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Alan
Dodge Dakota
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5/19/2007
22:07:21
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hey yall jus wonderin yall's input about what im about to do to my 2000 4.7 dakota...
-4:56 gear and locker w/26" tall slicks
-212 crane cams (from krc performance)
-fully ported heads(krc)
-pcm flash
tell me what yall thank
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modain
GenIII
5/20/2007
13:23:53
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Looks like specs for a race setup. Certainly not a daily driver. You'll probably hit top speed real fast with that axle ratio and those dinky tires. And all the (usable) power will be high on the RPM band.
What's your left foot doing?
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2002 Graphite QC SLT Plus, 4.7L, NV3500, Superchips 3715, 3.92 LSD, loads o'fun...
2001 Patriot Blue Durango SLT, 4.7L, 45RFE, Superchips 3715, 3.55 Open (for now)
1999 Forest Green Dakota RC Sport, 2.5L, NV1500, 3.55 Open
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Kota Kid
Dodge Dakota
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5/20/2007
18:05:36
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Your speeds are going to be real low with tires that small and 4.56 gears. If you are going to go that small with the tires, I wouldn't go any lower than stock 3.92s.
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Alan
Dodge Dakota
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5/21/2007
00:05:11
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well im just goin by what kc performance salesman told me to do with tha tires and gears and stuff.
do yall have any suggestions??????
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modain
GenIII
5/21/2007
11:53:40
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If you told us what your inteded goal is for the truck - drag, street, daily driver, towing, etc. we would have plenty of good opinions to offer. Not knowing what you want to do puts us in the same position as the phone salesman - recommending meaningless, but expensive, parts.
What's your left foot doing?
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2002 Graphite QC SLT Plus, 4.7L, NV3500, Superchips 3715, 3.92 LSD, loads o'fun...
2001 Patriot Blue Durango SLT, 4.7L, 45RFE, Superchips 3715, 3.55 Open (for now)
1999 Forest Green Dakota RC Sport, 2.5L, NV1500, 3.55 Open
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jayb
Dodge Dakota
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5/21/2007
11:59:45
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what ever way you do it, use a powertrax locker. installs in 1 hour or so without even pulling the differential out. easy....easy.
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Tired
Dodge Dakota
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5/21/2007
12:05:50
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Hey Jay- Where did you get it and what did it run? How many miles do you have on yours.
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Alan
Dodge Dakota
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5/21/2007
21:50:45
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well i want to make it fast on the street and the drag strip. im wondering if i should go with 4:10's or 4:56's gears. and what else i should do to make it a fast street/strip truck
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GraphiteDak
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5/22/2007
00:32:08
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I have 4.56 gears and the stock 4X4 height 29" tires. It is absolutely perfect in the city but slightly on the annoying side if you do 80MPH on the freeway a lot.
I coudn't imagine having 26" tires with my setup. :p
If you want to drive at steady highway speeds 4.10's and those tires would still be plenty low. If you are just going to drag race it maybe the 4.56 will be ok, but you will probably be needing OD before you get to the end of the track.
I may be going to 32" tires next time around which should bring me good on the highway again and still overall good in the city as well.
I could only imagine a 2WD with the build you are looking into. It could be fun.
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Alan
Dodge Dakota
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5/22/2007
10:51:51
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well i have low profiles on there now there:275/45/r18 now im wondering if i need new tires for the street and if i do what should i get. and what kinda drag slicks should i get for the track????????????
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daddio
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5/22/2007
13:21:35
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i agree with modain. is the truck use going to be 95% strip / 5% street or vice versa? that will play a big part in how you need to proceed.
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m0p4rpwr
Dodge Dakota
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5/23/2007
10:25:12
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What's the best KRC cam combo?
And has anybody used their ported heads? Are they worth it?
Also, I was wondering if anyone has changed converters in their 4.7. If so, which one did you use?
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