You'll be able to fit 31" tires with a 2" body lift if you want to save the
suspension. As for the travel...sheeeeeiiit...I run on the highway almost
everyday and take her offroading (when I can) on some pretty decent trails.
Don't worry about the suspension at all...i've run it pretty hard on just
about any condition and it works perfectly.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Ken Hoffman
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 8:05 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Headers 'N Lifts
Hi folks,
I'm a newbie to this list and have a few questions. I've gone through the
archives and listened in for a while, but i'm interested in any opinions
that DMLers may have re lifting my 99 2wd 5.2 Dak. Oh, and trying to
shoehorn in some 10.5x31 tires. I've been considering the Fabtech kit;
however, I have two main concerns with it. First, I want to maintain a
decent service life with the steering components. Mainly the rack and
pinion. I just raised the truck the other day (with a floor jack) approx
3 in (the advertised lift of the kit) and the angle of the tie rods seems
pretty extreme. This considering the larger tires and frequent trips to
the desert---hauling dirtbikes, no heavy offroading----has me raising my
eyebrows.
Secondly, I am concerned about downward suspension travel---called
Fabtech and they say that there's only 3/4" downward travel!?!----that
sound downright dangerous for highway driving.
If I had it my way, I'd go for a spindle lift ..........but , I understand
that no one has produced such an animal ..........yet --I hope. So there
you have it --any input is appreciated.
oh ya, by the way, anyone running JBA or Gibson headers on their 318
Regards,
Ken H.
Gibson single cat back ----whoooo hooo!
"The shortest distance between two points is a straight line"
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