On Sep 27, 2004, at 20:32, andy levy wrote:
> On 9/27/2004 7:17 PM, Michael Maskalans wrote:
>
> |
> | Fuel tank hangs below the frame rail by about 2". truck is already
> | sitting about 2-3" lower than a gen III. :eek:
> |
> | all skid plates are back to steel
>
> They have been since '02 I think. Sounds like they're needed if the
> tank hangs that low.
yeah. I wish I'd had a tape on me, but I'm betting about 10" to the
frame rails and 8" to the tank. Under 7" to the skid plate.... Pretty
pathetic.
>
> | underseat storage is gone. the body bulges up to the bottom of the
> | 40-40 (sic) split jump seats. couldn't get far enough under the
> truck
> | to see if anything was using that space (my head doesn't fit under
> the
> | frame rails in the middle of the truck)
>
> No underseat storage in my QC. Floorpan bulges up to the bottom of the
> seat.
yeah, but now in the club cab as well.
>
> | tow hooks make a return. they look better than the last incarnation.
>
> Anything like the ones on the new Rams?
The hooks themselves look similar, but I haven't taken anywhere nearly
that close a look at the new Rams, so I'm not sure how the mountings
compare. Those hexagonal frame horns look quite beefy and nice too.
>
> Remember, you're the guy he doesn't want to see on the lot -
> you know all the ins & outs, you know what you're looking for, etc.
Maybe next time, though, he'll remember not to make up a 4.9L engine
size and not confuse the Durango HEMI option as for the Dakota =)
-- Michael Maskalans <http://mike.tepidcola.com/dak/> '98 Dakota CC 4x4 318 '84 RamCharger 4x4 360 mobile.612.618.4652
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