Bill-
When I was looking for rims, thats all I could find. And we have a 4x4
shop!! All the other rims are for the "Bling Bling" people.
Most after market companies could make a steel set, but they were at
$300.00 or so. I just changed my bolt pattern to 5 on 5.5. Much better
chose, and cheaper.
Tom
Bill Day wrote:
>Little long winded, but home some will read it.
>
>First time on list and I hope I can find some good useful info..
>
>I am on my second Dakota. My first one I bought brand new in '91, 4 banger,
>5 speed beat the truck to death and put over 275,000 miles on it. I even
>once hauled a '73 Cuda with a HEMI in it through the mountains of California
>@ 70mph in 3rd gear!! drove it for 3 more years until I seen this beauty of
>a 4x4 Dakota ('95 square nose still) sitting at a dealer. Painted my '91 got
>$2900 out of it in '00 (almsot 10years old..)
>
>Anyway.. I picked up the '95 for dirt cheap with getting almost 3g's for my
>'91 but had troubles with it.. someone didn't take care of the Mopar
>heart.. and she choked after about 3 months of having her(course I helped,
>I'm no ninny to my trucks). Seems oil pan had some gunk in it, plugged oil
>filter... ruining motor (cranks, bearing journals etc..) Took it straight
>to Dodge and said fix it(same place I bought my '91)
>
>Month later I get a call after driving a sh*t taurus lot thing... ".. none
>of the factory or after market cranks will fit...." ?
>
>So here comes the 3 g's. Got a Marshall reman for aroun $900 with 3 year
>100,000 mile warranty (versus factories $1,400 for a 3 36,000). This is of
>course on a 3.9 liter V6 and wound up witha ll labor in it $3g.
>
>Now that shes running tip top and Im not paying for the new motor its time
>to piddle..
>
>I know the 3"/4" lift kit is $1300.. no biggie, I can by-pass that and go
>with just a body lift to get some real tires in it... Tires I want are
>35x12.5x15 ( I am planning on changing gears to 410's if they'll fit
>otherwise 391 or 392, whichever I can get to work properly.)
>
>The main thing is rims/wheels.. I can not find anything other than 15x8 in
>the 6x4.5(114mm or so) pattern. Can anyone lead me to someplace that may
>help. I have checked more sites then I care to list.. but major wheel
>distribs like Alcoa, Centerline U.S. Wheels Eagle Alloys and even American
>Racing...
>I dont care if they are beadlocks steel or alloy. as long as they dont look
>like some lowered-down-waste of a pickup, I'll be happy. I dont need
>chrome, machined are fine.
>
>I really like the steel ones that were on my '91(enough I put them on my
>'95with 31x10.5x15) but wish I could get them widened.. have seen some sites
>that talked about this.. any experiences with them..?
>
>My biggest thing is positive offset(wheel hanging from under truck) so I can
>sling more mud!! 15x8 would work if I could get a 2" + offset. Any
>suggestions are welcome. Main reason for wider is sand and mud where I
>play... sometimes pea gravel.
>
>Next mod other than lift and wheels is a 318/360 out of a newer 4x4 or an
>R/T.
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Bill Day
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