Here's a couple things to keep in mind when slam time comes:
If you have a long bed, it will sit a full inch lower in the back than a shortbox, so take that into consideration when you order the kit. Also, your front suspension WILL be a bitch to remove, I promise =)
the front shocks may not fit through the holes in the control arms, so be prepared to saw away.
Dude, it rides great!! Handles like it's nobody's business!!
I'm runnin' a 235/60 on the factory 15x6 and don't have any rubbing on the sides of the tires, but it dies rub the top of the fender on massive bumps. I'm gonna' drop to a 225/50 in the front and a 235/60 put back when I get new tires. That should level it out alittle more.
If you have any ?'s, drop me a line and I'll try to help out
-mike d.
88 6er w/Slush-o-matic and 3.55's .... aka "the Mighty Premag"
mods: headers, 2.5" hi-flo cat and Borla muffler, Magnecors, K&N 14x3,
JET stage II, Daytona buckets, tinted windows, Western Chassis 3/5 drop.
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/1133
http://members.xoom.com/dakotaperf/index.html
>>> "Terri Pryer" <dzoo@arn.net> 10/20/99 04:04PM >>>
congratulations mike! I hope to have mine done here in a couple of weeks.
more than likely about a month. but first I have to buy two new tires for
the front. when I had my brakes done they said that they were rubbing.
Mark
91 cc 5spd 6er
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Sykes <msykes@su.edu>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Monday, October 18, 1999 4:13 PM
Subject: DML: the big slam
>okay ladies and gentlemen, the mighty premag is now slammed!!
>
>I used Western Chassis 3/5 drop with spindles and coils up front, and
shackle, hanger, and blocks out back. The truck sits nice and low now =)
>Here are the problems I came across:
>- out front, the stock suspension stuff was hard to pull apart. Real hard!
They had to use a hammer.
>- the Doesch Techs are fat. Too fat to slide through the opening in the
bottom of the factory control arm. You have to cut =/
>- the front driver side will rub on huge bumps, but only if the only person
in the truck is the driver.
>-the bolt holes didn't line up on the shackle mounts. We had to drill new
holes in the frame. Western will hear about that!
>- the back sits lower than the front. Probably due to the long bed. I got a
total of a 5.5" drop out back because of the extra weight from the long bed.
I plan to remove the 1" block from the rear to level it out.
>- I keep draggin' my tailpipe on steep inclines (hehehehe)
>
>pics are comin' soon, I just have to git some film and stuff. I don't
wanna' take pics untill I get the bed fixed tho. The bed didn't mount right
when we put it back on. It sits real crooked now. I think the frame warped
when they put the notch in the frame... I hope not =(
>
>the ride is great! nice and tight =) it handles much better than it did. It
was almost unliveable untill I got it aligned, but now it's great! I highly
recommend droppin' it!
>
>that's all for now.
>
>-mike d.
>
>
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