Has any Dakota owners purchased the steering kit from Rock Solid ram steering fix for their Dakota? I was told the 2nd Gen Ram Trucks have the same steering shaft as 1st gen Dakota. Just want to see what others have to say?

 

No, but it looks like a good idea if you don't have a steering column guy like I do.

Do be aware there's OTHER places for play; have you eliminated the other possibilities?

RwP

 

Yes, I replaced the intermediate shaft. Now it moves around near the firewall. I was told the bearing/bushing is gone.

​​​​​​​I saw some post about the rock solid ram steering, when I called to inquire about it, was told the 2nd Gen Ram has the same steering as the first gen Dakota. He said the he sold some to dakota oeners, just want to verify if this is true.

 

I just replaced the shaft with a borgeson one. The issue is, it move around by the firewall, I was told the bearing/ busing is no longer there. I saw the post for the rock solid ram Steering, inquired about it, was told the 2nd Gen Ram has the same steering as the 1st gen dakota, just wondering if anyone else had the same issue and used the kit to fix

 

Just did mine. Straight forward fix. Definitely feel the difference. I used to get a clunk intermittently, usually when stopping and starting, with a good amount of play in general. This cured those problems. You have to be careful not to drive the bushing in too deep with the auto trans otherwise the shifter might move when steering. Recommend a Dremel to cut the retainer from the spring.