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Liveola
Dodge Dakota
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6/25/2007
22:20:30
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 Subject: RT shift kit
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i gotta 99' black Dakota RT cc, and i cannot STAND automatics, is the shift kit just something that makes it shift harder internally? or is it an actually floor shifter? plz tell me i can have a floor shifter!
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Epyon
Dodge Dakota
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6/25/2007
22:52:32
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A shift kit is for an auto tranny it shifts at different RPMs and faster shifts basicly. If u want a manual u will have to put a standard trans in no other way
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Shoe
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6/26/2007
02:19:09
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I know I have seen R/Ts with full manual valve bodies and floor mounted shifters, so that it is like a manual.
'97 RC V6, 5spd, soon to be V8, 5spd!
Maybe not a 5-speed, but an automatic will work.
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gen1dak
Dodge Dakota
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6/28/2007
23:03:52
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B&M makes a floor shifter for trucks. Couple that with a TransGo or B&M kit and you'll have full manual/full auto control over that automatic, as well as firmer, quicker shifts.
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DSW
Dodge Dakota
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6/29/2007
03:04:28
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I had a B&M floor mounted "ratchet" shifter in a V8 S-10 and really like it, think it was a Mega Shifter. Drop it into drive, slam it back 3 times and your in 1st gear, slam it forward to hit 2nd, slam it forward again to hit 3rd, slam it forward again and your in 4thOD,,, or you can just leave it in drive and let the tranny shift by itself. Best of all, no one could figure out how to shift the truck into drive ;-)
I would definitely install a shift kit. I've installed TransGo shift kits in a few trannys and noticed a big improvement over stock. The shift kit is installed in the transmission, best done while changing the fluid. It consists of changing some springs, seals, different balls, drilling some holes. You have to drop the valve body and it's messy, but well worth the work.
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