Mine is mangled all to hell as well. This seems to be the case with anybody
who has wheeled a stock height Dakota. I wouldn't worry about it too much.
Walter Felix
88½ Dakota Sport 4x4
WWW.GeoCities.Com/~Walter_Felix
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris lang <langcj@clarkson.edu>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Saturday, November 07, 1998 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Body Lift Questions
>The crosmember by my trans is also bent thanks to a well placed stump while
>I was off roading. Its not bent that bad and everyone I talked to told me
>not to worry about it. I'd like to hear what your results are after you
>get the frame mesured..
>
>Chris
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: binary/IIRG <binary@shoelace.digivill.net>
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Date: Saturday, November 07, 1998 5:31 PM
>Subject: Re: DML: Re: Body Lift Questions
>
>
>>
>>> behind the wheel I had to take the fender off on the inside to stop the
>>> mount from spinning inside. I really wasn't much work doing it but it
>took
>>> some time to figure out what to do at that point when I was cranking on
>the
>>> bolt and it was just spinning...
>>>
>>>
>>> Good luck
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>
>>thanks, but i ran into a little problem.. My uncle is a pro. mechanic so
>>he lets me use his shop from time to time.. (a large lift really helps). I
>>went up there friday monrning to do the timing chain (it was on 137,000
>>miles and had over 2 1/2 inches of play!) and the body lift and a tuneup..
>>We did the chain and went and put the truck up on the lift.. I've had this
>>truck for 3 months now and never really had a good look under at the frame
>>when i bought it from a _dealer_ for too much money.. well anyways whoever
>>had the truck before me did alot of off-roading becuase both rear
>>cross-members (the one under the tranny and the one holding the torsion
>>bars) were smashed in and bent.. so i get to go have the frame measured
>>now (this truck IS full of susprises :) does anyone know if a dealer can
>>sell a truck with a bent frame without telling the buyer? well i just had
>>to share that i'm going to throw things now..
>>
>>- nick
>>
>>94 Sport CC 3.9 4x4 with a custom frame job :)
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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