1988 Dakota V8 swap
#11
2" springs and 2" drop spindles should yield close to a 4" drop.
!I! would not want that, but that's me - at stock ride height, my wife can get in and out very easily.
(I really need to replace the missing black plastic piece under the front bumper before I even THINK about any ride height changes past what, if any, the new bushings and ball joints and shock absorbers did ...)
RwP
!I! would not want that, but that's me - at stock ride height, my wife can get in and out very easily.
(I really need to replace the missing black plastic piece under the front bumper before I even THINK about any ride height changes past what, if any, the new bushings and ball joints and shock absorbers did ...)
RwP
#12
Yea, I don't want 4" total. I had thought of that after I sent the post. I think I will just go with the 1.5" drop spring that way it doesn't make any of the angles I have "borderline". I'm not worried about being able to get in or out.... or anyone else getting in or out. lol. My father mentioned using airbags in the front, but i wouldn't get the same kind of launch than with a coil spring. i would think it to be a bit too "squishy". lol
If I could find new knuckles that would allow for bigger brakes I would like to use them. however, if I can't find them I will have to make the original brake system work. I will just add new components.
Thank you, Ralph, for all the input. I will keep all this to mind. And will be ordering parts next week most likely. I will have pics as progress moves on.
Alex
If I could find new knuckles that would allow for bigger brakes I would like to use them. however, if I can't find them I will have to make the original brake system work. I will just add new components.
Thank you, Ralph, for all the input. I will keep all this to mind. And will be ordering parts next week most likely. I will have pics as progress moves on.
Alex
#13
For the brakes - Chrysler was always "good" about using parts "beyond their sell-by date" *grins* There's a fair chance that some older RWD car or truck has parts that will swap in, such as the Newport brakes that are supposed to be a bolt-in replacement.
But I don't know, alas.
But it'd be something to keep in mind.
RwP
But I don't know, alas.
But it'd be something to keep in mind.
RwP