I was off the list for a little while due to vacation and holidays, so I
just thought I'd give everyone an update. We're finished with our testing.
In stock form, my reg cab v-6 5-spd ran 54 MPH through a 600 ft. slalom.
With our suspension upgrade 2/3 drop, improved rate springs, uprated
sway bars, and 17" wheels and tires, my truck ran a vastly improved
62 MPH. Quite literally, my truck was out of power. I did not have enough
torque to accelerate between cones, so I had to enter the course at the
target speed and try to maintain it. With more power, we could squeeze
some more MPH out of it. So far, this is the fastest truck we've tested to
date.
Also, we tried our products on an R/T to check for tire fitment problems.
At full compression, the front wheels just barely rub on the very inside
of the fender flares, just ever so slighly. Unfortunately, we did not have
the R/T for enough time to give numbers to the improvement. Since
the R/T is already lower than other Daks, the drop is 1 1/2" front and
2 1/2 rear.
Gary Pinkley
Hotchkis Performance
97 Really Red Dakota
original message:
OR, you can wait until Hotchkis is done with their testing, which I hope is
soon!!! :-)
Gene Beaird
98 Flame Red CC R/T
>
>Does anyone know of a good rear sway bar for a 97 V-6 Dak RC? Prices? Is it
>really worth the $$? I see all kinds of Ranger's with what looks like a
rear
>sway bar that came from the factory. I know the Dak still outhandles the
>Ranger without the rear sway bar, but why not make it handle even beter?
>Shouldn't it be part of the "sport" package? Just rambling. . .
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