Re: [Fwd: 17" wheels for a pre 97' DAK]

From: Jeff Durling (durling@ibm.net)
Date: Thu Aug 05 1999 - 00:45:49 EDT


Anybody got a copy that could scan in or do a reall good phtocopy of?

Jeff Durling
'96 RC Sport

Patrick and Kelly Engram wrote:

> This is a copy of an e-mail Keith sent to me which contains very valuable
> information. He may have seen one of my posts replying to the DML'er who
> was looking to install 17's on their truck, but it wasnt me who was going to
> do the mod. So, I thought I should pass this on to the group and hopefully
> the one who needed now has the offset #'s and a place to look at it.
> Thanks, Keith!
> Patrick
>
> Keith Bowles wrote:
>
> > Hey, how are you?
> > My name is Keith
> > I saw your post on the DML about 17" wheels for your dakota. In the Oct.
> > 97' Mopar Action magazine is a article about a lowered, handling dakota.
> > In the article they use a set of wheels made buy Prime Wheels of
> > Gardena, CA. The modle used in this article is the PW-104. It is a 17X8
> > "-7 spoke soft- look 2-piece wheel that has a 50mm posative offset (as
> > stated in the article) that is optimal for the DAK. The tires used are
> > 225/50-ZR17s, which are supposed to be a +2" sizing that works out as
> > having the same diameter as OEM equipment. They seem to fit very well on
> > the 92' DAK pictures that are in the magazine. I ,like you, would like
> > 9.5" width spacing in the rear to run bigger rubber at the rear to
> > handle the magnum's power. In the pictures the wheels look awsome! These
> > are the wheels I am planning to use in the near future.
> > Hope this helps. I'm looking forward for any feedback you have on this
> > matter.
> >
> > Best of luck,
> >
> > Keith



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