Gen III Front Calipers

From: Terrible Tom (SilverEightynine@aol.com)
Date: Sat Mar 20 2004 - 10:47:07 EST


Had a customer come in with a 1999 Dakota (verified by VIN number and
build date on door sticker) looking for a drivers side replacement
caliper. They kept coming in (special order) as being the wrong
calipers. 98, 99, and 00 all show different caliper part numbers. When
looking at his drivers side caliper piston oriented on the right side
(as is when installed on the truck) the bleeder screw was at the top of
the caliper and the brake hose attatched at the bottom. The calipers he
was getting were the opposite. Anyone confirm when Dodge started
messing with the calipers and what they did to them? I know they changed
ball joints etc at some point and I remember people saying things about
lift kits for Gen IIIs not working between older/newer Gen III trucks.

I had the last two days off work so I probably won't know how this guy's
problem turned out - but I was curious for my own knowledge.

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