Congrats,
I am currently running 32x11.50 BFG Mud's on my 98 cc 4x4. They rub a
little at full lock. I have seen a gen-II Dak with 33x11.50 Mud's without a
lift, but they were rubbing very hard on the frame. I wouldn't go to 33's
without a lift and offset rims.
Charles dak.4x4@worldnet.att.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "dugan" <dugan@iland.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 10:04 PM
Subject: DML: NEW DAKOTA!!!!
> Well I am now an official Dakota owner! I picked up my Dakota today from
the
> dealership after waiting 2 months for it to come in. First of all I would
> just like to say this truck KICKS ASS! Here are the specs:
> 2000 Regular Cab Sport + 4x4 with 5 speed transmission and 4.7L V8,
painted
> in Black
> The truck is fully loaded pretty much. I have a few questions about the
> truck and some mods.
>
> First of all do any of you have any tips on how to break my truck in good?
>
> I want to change my tires.. the 31x10.50 goodyear tires dont look
aggresive
> enough to me really. I want to go with BFG All Terrain tires.. but wanted
> to know if I can go one size bigger than 31x10.50s without any problems..
> and if so.. what size of tire is that? Will there be rubbing or anything?
> Will this affect my trucks performance drasticaly? Can I reset the
computer
> or somthing to get it to work corectly?
>
> What car care products do you guys use on your dakotas.. as far as
cleaning
> and detailing?
>
> What type of oil should I use (brand name) and how often should I change
my
> oil right off the bat? And should I switch to synthetic after a certain
> number of miles?
>
> Somehow I forgot to order power mirrors on my dakota.. there seems to be a
> place where the button would go for power mirrors.. Is it possible to
change
> from the manual 5x7 mirrors to the power 5x7 mirrors? If so I may have my
> dealership do it.
>
> Do any of you have a Bedrug on your dakota? If so how do you like it? I am
> thinking of getting one of these along with a pace edwards rolltop cover
and
> some sort of tailgate lock (who makes the best tail gate locks?)
>
> Thats all the questions I have for now... thanks in advance. Hopefuly I
> will have pictures of my dakota soon and I will post them for everyone to
> see.
>
> -Tom Dugan-
> dugan@iland.net
>
>
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