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Re: DAKOTA DONORS- WHAT YEARS R BEST-Whos used them?
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I used an 88 dak for my 57 pro street truck project. That gave me disc brakes, power rack and pinion steering and a 5 on 4 1/2 bolt pattern.The track width was also very close to the 57's. Randy   
Randy, any pics or a thread to check????
Dave
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Re: DAKOTA DONORS- WHAT YEARS R BEST-Whos used them?
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Dave,
The 87-90 Dakotas have the 5 on 4 1/2" bolt pattern. The 91-96 (I believe) use the same suspension but have 6 bolt wheel pattern. This era you can change the bolt pattern by simply swapping in the older parts. The 96 and newer also have the 6 bolt wheels, but changing to the 5 bolt pattern requires much work. Beyond the year 2001 I know nothing about.
Dakotas cane with 4 cylinders, v6, and v8s in 4.7, 5.2 or 5.9 versions. Trans choices were 4 speed, 5 speed, and od autos. Rear axle choices were 7 1/4, 8 3/8 & 9 1/4. All had rack & pinion steering, front independent suspension and rear leaf springs. Not all engines choices were available every year, and not all trans choices were available with each engine. As I understand, the early trucks had 2 frame wheel bases available, a 114 and 129. Newer trucks had 3 wheel base lengths available. Don't know when the 3 wb started, but I suspect around 94. Gene
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Re: DAKOTA DONORS- WHAT YEARS R BEST-Whos used them?
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I'll try to post something. Randy
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Re: DAKOTA DONORS- WHAT YEARS R BEST-Whos used them?
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Dave, sorry to hear the rod went away. Hope you got decent money out of it. As said, the early ones had the 5 lug pattern. Only 4s and V6s except the Shelby until 92 with the bowed nose. 96 and newer have OBDII, so you will want to avoid them or change it to an earlier drivetrain unless you want to mess with computers and wiring! I'd look for a 92 318 magnum, 518 without torque converter. You can install the whole wiring/PCM or swap to a carb-intake and electronic dist. The trans will take any 727 converter. You will have to swap discs in front for the 5 lug, and redrill or swap axles in back. Here's one you could probably have together fairly quick aside from the rear fenders http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1948-DODG...=item2c53ee0840There are guys here and the other site that have done these year trucks....
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Re: DAKOTA DONORS- WHAT YEARS R BEST-Whos used them?
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also the 87 thru 90 ish, not all are rack and pinion it was an option,,,as i have read one one of these dakota topics
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Re: DAKOTA DONORS- WHAT YEARS R BEST-Whos used them?
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also the 87 thru 90 ish, not all are rack and pinion it was an option,,,as i have read one one of these dakota topics
According to my 87 Dakota factory service manual, all 2wd Dakotas came with rack & pinion steering and 4x4s came with the old steering box & linkage. At some point beyond that the rack may have been an option with the 4x4 as well. Dakotas also had a power and a non-power rack available on the 2wd trucks. Gene
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Re: DAKOTA DONORS- WHAT YEARS R BEST-Whos used them?
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also the 87 thru 90 ish, not all are rack and pinion it was an option,,,as i have read one one of these dakota topics
According to my 87 Dakota factory service manual, all 2wd Dakotas came with rack & pinion steering and 4x4s came with the old steering box & linkage. At some point beyond that the rack may have been an option with the 4x4 as well. Dakotas also had a power and a non-power rack available on the 2wd trucks. Gene
whats better, power or non power rack.????
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Dave
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Re: DAKOTA DONORS- WHAT YEARS R BEST-Whos used them?
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John, i had to move the top portion of the firewall back 2 inches for valve cover clearance, the floor was fine as is. I used truck motor mounts and pan and just built frame mounts out to them.
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Re: DAKOTA DONORS- WHAT YEARS R BEST-Whos used them?
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There are also some interior shots in the "automatic shifters" thread.I hope to get it pulled back apart and start paint work soon. Randy
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Re: DAKOTA DONORS- WHAT YEARS R BEST-Whos used them?
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whats better, power or non power rack.????
Thanks
Dave
Guess that would depend on your preference, and how wide your front tires are going to be, and how strong your arms are. Once its rolling, I doubt you would need the PS, but if you have wide tires, a lot of front weight, and weak arms, power steering might be a nice addition. I'm a wimp, give me the PS. Gene
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Re: DAKOTA DONORS- WHAT YEARS R BEST-Whos used them?
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also the 87 thru 90 ish, not all are rack and pinion it was an option,,,as i have read one one of these dakota topics
According to my 87 Dakota factory service manual, all 2wd Dakotas came with rack & pinion steering and 4x4s came with the old steering box & linkage. At some point beyond that the rack may have been an option with the 4x4 as well. Dakotas also had a power and a non-power rack available on the 2wd trucks. Gene
GENE didnt meen to jump on your post,, i just remembered some one on one of these dakota swap topics,, that the rack and pinion was an option,,if its only on the 4x4 that makes it easier to look for a donor,,
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Re: DAKOTA DONORS- WHAT YEARS R BEST-Whos used them?
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also the 87 thru 90 ish, not all are rack and pinion it was an option,,,as i have read one one of these dakota topics
According to my 87 Dakota factory service manual, all 2wd Dakotas came with rack & pinion steering and 4x4s came with the old steering box & linkage. At some point beyond that the rack may have been an option with the 4x4 as well. Dakotas also had a power and a non-power rack available on the 2wd trucks. Gene
GENE didnt meen to jump on your post,, i just remembered some one on one of these dakota swap topics,, that the rack and pinion was an option,,if its only on the 4x4 that makes it easier to look for a donor,,
Not a problem, how could we learn anything if we never question things that are stated? After you brought up about the rack being optional, I had to dig out my book to see what it said.   Gene
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Re: DAKOTA DONORS- WHAT YEARS R BEST-Whos used them?
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also the 87 thru 90 ish, not all are rack and pinion it was an option,,,as i have read one one of these dakota topics
According to my 87 Dakota factory service manual, all 2wd Dakotas came with rack & pinion steering and 4x4s came with the old steering box & linkage. At some point beyond that the rack may have been an option with the 4x4 as well. Dakotas also had a power and a non-power rack available on the 2wd trucks. Gene
GENE didnt meen to jump on your post,, i just remembered some one on one of these dakota swap topics,, that the rack and pinion was an option,,if its only on the 4x4 that makes it easier to look for a donor,,
Not a problem, how could we learn anything if we never question things that are stated? After you brought up about the rack being optional, I had to dig out my book to see what it said. Gene
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