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TARA
Dodge Dakota
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3/15/2009
18:29:14
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i have a 2000 dodge dakota r/t i wanna put 33s without having to buy a lift kit. i heard from a friend that i would blow my tanny and that it would rip my side tire fenders off. can anyone help me out. would it be easier to just lift it or could i just put 33s without having any problems? Thanks
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Jackson
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3/16/2009
19:53:39
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You don't want to use a lift kit?
Why don't you want to do it properly?
Why do you want your Dakota to be unsafe?
I guess the alternative is to re-radius the wheel wells.
Good luck with that.
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Bucket
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3/17/2009
14:16:02
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Tara, try a body lift to give you some breathing room in the wheel wells and they are not that expensive but 33's might still be a fairly tight fit but you should be ok if you stick to the road and not the trails,i would have the tire shop stick a 33 on the front and test the turning, also when you go bigger in tire size there is a chance you will lose quite a bit of power and in order to correct that you need to change the rear-end gears thats when it gets expensive but i dont know what gears you have now but that could come into play.
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Tara
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3/18/2009
22:11:26
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i would like to put a lift on ... i looked on jc whitney and they told me that they dont make lift kits for 2000 dakota r/t ... wat would be a brand to use and is there a 5"
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Mario
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3/19/2009
00:24:31
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im not being smart, but put your truck info, (year, dakota, engine size) and liftkit into google and it will pull up tons of shopping results, you can find almost anything online.
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Bucket
GenII
3/19/2009
11:00:59
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Also when you say lift,remember there is suspension and body, one is bux and the other is cheap.
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daddio
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3/19/2009
13:35:17
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and remember that an R/T is about 2" lower than a regular 2wd Dakota. R/T should also have a 3.92:1 ratio gear.
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mario
Dodge Dakota
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3/21/2009
02:08:48
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DADDIO,
this may sound weird but do you by anychance live in illinois?? i got a call today at work and the laast name on caller id was daddio. jw if for some way that could have been you
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Bucket
GenII
3/21/2009
23:24:11
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Wow, Mario i think this site is really getting to you...prolly a coinky-dink.
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mario
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3/22/2009
00:56:32
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lol, prolly. but i didnt think Daddio was a common last name.
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daddio
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3/23/2009
09:59:50
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Mario, Daddio is not my last name and i also live way, way, due South of Illinois near the Gulf of Mexico.
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mario
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3/23/2009
22:44:26
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daddio,
i didnt think it was you but i still had to ask just to be sure because it would be funny if it was.
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Tara
Dodge Dakota
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3/25/2009
15:50:15
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ill try that thanks, i didnt want to go to expensive but i didnt want something that was a piece either...
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mario
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3/25/2009
23:16:28
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DONT BE CHEAP AND MAKE SURE YOU BUY OR MAKE GAP GUARDS!!!! they are the difference between a good looking body lift and a crapy one....they fill in the gap left inbetween the body and frame rails in the wheel wells.
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Bucket
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3/26/2009
10:12:46
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I used diamond plate.
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daddio
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3/26/2009
11:38:08
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i don't know about you guys but, i find something weird about putting 33's on a 2wd much less an R/T.
to each his/ her own i guess.
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mario
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3/27/2009
00:03:09
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your right it would be weird.....but as far as being on the road goes, smoking ricers with a dakota with 33's...priceless. just image a dokota on 33 inch mud terrains just baking em down. ooohhhh yeah. lol. But really, off road bad idea and waste of money, just for looks? i say go for it.
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