Re: Another solid axle conversion

From: Jason Bleazard (jbleazard@Sympatico.ca)
Date: Fri Mar 22 2002 - 07:24:56 EST


On Thu, 14 Mar 2002 10:44:10 -0500, jon wrote:

> : Check it out... '92 4x4 with a solid axle!
>
> : http://www.utahwest.com/fourwheeling.htm
>
> Nice truck. :-) BTW, it looks like $2500 of that was lockers and
> gears, and there are a few items which could be done cheaper, IMHO.

Good point about the lockers.

> Looks like it was one of those deals where he needed the truck and it
> was a "pay me now or pay me later" kind've thing.

Could have been more like do it the proper expensive way now, or cut
corners and have stuff break out on the trail later.

> These things sure can
> add up if you take the time to look back on a project and add up all the
> costs! (Going through a similar situation with the Cuda at the moment)
> ;-) (Nowhere near $8,000 though fortunately!!!)

Yet :-)

> Its nice to see a solid axle under the front of a Dak! :-)

Yeah, I wish I could have checked it out in person. Too bad they were
just leaving as I was arriving. If I would have been in my Dak I might
have been able to flag them down as a fellow Dakota owner, but I don't
think they would have paid much attention to some guy in his mom's
LeBaron :-).

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Jason Bleazard jbleazard@sympatico.ca Toronto, Ontario
his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black



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