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brad
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11/25/2002
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i am looking for 2in leveling coil springs for my 97 2wd CC. where can i find them? also, another question- i am a little short on cash at the time, but i really want the springs. will i need to replace my shocks at the moment? i plan to do so in the future, but will the stock 2wd shocks work untill i can get some more $$$$? thanks for the help.
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brad
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11/25/2002
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one more question. new springs or just get spacers? is there a big difference except for the $. is there a safety problem with going with the spacers. i am not doing any heavy off road. so it will not be put through a lot of rough treatment. thanks for the help.
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conig
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11/25/2002
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I have two inch daystar spacers on my truck, but they really lift the front 3inches. I didn't replace my shocks the ride was stiff for about the first three weeks but now it's not any worse than stock.
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1KEWLDAK
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11/25/2002
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HEY CONIG,
I NOTICED THAT YOU MENTIONED YOU HAD TWO INCH DAYSTAR SPACERS ON YOUR DAK, WHEN I LOOKED UP THE WEBSITE THEY DIDNT HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE DAKOTA,DID YOU HAVE TO MODIFY YOUR SUSPENSION FOR THE SPACERS,OR WILL THE DODGE 1500-3500 CATEGORY WORK ON OUR DAKS?ALSO I WAS CURIOUS WAS THERE A LOT OF LABOR AND TIME INVOLVED?THANKS DUDE!!!
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conig
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11/26/2002
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1kewldak- if I remeber correctly there is a spot on the website that says dakota but when you click on it it goes to the spacer for 1500-3500 ram.
now that you point it out the ram 4x4's use coil springs I wonder if you could use ram or ram 4x4 springs to get some extra height.
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josh
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11/26/2002
12:57:36
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ok i just got off the phone with a guy from product infomation that works at daystar and he stated "yes the 2wd ram coil spacer will work with the dakota, because it's basicly the same suspenion. the 2" may require a modified control arm. the 2 1/2" coil spacer will require a modified control arm." if thats the case i'm woundering if that means that the 2wd ram front suspenion would bolt up to the 2wd dakota, and if that's the case we're looking at 6 1/2" of lift from fabtech. hmmm?? wouldn't that be nice.
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josh
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11/26/2002
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ok i got a quote from a website (www.goferitoffroad.com) for a 2" coil spacer for a dodge dakota 2wd / ram 1500-3500 2wd (part number KC09100) from daystar for $82 and with s/h the lady stated it was going to be around $100, if that. i think that's pretty good considering that daystar's website states MSRP is $139.91.
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conig
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11/26/2002
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the coils will probable work but fabtechs a-arms for a ram will most likely not.
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1KEWLDAK
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11/26/2002
20:13:36
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THANKS FOR YOUR INFO DUDES!! I'M GONNA FURTHER INVESTIGATE EVERYTHING!JOSH GOOD POINT!
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njquad2by
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11/27/2002
08:03:45
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conig,
what was the part number of the daystar spacer you got? Was it a 2inch spacer or a 2 1/2 inch?
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josh
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11/27/2002
09:53:44
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ok njquad2by i stand corrected here is the right info that your looking for
Dakota 2WD 1986 1996 Coil Spring Spacers 2 1/2”” Front (Pair) part # KC09100
Dodge Ram 1500-3500 2WD 1994 2001 Coil Spring Spacers 2 1/2”” Front (Pair) part # KC09100
Dodge Ram 1500-3500 4WD 1994 2001 Coil Spring Spacers 2”” Front (3 Studs Mount In Place of Stock Isolator) (Pair) part # KC09101
i hope that this clears thing up. i do apologize for the misunderstanding. but remeber what the product infomation guy said if you go with the 2 1/5" spacer your going to need a modfied control arm.
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njquad2by
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11/27/2002
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I thought they had a 1 1/2 inch and a 2 inch. I have heard the 2 inch actually gives about 2 1/2 inches of lift. Thats what I think conig has. part # KC09100. If I need a control arm with the 2 inch, I'll settle for the 1 1/2.
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conig
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11/27/2002
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I have 2inch.I do not have aftermarket conrol arms. no problems so far.
Unfortunately I don't know the part# I will try and dig it up.
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josh
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11/27/2002
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hey conig, the part number for your coil spacers are: Dodge Ram 1500-3500 4WD 1994 2001 Coil Spring Spacers 2”” Front (3 Studs Mount In Place of Stock Isolator) (Pair) part # KC09101 that's basicly a copy & paste from daystar website, along with the other parts numbers that i gave in my preveious response.
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Christopher
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11/27/2002
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I just got the idea from reading this that we may be able to get a little more lift from the spacers than from the springs(without replacing a-arms). For those of us who don't want to but the A-arms this is interesting.
Conig, why do you think you got 3" of lift from the spacers? I wish there was someway we could know for sure. I thought that 3" is supposed to put you out of alignment specs and thus require the a-arms.
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Christopher
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11/27/2002
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Conig-
I just saw the pictures of your truck. You must be right about getting more than 2" from the spacer because there is another truck I checked out that has the 2" coils and it looks level. Yours looks +1" higher in the front. And you say you had it aligned without any problems? That is crazy.
