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Re: DARE K members and front ends
[Re: mr2performance]
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04/07/09 11:43 AM
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Orlando Florida
blown572dart
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Hey Fred, save your money, you're going to need it..... we got started today.  
Yea he's going to need it because if he buy's that DARE part your going to have to fix it up.. 
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Re: DARE K members and front ends
[Re: silverfish]
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04/07/09 12:46 PM
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Chicagoland
chargerron69
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if its the guy in indiana i would deal with him at all. i have heard waaaay too many horror stories about that guy.
67 Coronet 383 hogged out 906's 727 430 dana best 10.48 @126.80 1.47 60 on fogger
same car pump gas 605 wedge 9.98 @ 138.42 1.50 60 on wore out 9 inch radial slick ss springs and frame connectors its got more in it!!!
72 Newport 2 door 400 727
85 Ram 440 4 speed O/D 3.54 dana
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Re: DARE K members and front ends
[Re: chargerron69]
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04/07/09 03:00 PM
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L.I. N.Y. Hemi Street
HemiGreg
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Them there Dare K members are not safe for 160 mph plus cars. If your going to run one you will spend 2X as much trying to make it safe before you can run. yea they seem ok at 100 mph but big end stopping and control is dangerous!!!!!!!! cut it out and be safe---or take insurance out big time and name me beneficory-LOL. but serious-stay clear for your useage!!!!
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Re: DARE K members and front ends
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04/07/09 05:41 PM
04/07/09 05:41 PM
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Byron, NY
W.I.N. Racing
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Fred
Do a search of DARE {Dave Adolette(sp?)Racing Electronics} here on MOPARTS, It wont come up good.
'01 P1500, Blown/Inj BAE,/Veney ,Bruno/CS2,Dana 60
'01 Dodge 3500 S Cummins Auto, Fresh air kit, 4" Exhaust,
'05 Dodge Magnum R/T - Too Much to list
'60 Willys CJ5
'01 International LPX - Project,DT466, Allison
'64 Plymouth Valiant, Inj 528 Hemi, 2spd
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Re: DARE K members and front ends
[Re: W.I.N. Racing]
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04/07/09 06:25 PM
04/07/09 06:25 PM
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North Carolina
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Fred RUN do not walk away from anything to do with that nut. PM me or call me for all the sordid details. JUNK! 
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Re: DARE K members and front ends
[Re: sasquatch]
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04/07/09 06:56 PM
04/07/09 06:56 PM
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fred, its not worth the money to fix it, walk away fast! dare k frames suckkkk. 
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Re: DARE K members and front ends
[Re: Lil Demon]
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04/07/09 06:58 PM
04/07/09 06:58 PM
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New Lenox IL
cudadon
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So - my car is referenced in here with the Dare K member. With stock steering arms, it had horrible bumpsteer. With LRT arms, bumpsteer mostly gone, but now has the shimmy on the top end when the front gets loaded.
Not to hi-jack this, but: Who makes a good K member that eliminates these issues? What else would need to be purchased? I have Magnum Force tubular uppers, stock LCAs, LRT steering arms, Flaming River Pinto Rack, and Coil-Overs.
I'm already maxed out on the offset at 2.25".
Al & lil demon, maybe I'm wrong but it sounds like you are blaming LRT for trying to help you!! 
I don't know how or why you bought the Dare POS.(should've done homework)
So LRT sells you HIS steering arms built for LRT's K and you sound like you are mad that it didn't solve the problem. He didn't design the dare k or have it in his shop to see how dare built it.
Lil demon you could buy LRT's K minus the arms and rack. I have the 3rd one he built and it works great! 
I was just at Byron dragway first day open this year(green-no rubber) went mid 9s @ 136mph smooth as silk and no brake shimmy. I know LRT's K works! Don
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Re: DARE K members and front ends
[Re: cudadon]
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04/07/09 08:58 PM
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Riverside, California
Lil Demon
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So - my car is referenced in here with the Dare K member. With stock steering arms, it had horrible bumpsteer. With LRT arms, bumpsteer mostly gone, but now has the shimmy on the top end when the front gets loaded.
