Terry a ProGlass has done the conversion on his purple Dak .
He told me about it , but I forgot how he did it .
At 01:04 AM 5/2/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I saw something about this in the archives. One guy had a Ford 9"
>rear-end/axle assembly from an 80's car and found that it was really close
>to the width of the Dak axle, so that might take care of the rear axle, plus
>give you an extra-beefy pumpkin. As for the front spindles, I'd think
>spindles from an earlier Dak would work. I've also heard that the spindles
>from a Dodge Stealth would bolt right up to the Dak, so you could put
>Stealth wheels on your Dak if you wanted to :)
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>Good luck. I've thought about doing this myself, didn't have the money at
>the time. Now there are enough 6x4.5" aftermarket wheels available, I
>probably wouldn't go to the trouble.
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>p.s. - I've yet to find anyone that has an explanation for Chrysler going to
>a 6-lug. I've even asked a factory rep and he didn't have a clue. I can't
>imagine they'd do it just to piss us off........
>
>'92 Dak CC 2wd 318 3.55
>'84 GoldWing Interstate
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Mark Kuzia <flyboy01@worldnet.att.net>
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Sent: Saturday, May 01, 1999 9:28 PM
>Subject: DML: Re: Help! 6-lug to 5-lug conversion???
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> Has anyone converted their Dakota to a five-lug bolt pattern?
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> If so, how much did it cost you? How much trouble was it to get a
>five-lug rear axle?
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> I really want to buy a set of Cragar Drag Star wheels for my Dak.
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> Thanks
> Mark Kuzia
> http://home.att.net/~flyboy01
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