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Dakaty
GenIII
8/19/2002
19:22:42
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 Subject: Actual difference with R/T coils?
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Has anyone measured the actual drop which occured when replacing stock coils with the R/T coils?
I have read that the difference is 1".
I am going to try R/T coils on my 2001 5.9 QC and am wondering if I will get a full inch or less than an inch drop.
Does anyone have a guess as to the cost to have the coils installed?
I will be doing a "trial and error" with the coils as I am running 275/45/20s. So far, with the stock suspension, I have had no rubbing. Going an inch lower may be too much, though!!
If the front will go an inch lower, I am going to lower the rear 2". If the front has to stay stock, I can lower the rear only 1" and still stay level.
Thanks for any input.
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reddak318
Dodge Dakota
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8/20/2002
17:25:47
|  RE: Actual difference with R/T coils?
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i just ordered the good year 275-45-20's also. Man i thought they wouldnt fit. Thanks man! You saved me alot of lost sleep tonite! I wanna lower my truck also an inch or so in the future. Keep me updated on this.
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Dakaty
GenIII
8/20/2002
20:59:03
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The 275/45/20s work good so far!! (I have 5 1/2" back spacing on my 20"s)
I went to the Dealer today and got an estimate of $300 - $325 labor to install my coil springs, shocks, rear shackles and alignment. I am getting coils for $60, shackles for about $90 and shocks for about $280.
Grand total for a 1/2 drop = about $750!!!!!!!!
I hope it works. If not, It will cost me another $325 to get back to where I was!!!!!!!
Wouldn't that be fun to spend $1075 and have your truck exactly like it was before you started????
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Nitro Junkie
R/T
8/21/2002
08:42:18
| RE: Actual difference with R/T coils?
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Dakaty you need to find a drop shop they will do it cheaper than that. I paid $550. for the same thing you are doing.
2000 R/T
Belltech 2"-3" Drop w/ Nitro Drop Shocks
40 Series Flowmaster Dumped Exhaust
8mm Taylor Spiro Pro wires w/ Autolite 3923's
Mopar Performance Distributor
180 T-Stat
Turbo City Dual Tube Air Intake w/ Twin 5" Round K&N Filters
Speed Scene Grill
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Dakaty
GenIII
8/21/2002
10:50:35
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Nitro Junkie
I'll look around some more. I would rather have a drop shop do it rather than the Dealer. I have found that the Dealers are real good at OEM repairs, but not so good at the custom stuff.
Did your cost of $550 include parts and alignment?
BTW, have you received payment for the springs yet?
Bill
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Nitro Junkie
R/T
8/21/2002
12:25:21
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It was $550.00 parts and labor and $30.00 for the alignment somewhere else.
Havent gotten the check, but I will be packaging the springs tonight.
2000 R/T
Belltech 2"-3" Drop w/ Nitro Drop Shocks
40 Series Flowmaster Dumped Exhaust
8mm Taylor Spiro Pro wires w/ Autolite 3923's
Mopar Performance Distributor
180 T-Stat
Turbo City Dual Tube Air Intake w/ Twin 5" Round K&N Filters
Speed Scene Grill
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n8 dawg
Dodge Dakota
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8/22/2002
16:12:46
| RE: Actual difference with R/T coils?
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sounds about right nitro, a shop was going to charge me $550 for my 3/5 drop, ended up doing it myself, cost me $570 with alignment.....they charged an extra $50 for the alignment, so i only ended up savin $30.......and the kit they were going to use would of actually droped me 3/5(belltech)....instead of the 2/6 i got right now(djm)....
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Colt45
Dodge Dakota
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11/20/2003
14:05:01
| want to buy oem r\t springs
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looking to buy new or used R\T oem springs,for my 2001 dodge dakota ext.cab with 4.7liter. I'm in the houston area or will some one ship them to me????? E mail me at colt@controlsolutionsinc.com
THANKS,
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Pittdawg
Dodge Dakota
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10/12/2004
17:26:23
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dakaty---
what ever happened? did it work?
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Pittdawg
Dodge Dakota
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10/14/2004
16:46:53
| RE: Actual difference with R/T coils?
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Not one person has installed the r/t suspension on a quadcab?
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Lemmers
Dodge Dakota
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10/15/2004
13:34:34
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RT 5.9 club cab coils will actually raise the front of a 4.7
Quad a bit. Been there, done that.....
Do a seach for "Lemmers and RT coils" for the rest of
the story.
Later,
Lemmers
02 quad sport+, 4.7 5spd, 3.55lsd, dropped, tinted,
debadged, rt wheels, access cover,
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Pittdawg
Dodge Dakota
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10/15/2004
14:29:50
| RE: Actual difference with R/T coils?
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Ya I came across your post in the search i did before but another guy on another forum did get about an inch drop from putting r/t coils on his 4.7 extended cab, so i really don't know what to think, I would think it would be the opposite, because qc's are heavier i would think yours would go down and his would go up? This is confusing, I don't want to cut springs but I don't want to go as low as hotckis either. What's a guy to do?
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