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xplikt
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10/01/2002
19:16:17
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Yeah, I guess so. Only problem is I am never around it in the daylight 'cept for the weekends.
Are you going to buy your totaled vehicle?
2002 2WD RC SLT 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD
MBRP Single in/out, straight piped 3rd cat, turndown tip
Hotchkis swaybars and springs
Bilstein custom tuned shocks
Roadmaster Active Suspension
Shaved emblems and antennae
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R/T
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10/01/2002
21:03:06
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Nope, it would never be the same bent the frame thats why they totaled it they offered me like 10,500 for it i was like right. It was a bad deal. WHat do u think i should get for it 98 red rc 45000 miles mint condition not a sratch or ding anywhere?
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xplikt
GenIII
10/01/2002
21:46:16
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I know of a sound 2000 RC R/T in a rare Yellow for sale for a decent price. In fact, the owner frequents this board often. It's the truck I wanted actually, but he got to it first.
I personally have no idea what that would cost.
2002 2WD RC SLT 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD
MBRP Single in/out, straight piped 3rd cat, turndown tip
Hotchkis swaybars and springs
Bilstein custom tuned shocks
Roadmaster Active Suspension
Shaved emblems and antennae
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R/T
Dodge Dakota
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10/01/2002
22:45:08
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where at and how much
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HSKR
Dodge Dakota
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10/01/2002
23:36:38
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I've driven my truck in the rain quite a bit, and never had a problem except when the tires were getting worn down. Just have to learn how to feel what your truck is doing. Better tires than the stock RSA's are a must though. I've even driven my truck in the snow every winter, and never had as problem cept with the RSAs. Last year on the way to the national R/T meet in Topeka we drove through a big T-storm with lots of rain. Road was covered in water because it couldnt' frain off fast enough. I was still doing 80mph and never even felt like it was going to hydroplane. I had 275/55/17 Pirelli Scorpion Zero's on at the time. I now have Kumho ECSTA 711's on the truck in the stock size and they handle thw water great. Will only break loose wen I want them to and always regain traction quickly.
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xplikt
GenIII
10/01/2002
23:58:35
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He's located in Missoula, Montana. I think his asking price is 15 or 16, I can't remember.
2002 2WD RC SLT 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD
MBRP Single in/out, straight piped 3rd cat, turndown tip
Hotchkis swaybars and springs
Bilstein custom tuned shocks
Roadmaster Active Suspension
Shaved emblems and antennae
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R/T
Dodge Dakota
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10/02/2002
00:16:58
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Yeah i had Faulkin zeix on from les swab 1 day old makes me wonder if all the freaking armoral they put on there tire didnt help cause this problem cause there suppose to be on of the best rain tires
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xplikt
GenIII
10/02/2002
00:19:24
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Do you atleast have your old rims?
2002 2WD RC SLT 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD
MBRP Single in/out, straight piped 3rd cat, turndown tip
Hotchkis swaybars and springs
Bilstein custom tuned shocks
Roadmaster Active Suspension
Shaved emblems and antennae
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R/T
Dodge Dakota
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10/02/2002
00:27:10
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Nope, if u want a pair look for them on ebay i have seen them on there for like 450 bucks new
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10/02/2002
00:27:44
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i mean a set
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Hersbird
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10/02/2002
13:30:35
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Hey R/T, it's my Yellow RC that is for sale. I could even deliver it to the Seattle area. I was asking $15,000 but reduced the price to $14,000. Can't go much less because the payoff is still high 14's. It now has 16,900 miles on it and is in good shape except rear tires are almost to the wear bars. It has very few options besides A/C, mats, and HD cooling. Here is some bad pictures and my phone and e-mail address.
http://www.rockymountainmusic.net/kota.html
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Hersbird
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10/02/2002
13:34:30
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PS, it's pretty much a virgin when it comes to mods. I have the MP PCM (along with the stock) and a 180 degree T stat and the IAT relocated to the air cleaner tube. I had the clutch fan off (which helps revs) but put it back on for possible sale. It also has a real nice professional window tinting job on it.
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Hersbird
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10/02/2002
13:34:31
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PS, it's pretty much a virgin when it comes to mods. I have the MP PCM (along with the stock) and a 180 degree T stat and the IAT relocated to the air cleaner tube. I had the clutch fan off (which helps revs) but put it back on for possible sale. It also has a real nice professional window tinting job on it.
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Chad
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10/03/2002
17:23:50
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Hey Hersbird, you are in the NW R/T group's neck of the woods! Would you like to join our email list? It's nothing too crazy but we'd love to have you aboard (we have 80+ members) as we only have one Montana guy so far and having somebody with a 2k SY RC would be really cool :O) We have some of the rarest R/Ts in our group actually: a blue 98 RC, had two 2k SY CC's and three AF CC's.
Chad
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xplikt
GenIII
10/03/2002
17:34:09
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Hey Chad, where is the other guy in Montana? I have only seen one in the area where I'm at!
