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2slow2go
Dodge Dakota
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5/29/2003
11:35:22
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 Subject: A nearby garage told me...
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So I stop by this local 4x4 garage (Their nick name is the butcher) <--- just thought you should know this.
Anyways, I stop by to ask about a small suspension lift, nothing major. They looked under the truck and said it could be done very easy... about a 2" lift.
How they explained it to me was, for the front they would crack up the suspension 2" with those turny things? (I hope someone knows what I'm talking about?)
For the back they said they would add a 2" spacer between the leaf springs and the diff.
Now, I've looked at it numerous times, and it looks totally possible
Does this make any sense to any of you? I showed my Dad, and he said that's the way he used to do it to his old 197? pick-up.
By the way it's a 2001 4x4 QC...
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4wDakota
GenIII
5/29/2003
16:00:36
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1st off: Trust no one named "The butcher" with your truck.
2nd: Do a search for torsion bar lift (for the front).
3rd: 2 full inches is pushing it, keep to 1-1.5"
4th: Call up 4wheel parts or some other offroad shop and get 1.5" STEEL lifting blocks for the rear.
5th: Install blocks yourself and crank torsion bars, get alignment, send the money you saved by not going to the butcher to me. :)
98 CC 4x4, 5.2 Auto 3.55LSD
3" Body Lift, 1" Torsion Bar Lift, 33" BFG A/T KO's
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Timberwolf
GenIII
5/29/2003
17:37:47
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An alternative to the lift blocks is to do an add a leaf. This will give you about 1.5". This is the way I did mine. Stiffens the ride up, but it's still not obnoxious. A word of advice: do the back first and jack up the front to do them. An added bonus is that if you haul or tow, the extra leaf helps to keep it from sagging as much.
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