Also no one makes the drop front spindle for gen III the lwr ball joint is
in the way for this.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Medeiros" <orange383@earthlink.net>
To: "dakota-truck" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 12:45 AM
Subject: DML: New Dak to play with....
> Well, my girlfriend just purchased a 2001 Dakota Sport, V6, auto, 2wd.
She
> originally wanted a small economy car, like a Honda, but I took her to the
> local Dodge dealership and it was history from there....whew! Anyway,
I've
> been following the recent thread about lowering components for the GenIIIs
> and was wondering if anyone knows why the aftermarket companies decided to
> go from a drop spindle, like the GenIIs, to lowered A-arms. I talked with
> a suspension specialist and was told that lowered A-arms almost act like
> shorter springs, because of their affect on the upper control arm and,
> thus, have camber issues, which can be compensated upon alignment, but
> cause drivability (I'm sure I spelled that wrong) problems. Any input?
> Thanks.
>
> David
>
>
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