2002 2WD RC SLT 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD
MBRP Single in/out, straight piped 3rd cat, turndown tip
Hotchkis swaybars and springs
Bilstein custom tuned shocks
Roadmaster Active Suspension
Shaved emblems and antennae
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Hersbird
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10/03/2002
18:41:45
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A guy just moved to Missoula from the Seattle area with a IB CC R/T with some nice mods. He pulled up next to me the other day and I couldn't believe it. Seems like a cool guy, probably the one on the list. There is a used 2001 "L" for sale at the Ford dealer here so maybe we'll start to see more "real" (not lime green slammed Nissans) sport trucks in the area. I'll be on the list but I don't check e-mail very often and sometimes I delete the spam so fast I miss real messages. My e-mail is Hersbird@msn.com
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HSKR
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10/03/2002
23:03:20
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I've run the Falken Zeix tires on my truck in the 275/50/17 size. They are probably one of the worste tires I've used. The 420 treadwear just sucks for dry traction. They handled decent in the snow, and wet pavement, but not the best I've used. They wouldn't recover from a spin as fast as some of the other tires I've used.
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xplikt
GenIII
10/04/2002
00:52:34
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Well this isn't exactly the right area for these types of vehicles ya know. Up here we aren't progressing any, but it's nice to see Missoula is -- being as I'll be moving there in another year and a half :P
Hey Hersbird, we are already having snow forcasts!
2002 2WD RC SLT 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD
MBRP Single in/out, straight piped 3rd cat, turndown tip
Hotchkis swaybars and springs
Bilstein custom tuned shocks
Roadmaster Active Suspension
Shaved emblems and antennae
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Chad
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10/04/2002
18:10:13
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The guys name is Fred Schutt and he's from Billings, I think. He has a white CC R/T with a tail stripe.
This is the link to our NW group. Join us, both of ya! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NWDakotaRTClub/
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xplikt
GenIII
10/04/2002
18:25:11
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Shoulda known it was Billings. Of course, it's our largest city of 133,000!
That's pretty generous of ya, but dunno if it matters:
<-- not an R/T
2002 2WD RC SLT 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD
MBRP Single in/out, straight piped 3rd cat, turndown tip
Hotchkis swaybars and springs
Bilstein custom tuned shocks
Roadmaster Active Suspension
Shaved emblems and antennae
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Dodge Dakota
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10/04/2002
19:22:45
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What is the best rain tire i can equip my new R/T with one i get it
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xplikt
GenIII
10/05/2002
02:10:23
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A thinner one would work better for sure, but then you'd be giving up those R/T rims.
2002 2WD RC SLT 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD
MBRP Single in/out, straight piped 3rd cat, turndown tip
Hotchkis swaybars and springs
Bilstein custom tuned shocks
Roadmaster Active Suspension
Shaved emblems and antennae
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HSKR
Dodge Dakota
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10/06/2002
17:34:38
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The best tires I've used for both rain and snow traction is the BFG G-Force KDWS(255/50/17). Second woudl definitly have to be the Kumho ECSTA 711(255/55/17)
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oetkenjc
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10/07/2002
22:27:37
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hmmm, thought they stopped making Dak's that come in Solar Yellow in 99 ? Was in line at the bank the other day and had a chick come up to me, walk up to my window before I get to the teller, and ask me if she can take a picture of my truck. And I'm like "Why"? And she's like "Did you know that there's only 6 Dodge Dakota Club Cab R/T's in Solar Yellow being driven in the U.S."? And I'm like "Uhm.... you must be mistaken... there's already 2 in this city, another I know of up in D.C.... there has to be more than---" "Well, can I take a picture of your truck anyway"? "Sure" Click-Snap-Flash... she was gone. That was pretty weird...
jonathan
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PCM, 160 degree Tstat, Nitto 450's, Darkfury's homemade SS Grill (www.chimptopia.com/pimptopia/grille.html)
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Hersbird
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10/08/2002
00:07:23
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Here are the build breakdown for the 98's and 99's. They did make the SY for the first month or maybe two of the 2000 model year.
http://www.dakotart.com/faqarticles/truck_counts.htm
So a bunch were made in SY for 99 but supposedly only 5 SY RCs in 2000 and a few more CC's.
I imagine there are a few other rare colors out there as well, as they didn't always wait for model year changes to cheane the colors. When the dropped IB late in the 2001 model year they switched to Graphite and Atlantic Blue, so I bet there are not many 2001 Graphite or Atlantic Blue R/Ts either. Then again I think there are more R/T orders late in model year (summer) as opposed to the biginning of the model year (fall) so something that is only offered the first month of production is going to be the rarest. My build date is 8/99 BTW but the truck is still a 2000 Dakota.
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Chad
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10/08/2002
20:05:02
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Right on the money, Hersbird. 2k SY is very rare, proabably the rarest color made. We had 2 2k SY CC's in the NW group, and one was Canadian! Talk about rare there. I had a 2k AF CC, one of only 119 or so, and Canadian too so even rarer. I saw some 2001 Graphite CC's on the dealer lots but they are pretty rare too and I would say 01 AB are even more so rare. It's neat to have one of the rare ones :O)
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