Re: Solid Front Axle Dakota....

From: Terrible Tom (SilverEightynine@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Sep 27 2002 - 17:59:37 EDT


Mista blasta!! Go for it!

Just WAIT till I get myself a garage and a job -- muhahahahahahahaah

Mr. Plow wrote:
>
> I'm strongly leaning towards keepin the Dak, and modding the hell outta
> it to make it a true trail rig. I was thinking, any type of donor
> vehicle that i would buy for a trail rig i would be doing the same thing
> that needs to be done with my Dak, so why not just keep it and cut it
> up? :D
> I'd be bobbing the bed to improve departure angle, and doing something
> with the front to improve approach angle, and a solid front axle swap to
> get some flex up there. Also, that Durango guy put in a fully-floating
> rear Dana60 and has mad flex... so i will most likely do that
> eventually too.....
>
> Along with that, i would throw in a 360, and a beefed up tranny, as the
> 4.7 i think is a little too touchy for strictly trail duty... As shown
> by the most recent BBQ. hehehe
>
> Everything is up in the air until i get my settlement from the lawsuit,
> but i think it would be pretty cool to have the only (or nearly the
> only) trail-only 2000 Dakota, fully prepped. :D
>
>
> The Adam Blaster
> Two words, figure it out....
>
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