Yup, if Miller/SPX ever actually ships the tool I need to get the pitman
arm off... I got scared into ordering the FSM tool from others breaking
pitman arm removers, and I don't think my harbor freight one would fit
with the stupid cross member in the way... no way I'm putting 'em on
before I know it's aligned right and I don't have 1/3rd of a turn of
slack in my steering wheel, heh.
John Hower wrote:
> Nice!!! Those are gonna look great on your '95!
>
> John Hower
> '95 Dakota, ext cab, 3.9, 4x2
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Matt Beazer
> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 11:50 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Got some new wheels/tires
>
>
>
> Bought some new tires and rims for my 1995 Dakota 4x4. Got them off a
> guy who sold his '92 Dakota soon after buying them, and bought a 2004
> Dakota thinking they'd fit. Of course by 2004 they had 12" discs on the
> front so 15" rims wouldn't fit:
>
> http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/tiresrims/tires01.jpg
> http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/tiresrims/tires02.jpg
> http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/tiresrims/tires03.jpg
> http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/tiresrims/tires04.jpg
>
> Not bad for $450 considering they only have 100 miles on them and still
> have the rubber nubs and colored writing on them. He originally offered
> $300 when I ran into him in a local Dodge dealership parking lot, then
> had offers off Craigslist for $600, but we worked it down to $450.
>
> The wheels alone are $120 each new with center caps (Eagle Alloys), and
> the tires are running $135-$140 each online, so I don't think I did too
> bad. I'm thinking of buying a tire grooving/siping knife and siping the
> inside tread blocks to give it more bite on water and ice, though
> considering they're M/T tires.
>
> On a side note, does anyone know if a 30x9.5x15" tire/rim will fit in
> the spare tire location on a 2nd gen Dakota?
>
> Thanks,
>
> MattB
>
>
>
>
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