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Jeremy
Dodge Dakota
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2/24/2003
22:19:41
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 Subject: Help my new wheels rub
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Hi I own a 93 dakota 2wd and recently put a set of wheels off of a 98 durango on it. It looks great but the new wheels are wider and they rub on the upper control arm when I turn or hit a bump in a turn. I have ground on the uc arm as much as I dare and improved it but I really need to lower the uc arm about 1/2 inch to make it clear. Any ideas woud be appreciated.
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MasterMechani
Dodge Dakota
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2/25/2003
14:44:12
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Just take a saws-all and hack those control arms off. that will solve your rubbin problem.
hehehe
sorry man. i'm doped up on sinus medicine here at work. just felt like posting smoething stupid.
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ShortSport
GenIII
2/25/2003
16:00:00
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you succeded
2002 Reg cab 4x2 4.7 5-spd 3.55.1 LSD
fiberglass tonneau cover; stainless steel cat-back dual exhaust; magnaflow muffler
Go hard or go home!!
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Joe
Dodge Dakota
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2/25/2003
16:04:56
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After using the search function on this forum, I have found that you will need to either:
A. Grind about 1/4" off of the upper control arm, along with about 1/2" off the spindles so the center caps will fit.
B. Have a machine shop make you a couple of 5/16" wheel spacers and they fit perfect. Apparently nobody makes wheel spacers that will fit, so don't bother looking.
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Jeremy
Dodge Dakota
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2/25/2003
22:36:28
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Hey thanks for the responses. I have already ground as much as I really dare off of the control arm and they still rub on turns. I dont understand what you mean by grinding on the spindle. Should I grind on the face where it meets the wheel? It seems like I have more than a 1/4" worth of bearing cap sticking out so I dont see how that will work. As far as the wheel spacers I already thought of that but I didnt know how wide to make them. Thanks for the help.
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