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99Dak5.2L4x4
Dodge Dakota
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11/24/2003
10:53:30
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Here's a cool link... wish it was my truck..lol
http://www.xxxtraction.com/dodge.htm
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dAkAtA
Dodge Dakota
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11/24/2003
11:15:28
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yea me too...thats the nicest dak ive seen . i love that thing wow. k back to the page bye.
DRew
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Steve calabro
Dodge Dakota
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12/01/2003
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that thing is sweet...but unless im seein things, that guy left his back drums on. is he crazy!!!??? i thought that aftermarket tires especially that big would be too much to handle for drum brakes. am i missin somethin??? Steve
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99Dak5.2L4x4
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12/01/2003
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Looks like he got a bigger axel so maybe he got bigger drum brakes too. I don't know.
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Mopar 4-ever
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12/01/2003
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On the next "Monster Garage", the Jesse James takes on his greatest challege yet! Build a Baja race Dakota and run 38.5 inch Super Swampers! Boys, lookin' at that truck gives me Dakota envy!
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Mopar 4-ever
Dodge Dakota
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12/02/2003
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Omit "the" before Jesse James. Sorry. I'll proof-read next time.
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Matt
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12/02/2003
19:09:01
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Nice truck but I dont like how the ass sits lower than the front. Just my opinion.
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kRaSh
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12/03/2003
01:27:18
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Oh I need to go clean up now....
Matt, I dont know exactly why it looks like that but ALL Baja trucks are setup like that. I'm sure there is a reason for it. Probably nose dive clearence or something.
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Mopar 4-ever
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12/03/2003
01:29:19
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I agree with Matt. They either need to go down a couple tire sizes and lower the front or level the rear with the front. Me and my cousin were cruisin' in my Dakota last weekend and we noticed that about half of the really lifted trucks that were running anywhere from 38's to 44's sat higher in the front. They just didn't look right. The ones that really looked good were the ones that sat level or had a little rake. Personally, I like a little rake because I've always had hot-rod Mopar cars with rakes. A friend gave me a lift kit for a 1988 Dodge 150 that made the front sit higher than the rear so I took off the front springs rather than raise the rear more. I ended up just using add-a-leafs for the front because of money issues and I had already bought my 33-12.50's. The front springs I had on there would have cleared at least 36's, but it wouldn't look right having the front end
higher. I still had plenty of clearance with the 33's being that the suspension couldn't travel far enough to make 'em rub. I like the fact that the baja looking Dakota we're talking about is running that tall a tire, but I agree it doesn't look right higher in the front. Not only does it not look right, but you can't see as good over the hood that way. Higher in the rear is is better for visibility but cuts down on your front clearance. It's a whole lot easier to run over a Honda if you can't see past the hood.
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kRaSh
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12/03/2003
01:39:13
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It's a whole lot easier to run over a Honda if you can't see past the hood.
Nice touch.
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Steve calabro
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12/03/2003
08:58:29
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well, that guy has nitrogen shocks so if he wants to change any of the wheel heights, he just has to let some gas out or pump more in. you can see the resivoir just behind the tires. Steve
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erikrs301
Dodge Dakota
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12/03/2003
10:15:14
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you don't give up IFS for a solid axle on a 'race truck.' That thing was built for rock crawling with Dana60's, long arms and coil overs to provide that much articulation.
...thing is, somthing that pretty with a total lack of skid plates probably never crawls over anything larger then the curbs in all the shopping mall parking lots it sees.
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