Hey Brian...
My Dak is a 2WD that I use for daily commute and weekend (when I get the
chance) "Trail Exploring". The gear swap costed $525.00 at Austin Drive
Train and they also changed the speedo-gear for MPH accuracy. The gear set
was from "Motive Gear" and the speedo-gear was from Dodge...they were nice
enough to provide me with a spec sheet that gives the speedo-gear tooth
count for different gear combinations ('97 Dak specs...may be the same for
98 and above.)
Regards,
Bernd D. Ratsch
Pflugerville, TX
bernd@texas.net
http://lonestar.texas.net/~bernd
"Gonna buy me a Dodge Truck and blow those Fords off the road....."
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of brian
> duffey
> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 1999 10:37 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: re: DML: RE: 3.92 gears Was:Audio (Dester)
>
>
> Bernd,
>
> If you don't mind my asking, what was the cost for your gear swap out?
> Since you mention the off-roading, I'll assume you have a 4x4 Dak, which
> means you had to change the front and rear gear sets?
>
> I've been considering doing this to my '95 4x4 (tires also switched to
> 30/9.5/15 from the 235 stocks), the cost for changing out one set
> of gears
> doesn't bother me, but getting into two swaps seems like it would
> get costy.
> Any info. comments you could provide would be appreciated.
>
> Duff
> '95 SLT 4x4 CC 318 4spd/OD - 3.55 LSD
> MSD 6AL - MSD Blaster Coil
> MSD 8.5 wires - K&N FIPK
>
> -------------
> Original Text
> >From BERND@SMTPGATE (Bernd D. Ratsch) {bernd@texas.net}, on
> 14/01/1999 6:14
> PM:
> To: DAKOTA-T@SMTPGATE {dakota-truck@buffnet.net}
>
> I had originally ordered my '97 Dak with the 3.55:1 Posi unit.
> Nice highway
> cruising but the acceleration really sucked. (Stock 245's). After
> switching to the 3.92:1 Posi...mileage actually got better and the
> acceleration improved immensely. (I now am running 31" BFG's and use it
> offroad whenever I get a chance..so mileage isn't a consideration
> anymore...but it was definitely worth it.)
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of David Gloff
> > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 1999 2:12 PM
> > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > Subject: DML: 3.92 gears Was:Audio (Dester)
> >
> >
> > In my opinion, for normal city and highway driving, 3.92 is
> just too much
> > gear. The RPMs get really high if you hold 1st past 6 or 7
> mph, on up to
> > the 'puter wanting you to shift into fifth when you hit 30 at light
> > throttle. Also, when not racing (fairly low revs), it's very slow until
> > 3rd gear (especially because of the early 1-2 shift, but you can avoid
> > this by starting in 2nd, which is tricky, but I'm beginning to get the
> > hang of it). On the highway, it's over 2700 RPMs at 75MPH, getting
> > 15-16MPG between 65 and 75. I'll see just how great the acceleration is
> > when the roads dry up, so maybe it won't be too bad, but my first
> > inclination is that I made a big mistake getting the 3.92s. Oh
> well, you
> > win some, you lose some.
> >
> > David Gloff
> > Computer Technician
> > Valcom Professional Computer Center; Kemper/Scudder/Zurich Funds
> > aolim: dgloff
> > Loaded Intense Blue '99 Dakota Sport CC 318 5-speed 3.92SG
> > Sony C680 CD Player and HX-504 amp
> > Phoenix Gold XS 10" Sub, 6 1/2" midranges, 3/4" tweeters
> >
> > On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Peter Anthony wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: Peter Anthony on 01/14/99 02:46 PM
> > >
> > > Why, What's wrong (in your opinion) With the 3.92's?? I keep
> > Wondering if I
> > > Should've got the 3.92's .
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > dgloff @ xnet.com
> > > 01/14/99 02:03 PM
> > >
> > >
> > > Please respond to dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > >
> > > To: dakota-truck @ buffnet.net
> > > cc: (bcc: Peter Anthony/Physician Computer Network)
> > > Subject: Re: DML: Audio (Dester)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Actually, I got the 5.2L V8 (it was "free", and I'm a Tim Taylor-style
> > > powermonger), but otherwise, yeah we've got kinda the same
> truck. What
> > > options did you get? I absolutly love mine too, except I
> think I made a
> > > mistake getting the 3.92s and should have gotten the 3.55s.
> > > David Gloff
> > > Computer Technician
> > > Valcom Professional Computer Center; Kemper/Scudder/Zurich Funds
> > > aolim: dgloff
> > > Loaded Intense Blue '99 Dakota Sport CC 318 5-speed 3.92SG
> > > Sony C680 CD Player and HX-504 amp
> > > Phoenix Gold XS 10" Sub, 6 1/2" midranges, 3/4" tweeters
> > > On Thu, 14 Jan 1999 RW1003@aol.com wrote:
> > > > Hey Dave,
> > > > My name is Robert -Im from PA ... and Im new to the
> > DML....I noticed
> > > that
> > > > you had a 99 dakota sport....5 speed ..Intese Blue....3.9L
> engine...I
> > > just
> > > > bought the same exact truck...3 weeks ago. Its my first
> > dakota.Really
> > > dig it
> > > > a lot...
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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