Sounds like it...doesn't it. The limited slip helps as compared to some of
the open rearends...but you're absolutely correct...nothing beats a locker.
(Now how do I shove a Dana 30 under there....hmmmm....)
You should ALWAYS go offroading with at least one other driver and tow hooks
are not an option...they're a requirement. (A winch helps also...I've been
looking at some receiver setups so I can use it from either end.) Remember:
Even the best get stuck...it's just part of the fun. (And YES...I've helped
get someone "unstuck" with my 4X2...it's not hard...just how you do it.)
Bernd D. Ratsch
Pflugerville, TX
bernd@texas.net
http://lonestar.texas.net/~bernd
1997 Dakota SLT-CC (3.9L)
License Plate Frame: "Don't Follow Me...I'm Trolling for Toyota's"
Song for the Day: "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 KUZNIK
> TRENTEN
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 10:39 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: RE:DML Lift Kits
>
>
> Im not sure where you go offroading or your definition of offroading but
> it sounds like you do a lot of driving in your backyard, a 4x2 follow a
> 4x4 its simply not going to happen. The limited slip rear end in the
> dodge makes no difference, spend your money on a locker front and rear
> if you have the money. If you do going offroading in a 4x2 make sure you
> go with some that can pull you out every time you get stuck and another
> thing make sure you buy the tow hooks for your front end.
>
> Trent.k
>
> Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com wrote:
> >
> > Lift Kits aren't really necessary for offroading. What they
> allow you to
> > do is put mondo size tires on your truck and not hit the wheel
> wells. The
> > increase in tire size gives your truck more ground clearance
> and traction, so
> > the theory is that they are better for off roading. The truth
> is, it all
> > depends upon the kind of terrain you are going across. Those
> nice high ground
> > clearances raise the center of gravity of the vehicle so that
> if you run over
> > a rock the wrong way, or get sideways on too steep of a hill...
> you get to
> > test your roll bar functionality. Most lifted trucks around
> here will never
> > see gravel (at least here in imageville So. Cal.) so they are
> basically "for
> > looks". The same can be said for lowered trucks, they are
> usually gutless,
> > the owner having spent all the money on making it scrape the
> pavement, and not
> > on preformance. It cracks me up everytime I see a truck
> "Baja'd out" and it
> > doesn't even have a single brush scratch on it's perfect paint
> job, yeah, like
> > that truck has ever been off road.
> > In my opinion, 4wd is best for climbing steep hills, and
> slippery surfaces.
> > Most other off road conditions can be conquered by a 4x2 with
> a Limited Slip
> > Differential. 4wd is a convenience for many types of off road
> conditions, but
> > a 4x2 with an experienced driver can go nearly all places a 4x4
> can. With the
> > LSD, a 4x2 has just as many power wheels as a non-LSD 4x4. A
> 4x4 with an LSD
> > has 3 powered wheels, or with lockers can get all 4 powered.
> Trouble with 4wd
> > is they weigh more, have more to break, and that front
> differential can bog
> > the truck down if it gets in real soft stuff like snow.
> > I can't afford the insurance on a 4x4 and I don't see myself
> needing to
> > climb sand dunes anytime in the near future.
> >
> > Shaun H.
> >
> > ---original message---
> > Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 14:52:44 -0800
> > From: Carlos Medina <CTMedina@email.msn.com>
> > Subject: DML: Lift Kits
> >
> > Hey this might be a dumb question, but why would you put a lift
> kit on a 2wd
> > truck? I know they look awesome, but can you go off roading in
> a 2wd truck?
> > I wouldn't mind putting a lift kit, put I don't want to get stuck out
> > there!!! What do they run anyway! price wise I mean??
> > Just wondering!
> >
> > Carlos Medina
> > 99 Blk Dakota Rocket
>
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