Not to hi-jack this, but: Who makes a good K member that eliminates these issues? What else would need to be purchased? I have Magnum Force tubular uppers, stock LCAs, LRT steering arms, Flaming River Pinto Rack, and Coil-Overs.
I'm already maxed out on the offset at 2.25".
Al & lil demon, maybe I'm wrong but it sounds like you are blaming LRT for trying to help you!!
I don't know how or why you bought the Dare POS.(should've done homework)
So LRT sells you HIS steering arms built for LRT's K and you sound like you are mad that it didn't solve the problem. He didn't design the dare k or have it in his shop to see how dare built it.
Lil demon you could buy LRT's K minus the arms and rack. I have the 3rd one he built and it works great!
I was just at Byron dragway first day open this year(green-no rubber) went mid 9s @ 136mph smooth as silk and no brake shimmy. I know LRT's K works! Don
Um - No - I'm not blaming LRT for anything. The Dare K memberwas on the car when I bought it and I didn't know any better at the time. I talked to LRT and he said his arms would mostlikely correct the bumpsteer. They did improve it somewhat - but they introduced the shimmy - never had that before.
LRT has no blame here. I need to get the spindle face plates machined .250 as LRT recommends to see if that solves the shimmy.
I have no desire to spend a ton of money for a new K frame. Before I do that - I'll put an entire new front clip in it and drop a bunch of weight.
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Re: DARE K members and front ends
[Re: W.I.N. Racing]
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04/07/09 09:10 PM
04/07/09 09:10 PM
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Niles , Ohio
therocks
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oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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RMS also makes one with mini torsion bars now,Ive seen Bills stuff and I have his strut rods on the 65.Nice stuff.Rocky
Chrysler Firepower
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Re: DARE K members and front ends
[Re: cudadon]
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04/07/09 10:40 PM
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Al_Alguire
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Um Cudadon...NO not blaming LRT for the POS K member. I am happy you have been happy with your chassis guy, you should be. I do however have some issue with the timeliness of delivery of the parts for sure. I was not privy to both sides of the conversation so can only go by what I was told.
my suggestion from the beginning has been to SH*T can it and go another direction. I dont own the car just try to do what customers want, that is why I left parts sourcing to lil. I have also had experience with an AJE Mopar kit and we threw it away and put in a lightened stock K.
Bottom line is the dare K is a huge POS..LRT is making pieces that solve some of the issues with them for sure. Should he be applauded for his efforts, maybe, or is he a business man who saw an oppourtunity and has the means to capitalize on it, I will let folks form their own opinions on that.
"I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know."
"It's never wrong to do the right thing"
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04/08/09 08:46 AM
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Re: DARE K members and front ends
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04/08/09 08:57 AM
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B G Racing
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never seen as much negavtivity on a product since I join this board 6 or 7 years ago
It is what it is Fred,Facts don't lie.Everyone That I know that had a Dare K member had problems and either reworked them or scrapped them.This has been posted and hashed over many times in the past.Aren't you glad you asked?
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Re: DARE K members and front ends
[Re: B G Racing]
#280071
04/08/09 10:48 AM
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dthemi
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never seen as much negavtivity on a product since I join this board 6 or 7 years ago
It is what it is Fred,Facts don't lie.Everyone That I know that had a Dare K member had problems and either reworked them or scrapped them.This has been posted and hashed over many times in the past.Aren't you glad you asked?
When is the crucifixion? I’d like to attend.
Yeah, having never personally owned, or worked on one I’d run from anything that had one. I’d also never want to line up next to a car with one. The one I have seen looked like a funny car in tire wobble backing up.
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Re: DARE K members and front ends
[Re: dthemi]
#280072
04/08/09 11:02 AM
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Oklahoma
silverfish
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The one I have seen looked like a funny car in tire wobble backing up.
Yeah I forgot about that problem. When I would back up the tops of the front tires would just lay in bad! The new balljoint arms that I had made didn't even take that out! Just a poor design. I guess thats why he doesn't make them anymore....well and the fact that he never even tried to help anyone out and never returned phone calls!
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