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Brent
Dodge Dakota
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11/18/2002
23:29:12
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 Subject: 2" lowering blocks cracked HELP!!!
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I lowered my truck with two inch blocks and they cracked. Is that bad should I replace them and if so with which blocks do I use. Should I try to find 2" lowering shackles. What would cause the blocks to crack.
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midnightdak
Dodge Dakota
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11/18/2002
23:35:08
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if there aluminum thats why i heard they do that alot,go with the steel ones if thats not what you already have,if you go with the shackels and hangers and not the blocks cause if you race it you will get wheel hoppage with the blocks
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DeepDak
Dodge Dakota
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11/18/2002
23:58:17
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Brent,
Your blocks cracked because you didn't buy steel. Steel blocks will not crack like the cheapos you purchased.
Midnightdak,
With or without blocks, a truck can still suffer from wheel hop.
Eli
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midnightdak
Dodge Dakota
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11/19/2002
00:23:43
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thats prolly rite deepdak
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kevster
Dodge Dakota
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11/26/2002
21:27:04
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Brent, replace the broken cast aluminum blocks with the extruded aluminum type.. Strong man Stronger, from truckin.com. or truckn.com.
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kotart13
Dodge Dakota
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11/27/2002
03:20:16
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just to be fair, someone needs to warn him against truckin.com's legacy of bad service... i personally havent bought anything from them, so i dont know, i just thought you would like to know that some owners have had a problem with them in the past!
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Lemmers
Dodge Dakota
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11/27/2002
15:26:32
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I installed some custom machined billet
aluminum 2.5º, 3/4" thick blocks this past
weekend to correct my pinion angle and
cracked the first one when torquing it down. I
wasn't happy, and either was my brother who
machined the blocks.
Anyway, upon further investigation, we found
the spring pads welded to the rear end were
curved. They were off more than 1/16" from
the center of the pad to the end. The curve of
the pads were very similar to the curve of the
leaf springs without weight on them! I was
really surprised.
I used a big draw file to flatten them out and
my brother rebuilt the blocks out of steel, no
more cracking.
Another thing to do is make sure the weight of
the truck is on the rear end before final
tightening of the U-bolts. The weight of the
truck on the leaf springs will help flatten out
the springs under the block, minimizing the
pressure on the blocks when torquing.
Hope this helps,
Lemmers
02 Quad Sport+, 4.7, 5spd, 3.55lsd, dropped,
tinted, destickered, rt wheels, access tonneau
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