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On 12/11/2006 16:53, Doug Ahern wrote:
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> I need an education on 1999+ dakotas.. I hope to buy one
> in the next 2-3 months. I want a quad cab 99-04 .,,.
> -was 99 the first quab cab?
No, 2000 was.
> -is 04 the last year of that body style before the redesign?
> what years in those trucks were troublesome. I've heard that
> for some othose years the auto transmissions were problematic
> and had high repair rates.
The (5)45RFE is a good transmission (difference between the 45RFE and
545RFE is a software update which gives it an extra forward gear.
Mechanically, they're the same). The same unit backs up the 3.7L V6,
4.7L V8 (regular and HO varieties) and the 5.7L HEMI in Ram HDs. I think
'00 and '01 have the 45RFE, and '02 up have the 545RFE (I may have those
years off a little).
Daks (in the range you're looking at) built up to 12/31/02 had a recall
issued for balljoints. If you're looking at anything older than a
mid-2003 model year, make sure this recall was performed, and if it
wasn't, either avoid the truck or make that repair a contingency of the
purchase.
There was a run of bad rear-ends IIRC in the '00-'02 timeframe as well,
but at this point, any truck you're looking at would have either been in
the clear from the beginning, or had the unit fixed.
> - what about the 4.7s? what are the years to get or avoid?
I haven't heard nearly as many issues with the 4.7 as there were with
the 318. The first year of 4.7L Daks wasn't the first year of the 4.7 -
'99 Grand Cherokees had them, so it had a year to work out the kinks
before it hit the trucks.
> - what were other significant mechancial changes that a buyer
> might want to know... (like wheel lug patterns, etc..)
Daks lug patterns are 6 on 4.5 , 92-04.
2000 was the last year with a lever-operated transfer case. 2001 and up
has a knob on the dash instead.
2003 introduced disc brakes on the rear axle and I found my '03 stopped
a LOT better than my '99, despite being a few hundred pounds heavier.
> I'm a mopar fan, I've got slant sixes, big blocks and small
> blocks.,,, so I want to keep it Dodge.., I just need to know
> what I'm looking for....
>
> thanks!
>
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