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1KEWLDAK
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11/28/2002
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MAAAAN I JUST CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF RAISING THE 2001+ DAKS FRONT END WITH THE SPACERS!IT BUGS ME HOW MUCH LOWER THE FRONT END SITS ! HMMM, I GUESS WE'LL SEE!
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1KEWLDAK
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11/28/2002
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I WONDER IF YA NEED A BIGGER STRUT WITH THE SPACER
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conig
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11/30/2002
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don't get the 4x4 I don't know if they will work. the spacers I have do not have the little metal studs on the top of the spacer.
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tkdcoop
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11/30/2002
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I had a set of the 2" daystar coil spacers installed in my 97 2wd dakota, and like mentioned above i somehow raised the front of my truck 3". I had a shop install them for me so I can't vouch for any installation procedures, but I gained an inch more than expected. When I had the truck aligned I was told I was on the limit for alignment, any higher and I would need new control arms. The front of my truck was actually higher than the rear! To correct this I had to install extended rear shackles. Now my rear is about 1/4-1/2" lower than the front, go figure!
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Christopher
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11/30/2002
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Wow thats great. Let us now if you do run into any problems with your alignment. What did the shop charge you to install them?
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tkdcoop
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12/01/2002
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Christopher, so far I have not had any problems with my lift, save one. I only have 1/2" of down travel in my suspension now. When I am driving down the road and hit a dip or pothole I can hear a dull thud when my upper bumpstops bottom out. Hasn't caused any problems that I am aware of, just another noise. The shop I took it to charged me $105 to install the coils. I didn't think that was too bad considering that they had to practically disassemble the entire front end. Oh, I had to take it to another shop to get it aligned at $40. The rear shackles I did my self. The truck "looks" level so I'm happy, except now my rear will be sagged all winter due to sandbags in the back, oh well.
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McLaren
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12/01/2002
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Is it possible to put a 3in body lift on after you put on a 2in coil lift?
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tkdcoop
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12/02/2002
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I beleive you can, not sure, but I think you can. If memory serves me right, that is what tallquad did with his truck. If you do a search of this sight and look for tallquad-you should be able to find a link to his homepage.(he's got a 2wd quad cab dakota with 8" of lift I believe) See if that answers any of your questions.
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conig
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12/02/2002
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yes you can use the 2inch coil spacers with a body lift. once my tires wear out I will be doing that and getting 33's.
yesterday I installed a set of roughcountry add-a-leaf's and now my truck sites perfectly level. 8.5inches of gap between the same spot on the tire to the bottlm of my fender flares.
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tkdcoop
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12/02/2002
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Conig, is your truck a two wheeler? If so, how much did the add-a-leaf's set you back if you don't mind my asking? Are your leaf springs underneath your axle or over? Mine are under my axle and I had thought that adding an extra leaf would lower my truck. Thanks.
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njquad2by
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12/02/2002
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Conig,
where did you get your coil spacers from? I will order mine in about 2 weeks. I was going to get the Fabtech add a leafs, why did you choose the Rough Country? BTW...did you find the part number for the spacers you got? One more question...do you have a V6 or V8?
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Jim
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12/02/2002
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Conig, do you have the part # for the add-a-leafs? Where did you get them from?
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conig
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12/02/2002
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unfortunately I don't remember the part numbers for either of them.
the spacers for the springs I ordered 2inch dodge1500-3500 2wd from jc whitney dodge catalogue.
the rough country add a leafs I ordered from jc-whitney as well they were 63.99 includeing 3day shipping.
my truck is 2wd and the leaves are under the axle I didn't think they would lift it either but was assured they would, so I gave them a try.
I got the ones from rough country as I could not find a set of just fabtech add a leafs. could only find the complete kit.
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conig
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12/02/2002
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here is some pics of my current setup and how it looks.
http://photos.msn.com/viewing/album.aspx?m7A!X9U3q6bynoZEhFj0U87uFz7XOdGj1BOOhQnYzFHEgMrwv*dFmlSgDTpOB1FADugwaCYUEXMdniU9FwYWccXm3lUI9LKZs*v*9Tir1b8ozC1ias!Khw$$
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josh s
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12/03/2002
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njquad2by did you not read my post above your? i gave you a place to get them below $100 and the part number. next time read what others post besides just one person. these are copy and paste post from myself from above.
josh
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ok i got a quote from a website (www.goferitoffroad.com) for a 2" coil spacer for a dodge dakota 2wd / ram 1500-3500 2wd (part number KC09100) from daystar for $82 and with s/h the lady stated it was going to be around $100, if that. i think that's pretty good considering that daystar's website states MSRP is $139.91.
josh
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hey conig, the part number for your coil spacers are: Dodge Ram 1500-3500 4WD 1994 2001 Coil Spring Spacers 2”” Front (3 Studs Mount In Place of Stock Isolator) (Pair) part # KC09101 that's basicly a copy & paste from daystar website, along with the other parts numbers that i gave in my preveious response.
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