darn. mine isn't stock either. Couldn't you just move the upper bracket up
more on the frame or is there still no clearance or do you not want to
drill/weld onto the frame?
-Chuong
>From: "Will Coughlin" <willcoughlin@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: RE: Hellwig rear air assist install
>Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 23:12:16 -0600
>
>Dester, I had it installed it correctly, per Hellwig's instructions. If you
>have stock leaf springs in the rear of your truck, it would work great, but
>I have the Hotchkis springs on my truck and it WON'T work with them. I had
>to pay a little more than $200 for the kit. JCWhitney does not have any
>left, Sport truck direct does not have any left, and I've got the only one
>Godfather Customs had left. The kit did not come with any compressor, just
>remote-fill valves that you can mount in a position where you can fill them
>easily. I have a compressor that I keep with me in the truck, so I was just
>going to use that to fill them up.Unfortunately they won't work for my
>application. I love the design, the brackets wroked great,and no drilling
>required,entirely bolt-on. Very well-designed kit and it would be great for
>somebody looking for one for a Dakota that is stock-height in the rear. Let
>me know if you have any more questions, while I still have the kit in my
>room!
>
>
>Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
>'00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/hd5-spd/3.92sg(9.25")
>http://www.geocities.com/willcoughlin/index.html
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>From: "Chuong Nguyen" <dester223@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: RE: Hellwig rear air assist install
>Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 04:41:25 -0000
>
>Did you bolt the upper bracket piece in the correct position? (I haven't
>installed one, but I'm looking into it)
>
>Also, how much was this "clearance" item? I might give it a try.
>
>AND.... does it come with a compressor, or do you have to stop at a gas
>station and pump air into a remote filler tube or something?
>-Chuong
>
>Well, imagine that picture with the top and bottom mounts squished against
>one another, and that supporting the weight of the truck, and you will know
>what mine looked like yesterday when I let the jack down!
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