> It has an aluminum housed differential with
Dunno what I've got
> independent axles and constant velocity joints.
So do pre-2000s.
> Gives you a little more ground clearance in the front. Looks fairly
> stout for those types of setups, but I guess time will tell.
There's gotta be something more to it than R&P steering and a different
metal for the housing if it's "all new."
>
> From: fawcett%uism.bu.edu@Internet on 01/02/2000 02:38 PM
> To: dakota-truck%buffnet.net@Internet
> cc: (bcc: Tim J Koth)
> Subject: Re[2]: DML: All New 4x4 Front Axle?
>
> Well, I knew they went to rack & pinion (and you are right about older 4x4's
> having recirculating ball) but I just can't see how that would increase
> durability and torque capacity like they claim... It's still an FIA axle,
> right?
>
> Anybody got a 2k 4x4 and/or the factory service manual and let me know what it
> says about the front axle?
>
> Curious,
> Tom
>
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> Subject: Re: DML: All New 4x4 Front Axle?
> Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
> Date: 1/2/00 1:32 PM
>
> Probably has something to do with the rack & pinion steering on ALL
> Daktoas now (pre-2000 4x4 have recirculating ball, pre-2000 2x4 is r&p,
> no?).
>
> fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
> >
> > I was just flipping through the 2000 dakota brochure and it says, "An
> all-new,
> > world-class four-wheel-drive front axle is designed to increase durability
> and
> > torque capacity."
> >
> > Anybody know what's been changed/what they are using now?
> > Tom
>
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