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steveo2777787
Dodge Dakota
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3/14/2004
00:50:49
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 Subject: axle flip kit?
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call me crazy or stupid or what ever, but i just want an answer. and, "to each, his own"....
i want to lower my 87 4x4 to level it out, i have the front lowered about 3 inches by cranking down the torsion bars. does anyone know if i can use a flip kit and move the axle over top of the springs like the 2wds are? AIM industries sell a 5 inch flip kit for an 87 2wd to flip the axle from on top the the springs to underneath the springs to lift the the rear.
couldnt i just do this in reverse since the actual axle tube would be the same diameter and its the same principle, but in just reverse?
or does anyone know a way to do this. this way seems to be the easiest and cheapest and most effective.
thanks.
steve.
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GraphiteDak
GenIII
3/14/2004
01:07:18
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WOW. That is crazy. I just lifted mine 2 inches because the front bottomed out. Cranking the torsions up makes them a lot stiffer.
If you crank them DOWN 3 inches, my guess is it will be very very soft up front. Probably bang the rubber stoppers just going over speed bumps.
Why is it you want to lower the 4X4?
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steveo2777787
Dodge Dakota
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3/14/2004
13:07:54
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eh, im prolly crazy...but atleast u didnt call me a jackass or somethin in that lines...
i had mine cranked to the max to level the truck out, and it loooked sooo ugly with close to 6 inch wheel gaps. and with the torsions cranked up soo much the ride was horrible i thought.
i wanna do this b/c i live in PA where winter is horrible and i need 4wd, but i dont do any 4 wheeling, and i dont want to have to buy big tires (i had 235/75/15s on it and got a rediculous 11 mpg) with the under powered 3.9 after tuning it up. (new 5.2 coming in summer however)
and i like the look of the sport truck. sure 4x4s look sweet with about 6 inches of lift and 33s, but this is pretty much unattainable with my dakota with my budget. so i figured i could go the other style i like, the lowered.
so i figured if the rear was flipped, id get the drop i needed and still have the 4wd to battle the snow in the winter.
thanks
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steveo2777787
Dodge Dakota
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3/14/2004
14:43:56
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i take that back.. i measured the wheel gap, its closer to 10 inches, and i want to close the gap to about 4 or 5
sorry.
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