Re: Unique R/T Parts

From: W. Jack Hilton III (hemi@mindspring.com)
Date: Thu Jun 11 1998 - 16:36:47 EDT


At 12:56 PM 6/11/98 -0700, you wrote:
>About the only reason my tires dont spin whe I take off is that I back off
>the juice at the thought of the tire's replacement cost. My wife however
>does not think as much as I do about these things and has no problem leaving
>two very long, expensive, black lines down the road during launch. Even
>with the LSD the R/T can 'Smokem" real good. Suggest seeing the dealer if
>your R/T is low on grunt...
>got a lot and looking for more,
>BKB

But do you have a Club Cab ?

>At 03:30 PM 6/11/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>Not to sound stupid , but my '98 CC R/T won't spin the wheels .
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>>I know that you don't really want the wheels to spin anyway and that it's
>>probably cuz of the weight of the CC and the power is plenty for me , but
>>everyone talks about how they can't hold the ponies on the road ? Do any of
>>the other R/T CC owners have a problem with traction on the stock R/Ts ?
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>>To be quite honest with you , at about $250 a pop for the Eagle RS-As , I
>>would have a hard time justifying burnin' em anyway .
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>>At 01:57 PM 6/11/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>>The R/T's are lowered about 1" in the front and about 2" in the rear
>>compared to a regular v8 dakota. I am not sure how they did this though.
>>It has a heaver front sway bar than stock and has a sway bar on the rear.
>>It has an aluminum drive shaft and some kind of brace which connects from
>>the rear leaf springs to the chassis to prevent wheel hop. It works very
>>well because I have never even felt the slightest wheel hop, even on 20ft+
>>burnouts. BEst bet would be to locate an R/T and give it a good look over
>>to see what your looking for.
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>>>-james
>>>RC R/T
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>>>>>> <wimmerr.gunet.georgetown.edu@cs.fredonia.edu> 06/11 11:31 AM >>>
>>>I'm in the process of searching for a 97 or 98 5.2 5-sp. When I purchase
>>one I intend to
>>>"upgrade" the suspension to R/T specs. I have searched through the mailing
>>list's archives
>>>hopeing to find a post detailing the unique suspension components on a
R/T.
>>>Unfortunatly, no luck. Can someone enlighten me on this subject?
>>>
>>>Perspective DAK Owner,
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>>>Bob Wimmer
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