Hey folks! First time posting here, so please bear with me. Looking for other Durango owners who have snow plows installed. Looking for a snow plow for my 2000 4.7L Durango. What's everyone using? Thanks!

 

while you technically CAN install a plow on a durango, you will beat the **** out of the front end doing so which will cause alot of problems very quickly, if you want something to plow with i would suggest something better suited to it (full size p/u with a solid front axle)

 

+1 Sharps


I knew someone with one and that only lasted one season. He got himself a full sized truck with a solid axle.

 

The Durango is NOT designed to plow snow. Same with the Dakota. A few folks sell kits for the plow but the front end will be trashed.

How to test?

Take the cross bar out in front of the radiator. It's only like 3 bolts on both sides and slips up and out of the brackets on each side. Simply let the Durango sit over the weekend. Don't move it, don't do anything. After the weekend, put the bar back in.

What?

It doesn't fit? You need someone else to actually push the fenders outward just to replace the bar?

Exactly. The front box is NOT designed for anything outside of what is there. Add a plow to all that and you will basically collapse the entire setup.

IndyDurango

 

Bummer! I am really just looking for a plow for my driveway, that's it! No heavy plowing to be done. I wanted a plow that is small and can be easily attached/detached for each use. Is there nothing like this? Will this still ruin my front end?

 

there is a thread about this in the 2nd or third gen dakota section if you have your heart set on using this truck for the job, but keep in mind that if (ok when) stuff starts breaking it is not dodge's fault, they didnt really design these trucks for that

EDIT: here it is https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...he-dakota.html

im sure that would work on these trucks, but like that thread says, plowing is very rough on front ends

 

Buy a tractor. It's cheaper than a Durango.

 

i like that idea indy, but a snowblower is more effective, ours is going for 15 years old and still working great

 

Theres an idea!

 

It's 82 here in Boston today. Guess I really don't need to worry about that snow plow just yet. But I really have no desire to be outside for hours with a snow blower, shovel, tractor, etc. when I can plow it in 10 or less minutos. Driveway's about 120ft long! Gonna be out there a while. Guess I just need to have more kids to get er dun quicker!