Hey, you'll have to let us know how the install goes, I plan on doing it
soon. I guess I'll have to go with the Tuff Country instead of the Rancho,
since there's no way I'm going to put wheels on my truck with that goofy
offset!! You're right about the wheel offset wearing out wheel bearings,
just ask all those Jeep Wrangler owners who put those 10" wheels (which
stick way out) on their vehicles!!
I don't know if you've had your truck off road yet, but when you do it'll
impress you. I put a locker in the rear of my '98 and it's incredible,
epecially with fuel injection. My normal off road rig is my Ramcharger
which is also built and set up just for off road and it does awesome, but
don't get it above 6500 feet or the crappy carb starts to act up. With the
Dakota it's nice just to be able to sit on an incline and not worry about it
flooding out at idle. With the 5 speed, the 43:1 crawl ratio is better than
the Ramcharger also!!
John McKinney
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Angelo, Tony [SMTP:Tony_Angelo@afcc.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 12:42 PM
> To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
> Subject: Re: DML: First Mopar - same old questions
>
> Not installed yet - ordered it last Friday (6/11) direct from Tuff-Country
> (800-288-2190), with a 10 day delivery. It was right about $1250 (don't
> remember what shipping ran). They have always been rated very highly in
> the
> Off Road mags, (Rancho has too), but you're right, 3" ain't gonna make
> room
> for 33" tires on the stock 8" wheels - and I want 33s and I want to keep
> the
> stock wheels (powder coat is good - polishing shiny aluminum wheels
> sucks).
> If you want new wheels anyway, I did read a while back that the Rancho kit
> and aftermarket 10" wheels with 2.25" backspacing should clear 33s - but
> watch your bearings, that's putting them pretty far off center (isn't
> it?).
> The T-C kit is way stronger than the stock components, and you can still
> align to factory specs. Bigger bonus is you get a good lift without any
> mods
> to the driveshafts and its all bolt on. 4Wheel & Off-Road had an article
> on
> installing the kit on a Durango - it looked really tough with its butt up
> off the ground, and the bigger meats really enhance the look of the rig.
>
> Tony Angelo
> '99 Solar Yellow Sport, CC, 4X4, Bed Rail/Light Bar, Grill/Brush Guard,
> soon
> to be 5.5" Tuff Country Lift and 33" Goodyear MTs on the stock wheels
> (love
> that powder coat!!)
>
>
> >Tony, I saw at the bottom of your post you list the 5.5" lift. Do you
> have
> >this installed yet?? I thought it would be another month before this was
> >available. I don't have any prior experience with Tuff Country and was
> >wanting to get your impressions. I was going to get the Rancho 3", but I
> >don't think it'll clear 33's. From what I've read, it's a really strong
> kit
> >and the supports that come with the kit look real stout. Oh yeah, How
> much
> >was it?? and where did you get it?
>
>
>
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