Has anyone replaced their stock Dakota aluminum wheels with aftermarket
wheels, and if so, would you be interested in selling your stock wheels?
Do the earlier Dakotas have the same 6 bolt 4.5"(?) bolt pattern?
While the stock front bar appears to be pretty beefy, I also intend to
add the rear anti-sway bar from the stock handling package upgrade.
I have yet to price the Dodge part, and compare it's diameter to what's
available from the aftermarket however.
I installed a pair of Ford (is that considered a bad word here? ;-D)
Motorsport bars on my previous brand X P.U., and they made a huge
difference in handling.
I bought my Dakota off the lot, (excellent price, and they gave me a
very generous trade in on my low mileage '88 "Rancid" Ranger ;~D )
otherwise I would have ordered the optional handling package which includes
the upgraded wheel and tire package, as well as the rear anti-sway bar.
So far 475 miles on the '98 and counting...the only mod so far has been
a panel K+N for the airbox, but a Gibson cat-back with duals is on my
list. I haven't received my Magnum Performance catalog yet, but hopefully
SS headers will become available for the '97-'98 V-6.
I didn't go the K+N FIPK route because my feeling is that there are definite
advantages to the tuned cavity airbox, over an open element, especially on
the smallish V-6, and the truck isn't intended to be a 1/4 mile hero...the
60's musclecar in the garage has that covered! ;~D
Daniel DePardo
RF Electronics Engineer
Information and Telecomunications Technology Center
University of Kansas Center for Research Inc.
235 Nichols Hall ddepardo@ittc.ukans.edu
2291 Irving Hill Rd. Phone: (785) 864-3082
Lawrence, KS 66045-2228 FAX : (785) 864-7789
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