Thank you for your response, Terry.I tried the link yo your webpage and the
link does not work.I just wanted to let you know.Right now I'm going to do
the 2" angled block in the rear because I don't have enough money to get the
F&R springs and the shocks(another $240) right now. If I like the way it is
leveled with 2" blocks, I will go ahead and spend the money in july or
august.I'm just worried about taking the front suspension apart.Thanks
again, Will coughlin@centuryinter.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Terry Herrin <therrin@isaac.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Having fits!-please respond!!!
>On Thu, 1 Jun 2000 21:10:59 -0700, "The Coughlin Family"
><Coughlin@centuryinter.net> wrote:
>>on some lowered leaf spring prices because everybody I talk to with a
>>lowered truck says that hotchkis is a high-dollar joke.I don't know
exactly
>>what they're basing this on, though.Was the hotchkis really worth the
money?
>
>A high dollar joke? I don't think so! Hell yeah they're worth the
>money. Worth every dime. Get the entire kit including the tuned
>shocks and sway bars and you'll be running with the sports cars.
>20mph off ramps at 50mph? Not a problem. As Jack Yates (a fellow R/T
>owner) was once quoted in a magazine, "Sticks like dried roadkill."
>The Hotchkis kit is not a drop kit, it's a performance suspension kit
>that improves handling and just happens to also lower.
>
>>Do y'all that have it think that their leafs were worth 100-125 dollars
more
>>than any body elses? Do you think they're worth 230 more than a 4"-4.5"-5"
>>adjustable spring hanger and shackle kit? I asked my friend that runs our
>
>If all you care about is lowering, buy something else. If you want
>killer handling too then spend the money on Hotchkis.
>
>>local custom shop here about the best way to lower the rear and he said
>>every lowered leaf he's ever installed has been extremely stiff and
>>"bouncy". Are the hotchkis leafs like that? I'm sorry about the long post,
>
>Sure, the ride is stiffer, comes with the territory. But it's not
>harsh. No, it's not bouncy. At least mine's not until I preload the
>Caltracs traction bars. <grin>
>
>>but I don't want to f@*# up my brand new truck.Anybody out there who would
>>recommend against hotchkis? I've got a 2000 reg. cab 2wd 4.7L/5-spd/3.92sg
>>truck and would trade it for an R/T faster than I could say yes if I could
>>afford the insurance! thanks in advance,Will
>
>I don't believe my insurance is charging me any more for the R/T over
>the regular Dakota. In fact, I doubt they even know the difference.
>
>Terry Herrin
>99 FR CC R/T
>14.769 @ 91.43
>Wilmington, NC
>http://users.isaac.net/therrin/dakota.html
>
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