Re: differences in R/T suspension

From: TonyC (acellan1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Wed Dec 05 2001 - 17:16:19 EST


I have a set of stock front coils, and 4 shocks from my 2000 RC R/T. If
anyone is interested, e-mail me directly with an offer.
acellan1@tampabay.rr.com or 727-525-3298 (eastern time)

TonyC

-----Original Message-----
From: Ragnarok <yum@yermom.org>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 2:10 AM
Subject: Re: DML: differences in R/T suspension

>Terry Herrin wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 04 Dec 2001 22:57:38 -0500, dougmyers@starpower.net ("Doug
>> Myers") wrote:
>> >too high now. I'd like to get the stock R/T ride height. What's the best
way
>> >to get it? Can I just get R/T springs front and rear from the dealer,
and
>> >get the truck to sit like an R/T?
>>
>> You need to change the front coil and rear leaf springs. Don't buy
>> them from a dealer! A bunch of R/T owners have stock springs they're
>> willing to sell because they've installed the Hotchkis suspension.
>> I'd sell you mine cheap, but I have a CC and the springs are different
>> than a RC.
>>
>> > Also, is the front sway bar the same on R/T's and reg daks? What
about
>> >the rear sway bar?
>>
>> Sway bars are different also. Like the springs, you should be able to
>> find an R/T owner who has installed Hotchkis who will sell you their
>> stock sway bars.
>>
>
>All entirely true, this is what I did. Worked beautifully. Front sway bar
on a
>regular Dak is 28mm, on an R/T it's 30mm. Get polyurethane bushings while
yer at
>it. Regular Daks don't have rear sway bars, R/Ts do. Also: R/T's have
different
>shocks, get them. Huge difference in handling. Huge. Trust me.
>
>William
>
>



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