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I am going to do a few suspension/handling mods soon and am looking for some help. The main look I would like to get is the wedge look where the front points more to the ground and the rear is higher. What I have been considering is using shackles on the front coil springs to lower it about 1". Another idea I had was to leave the front alone and raise the back 1" using blocks or an added leaf spring. Well guys, let me know which way to go because I really don't know much when it comes to this kind of stuff!
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What kind of Dakota are you starting with?
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Sorry, I have a 94 2w drive. I guess I'll have to start showing my profile signature at the bottom of my posts.
------------------ 94 Dakota Sport 5.2L, 3.90 auburn LSD, K+N X-stream filtercharger, MSD 6A, Blaster Coil II, Taylor wires, MP Computer, Pacesettter headers, Dynomax supercat, Flowmaster 50, Crower 1.7 rockers, Lakewood traction bars, Transgo shift kit, MP valve covers, Firestone Firehawks SS20 |
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I like that same wedge look myself. I've lowered the front of my '98, 1 1/2" with WC springs and the rear with 2"shackle hangers. The latter was a bear (had to drill out the rivets). The results were fantastic handling. If you can go lower vs. raising I would reccommend it.
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GS, tell me a little more about the springs that you did on the front. The front is all that I want to lower and I only want to lower it about an inch.
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Good luck on exact measurements. I wanted an inch and the result was 1 1/2 inches. It seems they can't predict exactly what the lowering will end up being, but can put you in the ball park. You also have a about a week for the front coils to settle. I'm happy tho, it gave me more of the wedge stance I was looking for. The new springs had 8 coils compared to the stock springs 6 coils. Better ride and less bumpsteer was obvious. I also had to re-remove 1 spring and trim it because it was a little higher than the other installed. I definately think your 94s handling would improve. Its amazing what just 1 inch will do. BTW, the manufacturer was Western Chassis and the Dak is a '98 regular cab 5.2L .
[This message has been edited by GS - (edited July 26, 2000).] |
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