Bill-
What I found out is you can't redrill the 8.25 rearend. I replaced my
rear with a ford 9" I built. 1/4" wall tubes, spool, 35 spline shafts,
disc brakes, and thats how I got the 5 on 5.5 bolt pattern.
Tom
Bill Day wrote:
>Would you mind pointing me to changing to the 5x5.5 pattern.. what where
>otherwise Im pretty mechanically inclined..
>
>Bill Day
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tom Buban" <biokiller@ameritech.net>
>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 7:02 AM
>Subject: Re: DML: Hello fellow 4xDAKOTAx4 drivers!
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>>Bill-
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>>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:
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>>>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
>>>
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>banger,
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>>>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
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>>>@ 70mph in 3rd gear!! drove it for 3 more years until I seen this beauty
>>>
>>>
>of
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>>>a 4x4 Dakota ('95 square nose still) sitting at a dealer. Painted my '91
>>>
>>>
>got
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>>>$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
>
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>>>'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,
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>>>I'm no ninny to my trucks). Seems oil pan had some gunk in it, plugged
>>>
>>>
>oil
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>>>filter... ruining motor (cranks, bearing journals etc..) Took it
>>>
>>>
>straight
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>>>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
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>
>>>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
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>>>100,000 mile warranty (versus factories $1,400 for a 3 36,000). This is
>>>
>>>
>of
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>>>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
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>>>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
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>>>Racing...
>>>I dont care if they are beadlocks steel or alloy. as long as they dont
>>>
>>>
>look
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>
>>>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
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>
>>>that talked about this.. any experiences with them..?
>>>
>>>My biggest thing is positive offset(wheel hanging from under truck) so I
>>>
>>>
>can
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>
>>>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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