Yes, I have and one of my co-workers ('98 5.2L).
I went from 3.55 to 3.90, and then to 4.10. The MPG did go down somewhat
but the "Fun Factor" went up on both.
- Bernd
----- Original Message -----
From: "jelledge" <jelledge@micron.com>
To: "'Dakota Truck'" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 12:42 PM
Subject: DML: 2 Questions
> #1. Has anyone out there converted there Gen III Dak from 3.55 gears to
> 3.92?
> I am wondering how much of performance boost this gave and what the
> MPG hit was....
>
>
> #2. I think the ball joints in my 99 Dak are going bad (14k mi). She
makes
> a lot of clunking
> noises when turning (normally just when the road is bumpy or going up
> an incline)
> Is there an easy way to tell if the ball joints are going bad?
>
> I have tried rocking the tire (top and bottom grip) which has little
> play but from
> left to right is about a 1/4" of movement with the tire off the
ground
> (driver's side
> tire with the passenger side on the ground. No steering linkage
> movement).
>
>
> Thxs in advance
>
> Ja
>
> ' 99 318 SLT+ CC 4X4 Auto
> All the normal goodies and mods.
>
>
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