Whew! Hope you either own a diamond mine or the dealer did all that
stuff under warranty!
Does this occur while in 2WD only? 4WD? With and/or without a load?
I saw that someone else suggested traction bars. They work well to
control wheelhop (ask any drag racer), but you can get that plus
greatly improved handling with a rear antisway bar.
My 93 2WD Club Cab had a similar problem (not as bad, tho) until I put
an antisway bar on the back. It was really bad when accelerating out
of a corner. Now it just drives right thru corners smooth as silk, and
the back end stays stuck to the ground without any drama.
The swaybar's made by Belltech, and I got it from Summit Racing
(800-230-3030) for about $220.
- Jim,
Cinci
---LLAROC@NBNET.NB.CA wrote:
>
> HI FOLKS!!
>
> I AM A FIRST TIME SENDER TO THE DML AND I HOPE
> SOMEONE WILL BE ABLE TO HELP ME.
>
> I OWN A 92 DODGE DAKOTA LE 4X4 CLUB CAB 318CI
> WITH 3.55 AXLE RATIO.I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 93,IT
> HAD ABOUT 18000 MILES ON IT.THE TRUCK WAS SOLID AS
> A ROCK.IN THE FALL OF 94,A WEIRD PROBLEM STARTED
> GRADUALLY...REAR AXLE HOP.
>
> WHENEVER REAR WHEEL SPIN OCCURS,THE REAR WHEELS
> GET ON AND OFF THE GROUND.IT GETS SO BAD THE ASHTRAY
> FALLS ON THE FLOOR,THE CUP HOLDER COMES OUT AND THERE'S
> A HECK OF A RUMBLE INSIDE THE CAB.
>
> I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES
> SINCE 94 BUT THEY COULND'T FIND THE PROBLEM.IN MAY 98
> I RETURNED TO THE DEALER DETERMINED TO HAVE IT FIXED.
> I PICKED MY TRUCK YESTERDAY..UNFIXED.
>
> SO FAR,THEY HAVE TRIED REPLACING THE DIFFERENCIAL,
> LEAF SPRINGS,SHOCKS,TRANSMISSION SUPPORT,AS WELL AS
> MODIFING DRIVE SHAFT ANGLE USING SHIMS BEETWEEN THE AXLE
> AND THE LEAF SPRING AND ALSO MOVING THE CROSS MEMBER UP AND DOWN.
> THEY HAD THE TRUCK ALIGNED AND MEASURED,IT'S ALL WITHIN SPECS.
>
> THE TRUCK NOW HAS AROUND 55000 MILES.IT'S BEEN A GOOD TRUCK AND
> WOULND'T IT BE FOR THAT F%$#*&^ AXLE HOP TROUBLE IT WOULD BE A
> KEEPER.
>
> RECENTLY I WAS TOLD BY A CHRYSLER CANADA REP THAT THIS
> PROBLEM IS COMMON AND NORMAL...I THINK NOT.I KNOW MANY DAKOTA
> OWNERS IN THE AREA AND NONE OF THEM HAS THIS PROBLEM.
>
> YESTERDAY, I GOT MYSELF A E-MAIL ADDRESS SO I COULD EXPOSE
> MY PROBLEM TO YOU GUYS.
>
> P.S. NOW CONSIDERING TAKING CHRYSLER TO COURT FOR BREACH OF
> GUARANTY.
>
> WHAT DO YOU THINK???
>
>
> L LAROCQUE
> LLAROC@NBNET.NB.CA
>
>
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