ramblebee, I was just pokin' fun at you. No worries.
It's obviously been several years since I did this so a lot of the info is fuzzy because I've played with so many other things since. Here's what should solve some of the problems as I recall...

Tie rods: Dakotas used a high-mount and low-mount rack. I don't recall what years were what but, whithout getting into specifics, that should solve the dilemma.

4.5 pattern rotors: Early Dakota 2wds used this bolt pattern and had the larger outer bearing.

I'm very pleased to see that others are taking this info and applying it. We need to show the industry that these trucks are not un-buildable as rods. We need an "old" truck gif. Can mine be immortalized?