Wow,thanks for all the info. Now I know what you were referring to.Sorry to
hear the tranny crapped out on you. Did they tell you what failed inside the
tranny? Did you tow in overdrive? You seemed to think it had more left, how
much do you think you would've been comfortable pulling? Why aren't you
going to pull it that far again?
Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
'00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/hd5-spd/3.92sg(9.25")
http://www.geocities.com/willcoughlin/index.html
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From: "greasy" <gg428@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
well... the stops are round rubber mounted to the frame above the axle. they
are about 3/8 in thick at the lower edge, have a ridge in the center and
taper to about 1/2 inch at the top. the center is hollow. they work
progressively as the axle is pushed closer to the frame they have more
resistance. They look like a half sized double convoluted air bag. I think
they would be too tall to work with the Hotchkiss suspension, but I will
know for sure as I will be installing mine soon....
As for the tranny I don't relate it to the towing, but the 5spd was replaced
under warranty at 35000 miles... about 10000 after the trip towing the car.
As for performance, it towed smoothe and had the power to stay in 2nd and
third so long as we kept the speed up in the mountains. I need to replace
one of the rubber pieces, it tore off where it mounts to the frame.
I think the truck had the power to pull more, I had many people on the list
and other places tell me it was too much... I wont pull it that far ever
again ( Wichita, KS----- Phoenix, Az--- about 2,300 mi)
greasy
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