Hey, whenever you're out in Chicago definately give me a call and we'll set
something up! Mine's only a V6 though...
I actually don't have a rear bar on the truck yet, just the front one. I
took my bar to my friend's machine shop and he magnafluxed it for me, it's a
solid 34mm bar that came right from the factory on the truck. It's probably
just about as stiff as the hotchkis bar, so I ordered a quickor 1" rear bar
for the truck that should show up in the next few weeks. I also decided to
go -1.3 deg on the camber, with .1 more on the driver side to balance my
weight out. They're gonna give me a printout of the alignment measurements
after they get them as close as possible to what I've given them.
I've actually done leafs before and you're right, they're not hard. I just
thought that since it was going in for the fronts, i might as well just have
them do it all, know what I mean? Plus, I'm driving to ISU (illinois state
univ) so I don't want to have to deal with a spring install before I go.
What SCCA class do they put your Dakota in? They put me in H under the stock
designation. I'm slightly modified but they don't know that ;-)
Now, about the beer... I've been quite busy between work, school, and some
other ventures I've had going on, but the good news is that I do have the
beer, it's packaged, and ready to mail to you, whenever I can make it to
UPS. Probably tomorrow morning. I had to buy 2 six packs, as blue moon
doesn't get delivered to ANYWHERE in a 12 pack, then wrap each bottle with a
shitload of newspaper, wrap the cases in bubble wrap, and somehow manage to
get them into the box so they don't move around too much. Summit racing
saved the day when my parts came, they gave me all sorts of packaging
peanuts. You should have it next week sometime. Hopefully none of the
bottles will break en route..... <<prays to god>>
-- -Josh 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L"Jayson Woodruff" <woodrufj@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3E8D24FC.4010508@yahoo.com... > > So when I'm out there I get to take a run right? > > The same goes for if your out in the So Cal area. Mine's fun with the > 335 R tires. > > BTW the rear springs are easy. If it were costing more, I'd insist you > do it your self. Also make sure the sway bar pivoting bolt aren't > cranked down too tight. Most dealers think tighter is better, but that > causes a little binding and less consistant performance. > > Think about moving that battery somewhere some day, it's way to big to > hang off the front of the front wheel. > > I'm thinking about trying to get SCCA to specifically list the dakota in > the ESP class: Dakota (all). That will legally open up all kinds of > updates and back date options. I have to be real careful about the > rules around here, because when a 'stang or camero gets beaten by a pick > up they try to cry foul before I've even got the hood open. > > Hey, where's my beer? :-) > > Jay W > 505/287 Dakota > > Josh Battles wrote: > > Hey everyone! > > Just wanted to let you all know that my Dak's getting a slight "altitude > > adjustment" on Friday and boy am I excited! It's been almost 3 years since > > I decided that I wanted to lower it, and thanks to the DML and some nice > > members who were getting rid of some very nice parts it's gonna happen. > > Looking around to see about prices for getting the Hotchkis springs > > installed I heard everything from $450 to almost $700!!! So, I as a last > > ditch effort I called my "friendly Dodge dealer" and my good buddy Joe the > > service writer hooked me up! It's only gonna cost me $250 for the spring > > install plus an alignment to whatever specs I bring in. Not a bad deal if > > you ask me...considering that the coils book 1.4hrs each and the leafs book > > 2.5hrs for the pair...plus alignment. I knew there was a reason that I took > > my service writer autoX racing on the weekends with us... I'll be posting > > some pics on my website Sunday or Monday depending on how much partying I do > > at Illinois State Univ. this Saturday night. There will be before and after > > images to be had for all!!!! > > > > -- > > -Josh > > 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > > > > > >
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