Kyle, I had the 3" in my 93. I installed it myself and it was quite easy.
You do have to extend the auto transmission linkage the trailmaster kit came
with an extension to put in place, I had a shop weld it in for me for a few
bucks. The T-case lever does need to be extended as well but you just take
the ball off and screw the extension on. I did have a probelm with the
lever hitting the trim around the shifter. On hard acceleration the lever
would hit and bounce back and make a annoying sound. To fix it I moved the
trim piece up a few inches and the problem went away. The kit I had did not
have bumper relocation brakets. I measured 3" on the front bumper and
drilled some new holes, it didnt affect the bumper at all as evidenced in my
recent accident. There's really no much involved in the body lift, I did
mine in a few hours and I the time I had never done any kind of work on a
truck at all. If you have any more questions I'd be happy to answer them.
If you end up doing it let me know and I can give you a few tips to make the
install easier.
Chris
Was 93 Dakota 4x4 V8
waiting on a 01 Dakota 4x4 V8
>From: "Kyle Kozubal" <grndak4x4@home.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: DML: GenII Body Lift Kit Questions
>Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 22:51:30 -0500
>
>With a 2" or a 3" body lift kit, does any adjustments need to be made on
>the
>transmission linkage(s) or does it require extending the tcase shift lever?
>Does either the TrailMaster or the Performance Accessories body lift kit
>come with front and rear bumper relocation brackets? Anyone have to do any
>steering shaft fixing or extending with their kit? Just trying to figure
>out
>which height of body lift will give me the best "bang-for-my buck". I have
>heard the 3" body lift has more complications compared to the more mild 2"
>lift. I would rather have a true bolt on kit, compared to having to do alot
>of rigging and such. Just doing some research, thats all :)
>The Performance Accessories 2" body lift is cheap, at a mere $68. The
>TrailMaster 3" body lift kit is also inexpensive at $70. Any thoughts on
>which kit is better?
>Kyle
>93 Dakota 4x4 V6
>
>
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