Re: Misc Questions on '98 Daks

From: Amanda (akelly@tir.com)
Date: Thu Apr 16 1998 - 06:44:44 EDT


At 09:27 PM 4/15/98 -0400, you wrote:
>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.
>
> Are these trucks four lugs? If so, why?
> -Jon-
>
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