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LI Blackdak
Dodge Dakota
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2/11/2002
22:15:23
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what would happen if you fabricated some sort of clamp to pull down the rear end of a 4x4? how far could u pull it down with out ruining the ride quality? could u just hook it to the axle and pull it down?
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SuperBeeDak
Dodge Dakota
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2/14/2002
13:00:29
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That would be a bad idea. WAY too much unneeded stress on all the parts. How much are looking to drop it?
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LI Blackdak
Dodge Dakota
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2/14/2002
14:16:30
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id like to get it really low, but i want to be able to reverse it if i want to(because its a 4x4)
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SuperBeeDak
Dodge Dakota
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2/14/2002
18:48:35
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Well you can't have a truck that's "really low" and be able to reverse it. It would be nice but it's not practical. The most that you can really do and have it easy to reverse would be to simply crank down the torsion bars and have the truck raked forward..other than that all the mods are pretty permanent unless you wanna go through a couple hours of work every time.
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LI Blackdak
Dodge Dakota
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2/15/2002
00:10:27
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well i tried to crank the torsion bars... itwas really hard and i broke my cheap wrench gonna try again...has anyone lowered it a lot with them? does it really work?
what does it do to the handling???
is it dangerous
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LI Blackdak
Dodge Dakota
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2/15/2002
00:16:28
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ah screw it, i dont wanna go offroading, i want a dropped truck, how do I drop it, offroading is bad for the truck
has any one done airride on a 4x4 dak???
has anyone actually just dropped one???
how much does it cost
even if i drop it the 4wd will still go through the snow
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SuperBeeDak
Dodge Dakota
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2/15/2002
17:12:49
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Read my previous post about this....I went into all the details.
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GetDownDak
Dodge Dakota
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2/15/2002
17:28:43
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Well my suggestion is to get rid of the 4X4 and get a 4X2. Then you will have a wider variety of drop kits to slam you truck. Believe me, pre-fab kits to lower a truck are a lot better than fabbing up you own slam kit. Not that there's anything wrong with 4X4s, my Dad has a 2000 regular cab Dakota and I love it, but I like my Dakotas on the ground.
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LI Blackdak
Dodge Dakota
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2/16/2002
02:15:50
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ok so how would i drop the back?? w/o removing leaf springs??/ people say chevy shackles right?? which chevy???
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Big O
Dodge Dakota
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2/16/2002
03:50:58
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Beltech makes the BEL-6400 (only like 60 bucks from summitracing.com) that is the one I was told to use. I'm going to try this summer. I was told that some washers might be necessary as spacers. Let me know if it works? Did you ever get the torsion bars "uncranked"?
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LI Blackdak
Dodge Dakota
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2/16/2002
12:49:04
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maybe ill look into that
the bars are difficult to get all the way back up i think both wheels need to be off the ground
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LI Blackdak
Dodge Dakota
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2/16/2002
15:02:19
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ok screw dropping it, i just want speed
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