Thanks Dave, I still have a few things to knock out but I'm happy with the
results so far. If I had to do it over, I don't think I would. It was a
major pain in the Ass. The TrailMaster kit bolted in for the most part,
except for the overall fit which I think would still have been poor if I was
installing it on a 91. It seemed like holes didn't line up exactly and
required some hammering, twisting, bending and such to get the bolts in. I
have heard from others that this is common with the kit. It was all the
little stuff towards the end that really bothered me. Parts being back
ordered for a ridicules amount of time. Having to figure out what parts
needed to be replaced and locate them. It started with the calipers, I went
down and ordered them because I could not find a local parts store that had
them in stock. Get those in then discover the banjo bolt is a different
size. Need to order that because no one stocks it. Not being able to walk
into a parts store and tell them the dimensions of the tie rod ends I need.
Had to call Federal Mogul to get a part number, to give the guy at the auto
parts store, for him to order the part. Having to figure out that the setup
I had came up with required an 88 inner brake pad and a 91 outer on the
front. Since I was only able to work on the truck on the weekends, it
really delayed me when something didn't fit and I had to order parts. I've
been told that the kit takes two full weekends to install on a 91-96. I
originally figured 4 or 5 weekends would be plenty. It took a little over 7
months. It's not like I was working on it every weekend because I had other
commitments to keep, but 7 months is still way longer than I wanted to tie
the truck up for.
One good thing was I had documented this on the web page. Other's should
have a much easier time of it with my pictures and notes.
Can you send me a picture of that skid plate? I want to see how that goes
in. If you still have the part number, that would help me from having to
look it up.
Thanks,
Walt Felix
88½ Dakota Sport 4x4, 2000 Ram 1500 QuadCab Sport 4x4 and a 67 Barracuda
Coupe 340/4Speed
Walt@Walt-n-Ingrid.COM
WWW.Walt-n-Ingrid.COM/project_1hidak.htm
http://WWW.Walt-n-Ingrid.COM
http://WWW.MoparsinMotion.COM
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Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 09:30:30 EST
From: Killerdak@aol.com
Subject: Re: DML: Project 1HIDAK nearly complete
Walt-
truck looks awesome! Congrats! Can't wait to see it with the 33's...
I went rockcrawling this weekend (just got back) and did some pretty extreme
stuff that surprised even hardcore Jeepers in the Dak, you'll be very
surprised at just how much you can do with your Dak as long as you are
lifted
and locked! A couple items I need to address though...(report to follow)
____________________
Dave Kilian -- Clayton, NC
'96 Dakota CC 4x4 3.9L 5-spd, 4.10, 4" susp/2" Body lift, 33" MT's etc...
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