About a week ago, John Walker and myself took my spare tire/wheel (15x8) and
put it on the front left position on his 93 4x2. The tire seemed to have
plenty of clearance. We turned the wheel all the way in each direction and
there was no rubbing what-so-ever. We didn't drive it, but we plan to put
the entire set of 15x8 with 235/70's on his truck in a few weeks to see how
the ride is affected. We did notice, of course, that the tire did stick out
a little more than the stock tires, but I personally liked the slightly more
aggressive stance. I will say that the wheel/tire looked damn good on the
pre-97 body. We are going to try to get some pictures of John's truck with
my wheels on it and post them on the DML page so you guys can see how they
look. I know that the 15x8 wheels list for $320 each at the dealership, but
I think John found a place that has take-offs for $550 for a set of four.
He'll have to tell you where he found them.
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Andy Callahan
quasideedle@uky.campus.mci.net
'97, V8, CC, Sport, 3.55, 5-speed, 4x2
Tire & Handling Package
All the little goodies
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At 09:19 AM 5/15/97 -0700, you wrote:
>
>Has anybody put '97 Dakota rims on a earlier model Dakota? I know a
>couple of you have acquired some with the intention to do so.
>
>Pre-'97 rims have 5" backspacing. '97 rims have 5.5" backspacing. Well I
>looked under my '95 2WD Dakota and the clearance between the upper control
>arm and the wheel is pretty tight, not much more than .5", but it is hard
>to measure exactly. So I stopped by the dealer and looked under a '97 2WD
>with the 8" rims. Sure enough they changed the upper control arm to
>increase the clearance. The '97 also has about .5" of clearance. They
>removed the portion of the control arm that protrudes out past the upper
>ball joint. The ball joint now hangs off the end of the control arm
>instead of the control arm wrapping around the ball joint.
>
>So my question is do the '97 rims really fit on pre-'97 Daks? I think
>they will clear by 1/8" at least, but I'd like to know for sure before
>purchasing a set.
>
>Does anybody know the backspacing of the American Racing or Boyd rims?
>I would assume 5", but I'd rather not assume. Also the '95 Mopar
>performance catalog listed 7.5" wide 5" backspace Centerline rims for the
>Dakota for about $320 each. Newer Mopar catalogs don't have rims. Are
>Centerline rims for the Dakota available from other sources?
>
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>
>Jiffy lube: I'm sure there are some stores that are honest, but in
>general the chain is known for incompetence and dishonesty. I wouldn't
>trust them with my truck in either respect. There most common rip-off is
>to show you a unbelievably dirty air filter element and claim it is yours
>and tell you you need a new one. One person (out of many) who told me
>this tale had just installed a new air filter the night before. I hadn't
>heard the engine clean out story before. Great scam, charge you to wreck
>your motor.
>
>Frank Ball 1UR-M frankb@sr.hp.com (707) 794-4168 work
>Hewlett Packard (707) 794-3038 fax (707) 538-3693 home
>1212 Valley House Drive Kawi KDX200, Yamaha XT350 YZF600R Seca 750
>Rohnert Park CA 94928-4999 '95 Dakota SLT Club Cab V8 5-Speed 2WD
>
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