Scofield, Erin wrote:
>
> Hi, All. I'm the (extremely) proud new owner of a 1993 Dodge Dakota 2x4,
> 42K miles, 318 Magnum, 518 tranny, 3.54 rear axle ratio. It's my first
> "real" truck (I had cars all my life and then a GMC Sonoma for 6 months
> before I just had to get something that could WORK... please don't shoot me,
> I didn't know any better). And I have to say I'll probably never buy
> anything but a Dodge and the Dakota is my #1 choice. As I learn more and
> more about the Dodge engineering and the Dakota in particular, other
> manufacturers' products pale drastically in comparison. I'm really glad my
> friend talked me into buying a Dakota.
>
> So, here I am with this truck and I need some help. The owner's manual is
> missing from the truck and I want to know what my towing capacity is. I
> don't see a sticker in the door frame and it isn't on the factory sticker
> under the hood. Does somebody have the tow rating?
>
> Also, I'd like to raise the truck 2". When I bought it, it had brand new P
> tires on it (some really cheap brand, of course). Ugh! So, I promptly
> replaced those with a nice set of 30/950/15 BF Goodrich Radial All-Terrain
> T/A. It looks better... and handles like a completely different truck. I
> still want to pick it up a bit. I'd like to know if anyone has experience
> with doing this and whether there are any serious mods necessary to the
> brake lines, etc.
>
> I'd appreciate the help!
>
> Erin Scofield, Dakota Chickie Supreme
Geezzz, She sounds like a live one! Welcome Erin! Bob Nichols
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