Ummm, Bernd???....wouldn't that be a little more complex than just swapping
Azie's '89 rotors and axles to gain the 5-lug pattern? My understanding is
the later model Rams even have a different 5-lug pattern than the earlier
Rams. Yes?
Ray
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-
> truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Bernd D. Ratsch
> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 4:58 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: RE: 5 Lugs
>
>
> We've done this on a '95 Dakota and on a '99 Dakota. The hubs allow for
> 5-lug conversion. Depending on year, it's either a simple swap or brake
> conversion. Converting the rear axles is as simple as calling up Strange
> Axles and asking for their OEM 5-Lug axles (27 or 29 spline...depending on
> year).
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Azie L. Magnusson [mailto:maggie11@mchsi.com]
> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 3:50 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: 5 Lugs
>
>
> Bernd writes: >> I wouldn't. Use the front hubs from a Ram
> - they're 5-lug and they bolt right up. <<
>
> Are you saying that I can get some front hubs off a Ram in the
> Salvage yard and bolt them on to my '95's spindles and all will
> be A OK?? Same bearings - same brake calipers etc and they
> are 5 lug??? What years range?? Do the Rams have a larger
> Rotor?? Can it be installed on the Dakota to help the braking??
> While we're beating this to death, do the Rams have disc on the
> rear, and can they be adapted to the '95 Dakota with not too
> much "Pain"??
>
> 'If we ever forget that we're one nation
> under God, then we will be a nation
> gone under.' Ronald Reagan
>
> Azie
>
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