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94STEVE
Dodge Dakota
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12/13/2002
00:52:27
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 Subject: SEVERE BODY LIFT ?
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OK, I HAVE A 94' 318 4X4 CC AUTO TORSION BARS CRANKED AND 2" BLOCKS IN THE BACK AND 31X10.5X15 ON IT. I NEED TO KNOW EVERY SINGLE THING THAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PUTTING ON A 3" BODY LIFT AND FITTING 33" TIRES BY 10.5,11.5,12.5. EVERYTHING FROM TRIMMING FENDERS TO THE 4X4 EXTENSION TO TRIMMING THE FAN SHROUD. WEB SITE WITH INFO AND PICS WOULD BE AWESOME. THANK YA'LL
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tj
Dodge Dakota
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12/13/2002
11:47:17
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i have a 92 that i put a 3" body lift on. i found the easist thing to do with the fan was to install a electric fan than you don't have to worry about the clearance aswell it gives you some more horse power. less drag on the moter
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scott
Dodge Dakota
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12/13/2002
21:52:46
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same with me. i've got a 94 club cab 4x4. i've got an electric fan on it and it works great.
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94STEVE
Dodge Dakota
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12/13/2002
22:01:30
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Hey, thanks guys, but how does that work, do you take off the original fan or what because the fan shroud should just have to be trimed not taken off. and the fan does not get in the way.Please Explain.
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tj
Dodge Dakota
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12/15/2002
18:34:07
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i cut the shoud in half so that my reservoir for my rad had a place to hand than got a fan from the wreckers. the original fan needs to be removed
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zz4power72
Dodge Dakota
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12/20/2002
12:20:57
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buy the trailmaster lift. It comes with fan shroud extenders. The only shroud bracket that you need to cut is the pass. lower, becuse when it is raised up the lower trans. line is in the way. What i did was cut the plastic bracket off and then installed the other three bracket extenders on the other holes. I didnt use one on the pass. lower all I did was zip tie the courner down. Havent had any problems with this so far. As of the rest of the lift all you need is some instructions and time. If you havent install a body lift before then expect it to take the better part of a weekend to do. post again with any more questions, and i will try to get back to you
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94STEVE
Dodge Dakota
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12/20/2002
20:45:22
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zz4power72, Thanks alot man but u mean the Trailmaster susp. lift or the body lift, the susp. is to expensive. do you know about trimming fenders, i posted awhile back on this and no one knows about trimming fenders for bigger tires.
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97_blk_dak
GenIII
12/21/2002
01:47:59
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You don't have to take of the fan shroud. You just have to cut the old mounting tab off of the bottom passenger side of the shroud. If you have a dremel tool, you can cut it off without any problem without having to remove the radiator.
As far as trimming the fenders, I had to do this as well because the low backspacing of my rims caused the tires to stick out farther in the fenderwells. All I used to trim them was the dremel tool that I bought to cut the fan shroud. It took me all of two minutes to do and it made a very smooth cut. You can't even tell they have been trimmed.
PICS
1997 5.2L 4X4 CC
Dakota USA
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94STEVE
Dodge Dakota
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12/21/2002
01:51:20
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97_blk_dak, Thanks alot but where do you trim the fenders, in the front? in the back? just the plastic? how. Thanks for the info im going to check out your pics and tell you what i think.
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94STEVE
Dodge Dakota
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12/21/2002
01:54:37
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BAD ASS Looking truck, what size tires are those, and when you bought the rims did you have to get more backspacing on them than the original. And what is the switch on the bottom of the dash for?
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