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Dominick
Dodge Dakota
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2/11/2005
01:30:43
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 Subject: V8 torsions in a V6? Why?
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Hello all, newbie to the site I searched around on this topic but didn't find much, why do some guys with V-6 Dakotas run V8 torsions? I just picked up a 93 Standard Short bed V6 4x4 for $200 bucks, it was a non runner and turned out to be a broken rotor, so now I'm fixing the other BS, the driver side is an inch lower than the passenger side, I was gonna crank it to level it out but I don't want the driver side to ride different, I want them to be the same, so If I get replacements should I run the V8 bars? What's the deal with this? Anyone know where to get cheap replacment bars anyway? The dealer want's $200 a side? Thanks
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Justin
Dodge Dakota
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2/11/2005
10:22:27
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200$? ouch! I have a v6 and i am wondering as well, if anyone knows anything about this hook us up with some info.
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Walt_Felix
Dodge Dakota
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2/12/2005
16:05:21
|  RE: V8 torsions in a V6? Why?
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Cranking up the existing driver’s side torsion bar to level it with the passenger’s side shouldn’t make enough difference to make that side ride noticeably harsher. If you have enough adjustment in the anchor to raise that side that much, do so, if not do what you can and back the other side off a little. The front suspension designed for adjustability. You do get a little harsher ride when you crank beyond factory ride height because you start limiting the amount of travel in the suspension. When cranked up, the upper control arms are close to or possibly even touching the upper bump stops. The suspension will only travel up as far as the spring rate will allow and down as far as the bump stop will allow. The closer together those two points become, the harsher the ride.
Most people who do the V8 bar swap, do so to swap in the 2000lbs bars vs. the standard 1450lbs bars that are typically installed on the trucks. The 2000lbs were optional on some Dakotas. The bars are physically the same size, just different spring rates. Obviously, the 2000lbs bars handle weight better and won’t sag as quickly as the 1450lbs bars after repeated off road use.
Because the Dakota torsion bars are unique to the Dakota, HEX end vs. splined like other manufactures use and nothing else in the Dodge lineup shares that part number, last I knew, there were no third party manufactures of replacement torsion bars (not enough demand). New replacements were only available at the dealer parts counter.
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forexfour
GenIII
2/14/2005
11:27:58
|  RE: V8 torsions in a V6? Why?
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I put V-8 bars on my V-6 to help with all the extra weight up front and to stiffen the ride as I cranked them up to get the height I was looking for.
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