Ok... well i just read on this website (i have a 2005)
"The all-new Dodge Dakota is the only mid-size pickup to offer a two-speed full-time four-wheel drive transfer case. The full-time system provides even torque to all wheels during dry or slippery conditions and allows four-wheel drive power to be used on all surfaces, all the time. A center differential allows the front and rear drive shafts to rotate at different speeds as required for steering on dry pavement without threat of damage to the drivetrain."
Even tho i have no use for it in dry conditions, does this mean the 3rd gen dakotas can use 4wd ANYTIME? AFAIK dry pavement would = a no no for 4wd.
Second question.
My 05 SLT quad cab seems to ride lower then other slts. (i bought it used)
What tire sizes will fit on these? The dealer ship put on some suv tires and im not sure if you can fit more then one size on the truck.
thanks
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I dont suggest running in 4hi all the time. Especially on dry pavement... I dont trust that information, as even on slick surfaces, I can feel my front tires wanting to hop around a little bit of slow turns.
If your sitting lower, you might want to get springs and struts checked out. These truck from the factory have a bouncy suspension, your valving may be off and causing the truck to droop.
Tire size depends on if you have a Leveling kit on the front... Most are able to squeeze 265/65-16's at stock height... A quick search will net you a lot of tire info, same for shocks and lifts. (and gas mileage and intake thoughts, and exhaust thoughts. )
I could be wrong, but it seems to me that the info you quoted is for the full-time 4WD option for our trucks. I got it on my 08 TRX (didn't want it, but took it anyway since it was the only TRX4 my dealer could find in blue). It's an AWD setup, basically the same as the Quadratrac that comes on Jeeps. The shift knob on the dash only has 2 settings, low and high. When I first got my truck it took some getting used to. You'll notice a little 'drag' in the front wheels while making a tight turn on dry pavement, and it also seems to induce quite a bit of torque-steer (if you don't have the wheels pointed in the direction you want to go when you tromp it, you might have a bit of a problem :/ ). Once I got used to it though, I hardly even notice it anymore. Well...other than that I can't get wheel spin no matter what I try.
I actually did get a little wheel spin ONCE not long after I bought it. As I was leaving an intersection making a left turn from a dead stop I floored it and, as the weight transferred off the left rear, I got a bit of squeal from that corner on cold tires. As soon as the computer kicked in though, it sent more drive to the front wheels and the minimal squeal ended abruptly. :/
I could be wrong, but it seems to me that the info you quoted is for the full-time 4WD option for our trucks. I got it on my 08 TRX (didn't want it, but took it anyway since it was the only TRX4 my dealer could find in blue). It's an AWD setup, basically the same as the Quadratrac that comes on Jeeps. The shift knob on the dash only has 2 settings, low and high. When I first got my truck it took some getting used to. You'll notice a little 'drag' in the front wheels while making a tight turn on dry pavement, and it also seems to induce quite a bit of torque-steer (if you don't have the wheels pointed in the direction you want to go when you tromp it, you might have a bit of a problem :/ ). Once I got used to it though, I hardly even notice it anymore. Well...other than that I can't get wheel spin no matter what I try.
Yup that's what it's referring to. Daterxies for the sake of your transfer case if you have the 2wd, 4wd, 4lo selections you don't want to run 4wd on dry pavement.
Racin, find a corner where you're starting going uphill, that's the only way I can get my mom's awd ford exploder to spin them.
I could be wrong, but it seems to me that the info you quoted is for the full-time 4WD option for our trucks. I got it on my 08 TRX (didn't want it, but took it anyway since it was the only TRX4 my dealer could find in blue). It's an AWD setup, basically the same as the Quadratrac that comes on Jeeps. The shift knob on the dash only has 2 settings, low and high. When I first got my truck it took some getting used to. You'll notice a little 'drag' in the front wheels while making a tight turn on dry pavement, and it also seems to induce quite a bit of torque-steer (if you don't have the wheels pointed in the direction you want to go when you tromp it, you might have a bit of a problem :/ ). Once I got used to it though, I hardly even notice it anymore. Well...other than that I can't get wheel spin no matter what I try.
I had one of the Quadratecs in a Jeep I had. It used a fluid coupling in the transfer case. The idea was that the heat created by front/rear slippage would cause the fluid in it to heat up and become very thick - causing the coupling to lock up. Worked great on paper, but in the field, a long trip would heat the coupling up enough to lock it up, make it act just like a part time 4x4 acts on dry pavement. Great way to impress on an across town date!
Somebody a lot smarter than I am figured out that a 6cyl. Wrangler transfer case would bolt right up - and you could do it yourself for less than what the stupid replacement coupling was for the stock Quadratec. So I did that. I had the only Grand Cherokee Ltd. around that could just fry the rear tires! That case had it all! 2x, 4x full time, 4x part time, and 4 lo part time! Anyone know of something like that that could be swapped into a 4.7 Dakota? I'd be very tempted....
I like the full time in this Laramie for it's icey road capabilities, but would love to have a 2x option as well....
I had one of the Quadratecs in a Jeep I had. It used a fluid coupling in the transfer case. The idea was that the heat created by front/rear slippage would cause the fluid in it to heat up and become very thick - causing the coupling to lock up. Worked great on paper, but in the field, a long trip would heat the coupling up enough to lock it up, make it act just like a part time 4x4 acts on dry pavement. Great way to impress on an across town date!
Somebody a lot smarter than I am figured out that a 6cyl. Wrangler transfer case would bolt right up - and you could do it yourself for less than what the stupid replacement coupling was for the stock Quadratec. So I did that. I had the only Grand Cherokee Ltd. around that could just fry the rear tires! That case had it all! 2x, 4x full time, 4x part time, and 4 lo part time! Anyone know of something like that that could be swapped into a 4.7 Dakota? I'd be very tempted....
I like the full time in this Laramie for it's icey road capabilities, but would love to have a 2x option as well....
nothing is impossibl..I'm willing to bet it wouldn't take much if anything to bolt up?
hint advance adapters.
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