what is the bolt pattern on a 01 dakota 6 on what?

 

excuse my ignorance, but 6 on what? you talking about the rear end? rims? jelly dough-nuts?

 

he means rims

 

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO its 4.5, i was hopin for dough-nuts!

 

Why'd they do this. This must be about the only application in the world that uses a 6x4.5" bolt pattern, yes? The more typical bolt pattern for a 6 lug wheel is 6x5.5". It makes wheel swap choices pretty slim for us.

 

when dodge designed the whole drive train i think it was a Saturday afternoon and they just grabbed whatever and threw it together, because quite frankly the whole drive train sucks *****...cheap for one na undersized for what the truck could be capable of

 

4.5 if you want a second opinion lol

 

i know vipers use this pattern too but haven't heard of anything else

 

I'm not quite sure I agree that the drive train is "cheap", "sucks *****", or that it's "undersized". What about it is cheap? Undersized for what?It's not a Ram; it's a Dakota. It's got about what most half-ton trucks had back in the '90s, and the Dakota is even smaller than them. For instance, the Chevy came with a 305 or a 350, and the Dakota was available with the 318. The Ford had either a 302 or a 351. The Dodge had the 318 or 360. All had 4-speed automatics. The 42/44RE in the Dakota seems sturdy enough (mine's still original). The rear axles have a tendency to whine I understand (mine does also), but as far as reliability goes, I think the Trac-Lok units are the only weak point. So install an Auburn or a full locker. I think, overall, these trucks are pretty dadgum sturdy. I've had a Japanese truck before in the past, renouned for its reliability, and this Dakota is much beefier and drives much better than it did.

 

I am sure that I don't agree.