Re: Misc Questions on '98 Daks

From: Jon Steiger (stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu)
Date: Wed Apr 15 1998 - 21:27:01 EDT


At 12:16 AM 4/16/98 +0000, you wrote:
> Donaldson Motors called today - my Amethyst reg cab R/T has arrived!
>I'll pick it up tomorrow. I still have a couple of questions for all of
>you "Mopar Heads" (I've been a GM freak for the last 25 years - this is
>my first Mopar and my first NEW vehicle in 20 years).
>
> 1. Got a bid from Currie Enterprises to re-drill the rear axles and
> drums to 5 lug (~$100), they won't touch the front hubs - will
> anything stock fit? Can anyone with a Hollanders Manual
> check it out? I'm still not sure I want to do this, but there
> are very few wheels out there for this bolt pattern. Can the
> stock front hubs be re-drilled if they have the anti-lock brake
> reluctors?
>

    I was talking to Terry at Pro Glass ((219) 897-2597) a while ago, and he
told me that he converted his Dakota (the older bodystyle) to a 5-lug pattern.
He said that the fronts were fairly easy, you need about $100 of parts from
any Pep Boys, he said that the rears are a lot harder.

                                              -Jon-

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