On the handling issue, try 32 psi front and 30 psi in the rear. You may
want to try dropping to 30/28. The truck is light in the rear, and shops
have a tendency to overfill the tires which will cause the hopping rear
issue.
Running 28/26 in my lowered R/T RC.
TonyC
-----Original Message-----
From: james.zito@ps.ge.com <james.zito@ps.ge.com>
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Date: Friday, July 25, 2003 12:58 PM
Subject: DML: Design flaws or just things I am noticing since this is my
firstMOPAR?
>
>OK have been mostly lurking for a while but I guess it's time to ask some
>questions.
>
>Vehicle 2003 Dakota Club Cab 2WD V-6, purchased in Jan has almost 11k on
the
>clock.
>
>a. Although the AC does blow cold it feels like there is almost no air
>coming out of the outboard driver's side vent, the other 3 vents blow LARGE
>volumes of air.
>
>2. The truck handles very badly when traversing lumpy roads. It nearly
>went sideways when I took the 287 exit of 95 south. The bumps seem to
>override my steering input. This is the only vehicle I have driven that
has
>this behavior.
>
>iii. The mileage is terrible. Best tank of gas was 20 mpg doing 80 on
>cruise control on the NJ turnpike. Generally getting 16-17 mpg lately has
>dropped to about 15mpg. Is this just because the truck is set up to
operate
>about 500 rpm under the torque peak? Or is the engine just that
>underpowered for the weight of the truck.
>
>Jim
>no cute signature line yet
>
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