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Re: Dakota spindles on 73 clubcab done (almost)
[Re: coronet1966d]
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09/30/08 08:47 PM
09/30/08 08:47 PM
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Sunnyvale, CA.
3XCHARM
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An axle flip alone will drop the rear the thickness of the axle plus the thickness of the spring pack. Since you are now gonna have the axle on top of the springs.
A longer shackle alone will drop the rear only HALF the difference of the stock shackle versus the longer shackle. A 4" longer shackle by itself will only drop the rear 2" since you are only dropping one end of the spring pack.
If you have a 4" longer shackle AND a 4" dropped front spring hanger then you would get 4" drop in the rear.
1975 Ramcharger 6" lift 35" Mud Terrains 8 lug 44 front, 60 rear. (R.I.P.)
1976 D100 lowered 3" & 5" Now with a 440!!! (sold)
On the hunt for another beauty to build.
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Re: Dakota spindles on 73 clubcab done (almost)
[Re: z1bigtom]
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06/27/09 09:40 AM
06/27/09 09:40 AM
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Florida
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great reading I will save this for sure thanks for the link to it 
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Re: Dakota spindles on 73 clubcab done (almost)
[Re: ramblebee]
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08/24/09 02:10 PM
08/24/09 02:10 PM
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Perryopolis PA
turbododgepirate
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85 Ram 4 Speed post got me to wondering.So I did a little research.It looks like there was a tie rod change,both inner and outer in 79.According to my parts book( which I just noticed only goes up to 90) 72-78 inner and outer tie rods are 7.44" long.In 79 both inner and outer tie rods went to 5.16" long.Also the stud got larger in 79.But this shouldnt dicourage anyone,its just a matter of finding the correct tie rod and sleeve combo.This book is a awesome tool. If anyone needs help finding the right parts let me know.Or just go look it up at your local parts store.
Ahhhhh Looks like this might be my issue here. A 1985 truck, I guess I have the 5.16" long inner and outer tie rod ends. So I need to find 7.44 inch inner and outer tie rods that will work on my 85. Possibly just a 7.44 inch inner, that would give me about 1.5" inside the adjusting sleeve on both the inner and outer tie rod ends. Is that enough? Anyone know if a 77 inner tie rod will fit where a 85 inner tie rod was?
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Re: Dakota spindles on 73 clubcab done (almost)
[Re: 76dodgeboy]
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09/03/09 03:53 AM
09/03/09 03:53 AM
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Perryopolis PA
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What size is on it now. What is the distance from the center of the hub to the bottom of the wheel lip?
The rears are 255/60-15 the fronts are whatever the stock 15" tire is. I'll measure the distance for you.
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Re: Dakota spindles on 73 clubcab done (almost)
[Re: turbododgepirate]
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09/04/09 10:36 AM
09/04/09 10:36 AM
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Iowa
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What size is on it now. What is the distance from the center of the hub to the bottom of the wheel lip?
The rears are 255/60-15 the fronts are whatever the stock 15" tire is. I'll measure the distance for you.
Whats stock? They had several tire sizes for stock  I had an Rc that called for 195 or 205s cant remember and they also came with 31s
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