Will a body lift on the 2 wheel drive Dakota's give you more tire clearance
for taller or wider tires?
Glenn.
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> From: Dick Campagna <campagna@nothinbut.net>
> To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
> Subject: Re: 97 Dak: 3" Lift kit?
> Date: Saturday, August 30, 1997 10:37 AM
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> > On Sat, 30 Aug 97 14:57:32 UT, Jack Snodgrass wrote:
> > >Does anyone know how much a 3" lift-kit would cost for a 97 Dak.
> > >
> > >Also... what does a lift kit like that consit of? What's involved
> > >with installing it? Has anyone done one them selves?
> > >Jack Snodgrass
> > > '97 Dakota SLT+ CC, 2w, V8, auto, stock
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> Although a 3" lift isn't much, it will raise the center of gravity on
your
> good-handling truck, thereby making it more unstable in emergency
maneuvers
> and more uncomfortable to drive. If you replace the wheels/tires with
> wider ones to widen the wheel tread width (measurement from the outside
of
> the tires on one side to the outside of the tires on the other side),
this
> will compensate. Depending on where you live, you may then have to
install
> fender flares to cover the tires. In NJ, tires can't protrude more than
> 1/8" from the body, to avoid problems with rain spray. You may also be
> required to place flaps behind the rear wheels, as in NJ. I don't know
> what the law says where you live. But, if you think these requirements
> suck, just remember how difficult it is for YOU to pass a rain-spraying
> truck in a downpour. You should realize, too, that installing a body
lift
> will only improve your approach/departure angle . . . not your overall
> ground clearance. If you have state motor vehicle inspection, you'd
better
> check with your state motor vehicle inspection laws first, too. It
usually
> covers such things as bumper and headlight/taillight height, too.
> Comments?
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> DIck C.
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