RE: Lowered Dakota and now rubbin tires

From: Chad Evans (hemidak@msn.com)
Date: Thu Mar 31 2005 - 21:44:10 EST


the suspension i am getting from a buddy was lowered 4" in the front and 5"
in the rear. his didnt rub. no c-notch either. would only hit the bump stops
on a hard bump.

his is a 2000 r/t ext. cab with the stock r/t rims and 275-45-17's all the
way around

you have the tires first before the suspension ? should do the tires to fit
the suspension not the other way around. May have to change the sidewall.
or go with air bags.

email me off list and i will give you my buddy's email addy. he might be
able to help you since he does custom suspensions. more for road racing and
going around corners, but he may be able to help you with your situation

>From: egiblock@runbox.com
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>Subject: DML: Lowered Dakota and now rubbin tires
>Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 21:01:28 +0000 (UTC)
>
>I have a 99 dakota sport 4x2 club cab (ext. cab).
>
>the tires i have are 255/45/18's that do not tuck.
>
>the problem: i'm chewing the tires up because they are rubbing against the
>wheel wells.
>
>----------
>
>I used a lowering kit (2" c-arms and coil springs) from a dakota sport
>truck
>that was a regular cab truck, had the same tires and rims that i have now
>(i
>bought the tires, rims, and kit from him).
>
>It's ovbious that the weight difference between the reg cab and club cab is
>causing the difference in the front end, and causing the tires to rub..
>
>
>Any ideas out there to get this thing fixed?
>
>
>
>THINGS IM > NOT < GOING TO DO :- Get New Tires and Rims.
>
>I don't have the money to spend on new rims and tires that will tuck... i
>need
>to fix what i have now.
>
>I was thinking of putting the factory springs back in, but don't know how
>much
>that will raise the front.
>
>Is there anything like a block of metal that i can put between the coil
>spring
>and the control arm plate to raise it a bit ?? Any ideas out there ??
>
>
>thanks for anything you can give me..

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