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Chaximus
Dodge Dakota
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6/25/2002
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Yo, i took my dakota to Firestone/Bridgestone to get some 33 inch dueler MT's.....they REFUSED to give me anything bigger than the stock size for a 2wd dakota. I mean, i told them it'd fit on my 15x8 for sure and i am willing to take the risk. They still refused saying it won't fit on my rim, and it'd mess up the speedometer, odometer, and gear ratio. I'm aware of those risks, but i still want to go big. Hey tallquad, did you have any trouble getting 33's? I am close to getting the new BFG MT's at 33x12.5 but the cost is floating around $800. eek
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Torque
Dodge Dakota
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6/25/2002
21:37:22
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Do you have a friend with a pickup? Take all the wheels off, throw them in the back of your friends truck, then make the bastards mount the new skins. If they ask what they came off of, tell them a Unimog. :)
If they don't want to sell you tires, let them know you'll take your money elsewhere and tell all your friends.
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http://www.coloradodesigns.com/truck
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Chaximus
Dodge Dakota
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6/25/2002
21:39:18
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HAHAHA
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TallQuad
Dodge Dakota
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6/25/2002
22:38:35
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Yeah, if you can't get the bastards to put them on, bring them off the truck! I did that anyways because I knew I was going to have to trim at home, but they would have done it either way. In any case, I KNOW you can find somebody do get those meats on.
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Chaximus
Dodge Dakota
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6/25/2002
22:51:01
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Yeah i agree, good idea. I think i will work on getting newer rims, instead of my stock ones, cuz they are getting scratched a bit from all the wheelin i do :) Hey tallquad, how do you rate the new bfg's?
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TallQuad
Dodge Dakota
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6/26/2002
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I bet my life on them every day! ;-)
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Chaximus
Dodge Dakota
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6/26/2002
00:27:08
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Have ya taken your truck off road yet?
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4wDakota
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6/26/2002
09:29:34
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Go somewhere else and get them. Then go back to the first place and show them how they just lost an $800 sale. What idiots!
98 CC 4x4, 5.2 Auto 3.55LSD
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Chaximus
Dodge Dakota
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6/26/2002
11:33:57
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Got my Goodyear Wrangler MT's....33x12.5 R15. Just a tad bit rubbing on the rear fenderwalls. I will chop off like 2 inches of that plastic and it should be fine :) Email me for pix :)
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4wDakota
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6/26/2002
11:47:15
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Great, how do you like them?
I'll take a copy of those pics. I'll post them on my site.
Thanks,
Corey
98 CC 4x4, 5.2 Auto 3.55LSD
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Chaximus
Dodge Dakota
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6/26/2002
11:50:56
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They are pretty nice. I got alot of stares on the 2 min ride home. Plus they are quiet as hell, unlike my dueler MT's. Ride is a bit rough, but i expected that.
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Jerobiemon
Dodge Dakota
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6/26/2002
13:47:45
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You know, I had the same problem w/ my local Fireblown too. They refused to even quote me tires that were not stock for my old Exploder. Bout Pi$$ed me off. Oh well, I went and got some BFG Mud Terrains, and loved them. Just to answer your previous question to Tallquad, BFG M/T's are awsome. Just a little footnote for when you may want to consider them again.
Oh, yeah, shoot me a link to the pics, or email them to me... MoparToYa@hotmail.com
Thanks.
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Chaximus
Dodge Dakota
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6/26/2002
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http://www.rit.edu/~cmh7456/4x2andfriends/Dakota/tires/
My new tires.
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4wDakota
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6/26/2002
14:53:41
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Awesome!
One suggestion, get some fender flares. They add a lot to the look of the truck!
Corey
98 CC 4x4, 5.2 Auto 3.55LSD
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TallQuad
Dodge Dakota
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6/27/2002
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I second the fender flares! They do look great and they help a little with rocks.
I have taken my truck off-road a few times and love it! I went up a really steep hill that only 4x4's were making up and I was able to get up it no problem... well, almost. The BFG muds are great. Mix that with a 3.92 LSD and you've got a great 2wd truck!
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Chaximus
Dodge Dakota
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6/27/2002
17:31:06
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Yo, bad news, had to ditch the 33's. They just rubbed too much and were way too heavy for the suspension. The ride was awful as well. So i took em back and got a stack of 31 bfg's..just ya your's tallquad. They run great and look just as good as the 33's. One question tallquad, do ya got a locker? If you do, it would take that "almost" and turn it into "easily". :)
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ian1872
Dodge Dakota
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6/27/2002
17:40:07
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where were they rubbing?
ian
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Chaximus
Dodge Dakota
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6/27/2002
18:25:06
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Front lower bumper and rear fender wall...i didn't want to cut all that off, so i just went 31's. The ride was horrible too.
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Chaximus
Dodge Dakota
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6/28/2002
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The bfg's are great! Smooth ride, good traction. I will test em out in the goo and hill climbs on the weekend of the 4th. Will let ya know how the truck runs.
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TallQuad
Dodge Dakota
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6/30/2002
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Chaximus, I don't have a locker, just limited slip. Works well for now, but I'll probably get an air locker once I get the money!
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Chaximus
Dodge Dakota
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6/30/2002
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Why don't ya get powertrax no-slip? It works great, and i don't even know it's there. Improves gas mileage and tire wear as well. Awesome locker.
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wildhawk
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6/30/2002
17:10:12
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I second the no-slip. I've had mine in for 2 weeks and it's been much better than I expected. I only notice it's there when im looking for it. I bought mine from Macromotive.com and after Powertrax drop-shipped the wrong part, both Macromotive and Powertrax provided great customer service and powertrax even provided next day (Saturday) air service on the replacement.
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Chaximus
Dodge Dakota
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6/30/2002
19:31:09
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Hail to No-slip!
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kanter
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6/30/2002
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Wildhawk,
What size tires are you running and is your QC lifted?
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Superbee
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7/01/2002
09:21:32
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you know the BFGs look much nicer under there, those goodyears looked too big and crammed in there
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wildhawk
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7/01/2002
09:22:23
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Im running 32x11.5 BFG A/T's without a lift. Id like to give a set of Dirt Grip 33's a try, but that all depends on Rancho getting their act together. (There is no way in hell Truckin will ever get my money!)Since I just redesigned my tailpipes at Hollister Hills this past weekend, Im really hopen that they get that lift out soon!
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njquad2by
Dodge Dakota
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7/01/2002
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Chaximus
I see you are using your stock rims. I thought you could not do that with a Fabtech lift. Are you using wheel spacer? If you are, where did you get them?
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Chaximus
Dodge Dakota
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7/01/2002
13:23:25
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Yeah i'm using my stock's with 2 inch wheel spacers. I don't quite remember where i bought them but they are available at many off-road stores and on-line sites. I was gonna get rims but i kinda liked the stock ones so i grabbed 2 sets of spacers and it works perfect. Plus the agressive looks as well is a nice addition :)I found some old receipts and i bought it from AIM industries, back during the time their old site was up. I did some search and found what i believe is the same:
http://www.truckn-store.com/product.asp?returnURL=default.asp&ID=10793
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njquad2by
Dodge Dakota
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7/01/2002
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Great, and thanks for doing all the research to find where you got them. Your truck looks great!
Thanks again
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Chaximus
Dodge Dakota
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7/01/2002
13:39:02
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No problem man. Thanks for the comments.
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Chaximus
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7/01/2002
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I added to more pix to the web site above somewhere. Needed a beautiful day rather than the gloomy day i took em on before.
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