Hmm... Body lift?
According to another guy I talked to, you can easily body-lift a 2000 4x4
Dakota. It's a suspension lift that is difficult to do. Here is what I
got back from him yesterday:
(He has a 2000 QC 4x4 with a 3" Body lift and a 3" suspension lift -- it
nicely sports 35's :) )
"A body lift is
readily available for the new Dakotas in the 3" range made by Performance
Accessories. This is the only currently available lift. It's available at
any 4 Wheel Parts Wholesalers location (1-800-421-1050). I installed one of
those and modified a Rancho 3" suspension lift as well. This kit was
designed for the earlier Dakotas without the rack and pinion steering system.
I had to modify or make every bracket in this kit for it to work. The
transmission crossmember, exhaust crossover pipe, and steering system all had
to be modified as well. Not an easy undertaking to say the least. But, it
clears 35's and that's what I wanted. A 3" bodylift will allow clearance for
33's with minor trimming."
At any rate, let me know what happens. I'm going to look into the body lift
this week. I'll let everyone know what I find.
-Bill (Also looking forward to lifting my Dak a bit.. :))
At 10:34 PM 3/30/01 -0800, you wrote:
>Bill Pitz, & anyone else interested in lifting their Quad cab. I got the
>performance accessories 3" lift from JC whitney today. (Two front bumper
>raising brackets missing & parts bags opened spilling nuts & bolts & washers
>in the box. I will call them tomorrow to get that corrected)
>The lift is for a 97-99 Dak, but everything appears to be the same (or very
>close) except the fan shroud. I'm sure this is due to the 4.7L. The v-6 or
>5.9 may be the same as the 97-99 models. I looked at a 99 CC earlier this
>week & compared to mine & all of the cab & bed mounts are the same as best
>as I can tell. I pulled a couple bolts & measured & made sure the threads
>were the same & the lengths were OK. . The only real fabrication to do is
>cutting the transfer case shifter & welding in a 3"piece (in the kit) . As
>for the shroud, I took it off & measured the bottom section with the
>relocation brackets for it & I will probably just move the bottom piece &
>leave the top as it is. That will leave a 3" gap between the two sections, &
>I'll look at fab'ing something to fill that after everything else is done.
>As for the missing bumper brackets, they are just flat pieces with
>strategically placed holes. We'll make them for now & wait for JC W to send
>replacements. They are for the outer brackets on the bumper & could probably
>get by without them all together for a few days. The rear bumper only
>requires drilling new holes, & the measurements are given. The instructions
>mention a couple ground wires, brake lines, & other small details to check
>for enough slack & all seem to be exactly as they describe.
>Overall, this looks like a pretty easy job. The instructions aren't bad -
>could use a few more pictures(for the show-me-state people) .We'll be
>starting in the morning, so hopefully I will have (good) news to report
>tomorrow . Wish Me luck!
>kmrcdd@swbell.net
>Kevin
>2000 4x4 QC 4.7L auto SLT+ 3.55 LSD Skids ,K&N, MAAP Nerfs, SS bedrails
>Catch-alls, Deflectors, 180 TS, Bosch +4's Mobil-1,Silblades, Wheelskins,
>QuickD Intake ,Perma-Cool.
>
>
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