Gary,
Let me see if I got this right, I should "Massage" the inner fenders of
my 2001 Dakota QC with a big hammer! Funny how this was never mentioned in
the article in "Truckin" magazine, or on the "Trucks" T.V. show. This is
wonderful news considering I just ordered a set of R/T wheels. So, what
wheel and tire combo does Hotchkis recommend? When I e-mailed directly to
Hotchkis, I was told a 17 x 8 or 9 with a 5" to 6" backspacing should work.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Pinkley <gpinkley@earthlink.net>
To: <willcoughlin@hotmail.com>
Cc: DML <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 10:02 PM
Subject: DML: fender rubbing, ATTN: R/T wheel users
> Will, are you running a R/T wheel combo or some othere R/T like offset
> wheel? this wheel combo is pretty notorious for that problem.
>
> The first thing to try is to get the truck aligned to the 'performance'
> specs. This gives you about 3/4 degree negative camber (perfectly
> streetable performance settings), i.e. it tips the top of the tire
inboard.
> For many R/T's, this gets you around the fender rubbing problem. The next
> step is to carefully trim the fender flare off right in the area it is
> rubbing, then take a large hammer or mallet and massage the fender's metal
> lip upwards (pretty easy to do). This gives you the compression travel
into
> the bump stops. If we gave you bumpstops that would keep the fender from
> bottoming, the truck would virtually sit on the bumpstops giving you a
very
> AWEFUL ride and scary handling (they would pretty much be bumpstops like
the
> factory ones you removed). The key to handling over rougher surfaces is
> having a little travel, or compliance.
>
> -Gary Pinkley
> Hotchkis Performance
>
> Original Message:
> >From: "Will Coughlin" <willcoughlin@hotmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: DML: suspension installed!!!! Hotchkis
>
> >The only problem I have experienced with mine is that the front tires
scrub
> the
> > fender flares and inner fenders under hard compression. I installed the
> > proper bumpstops when I put the coils in, and I do not understand why
the
> > bumpstops do not hit and stop compression before the scrubbing!I guess
> I'll
> > have to shim up the bumpstops with washers until I get it right. I've
got
> a
> > long way to come up, though, it looks like! I have to be careful where I
> go
> > and how fast I hit certain places in the road.
>
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