Thanks for the info. Tom. They had an article in one of the 4-wheelin' rags
about installing this lift on a Dakota and they said they had to work around or
improvise some with the kit. That kind of concerned me but with almost 10K
miles on yours without any problems, I'm definitely interested again.
Don't know when yet, but I'm sure I'll have a blizzard of questions when I get
to this.
Tom
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Subject: Re: DML: Tough Country Lift vs Rancho
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
Date: 1/29/00 8:06 PM
Tom-
I started with the rear. This took only 2 hours. Very simple. I was missing allo
t of nuts and bolts and washers, no biggie. The kit went on OK, it takes a while
to figure out the brackets that drop the differential down. And I still need to
call them and they really were no help either. The tech told me that if it
didn't fitone way, try it another way. This I didn't like. If it is supposed to
fit a certain way, I expect it to, not put it in how ever it seems to work best.
I would recommend getting longer brake lines, I still need to do this. They also
tell you to drill a new fill hole for the front differential. This cause gear
oil to spill out the vent hose. I made a bracket and have a small gallon tank
that coll ects the blow off. Works great. I have about 10,000 miles on the lift
kit and no problems. Works great off-road. Just need to make some new skid
plates. You can't use the stock on.
As for the tires, those are the new Bridgestone Dueler M/T. 33/12/16 on American
Racing Baja rims. I had the tires siped also. They ride great. Better than I
thought. Handling is about the same as stock. You do notice a difference in the
turns. Tires work great in the snow and ice, rain and mud. I live here in
Illinois so I have yet to test them on rocks yet!!!
What I don't like is the gas mileage, I'm getting about 11 to 12. Used to get
17to 19.
You end up adding about 200lbs to the truck plus the tires don't help!!
Hope this helps.
Feel free to ask anymore questions.
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