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Old 09-10-2010, 06:40 PM
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so ive been thinking about lowering the rear to match the front. do i need to put it on axel stands or can i just do it with all 4 tires on the ground.reason i ask is b.c i dont have axel stands. the ones i found on summit are pretty cheap. they are 2in drop which i assume is how much higher the bed is from the front. otherwise i dont want it to look like im hauling a bunch of crap around and the nose in the air.
 
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Old 09-10-2010, 10:02 PM
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dont do it!!!! just crank the tbars to level the front to the rear
 
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haha i knew you would say that. i hate having so much wheel well exposed. i'm trying to make my sport into an r/t....lol

well i guess i need bigger tires, these 245's are to small
 
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Old 09-10-2010, 10:12 PM
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then fill the wheel well with some bigger tires dummy! lol if u want an r/t get a 2wd dont do it with the 4x4 u'd never be able to keep up with even my 4.7 lol

ive been thinking about dropping the rear on mine to level it out and its a 2wd also been thinking about getting rid of the brush guard and lights cause now i do a lot of city driving for school, it makes it a pain for parking in garages and only drive rural roads on my way to work and even then i don't really use the kc's too much of a hassle
 
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or maybe ill just get some fat 20's to put in the rear to give it a sweet stance.....ive always thought the viper rims blacked out looked siiiiiick on dakotas.
 
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Old 09-10-2010, 10:22 PM
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dont make me smack u with my ring hand!!! lol i do like the viper rims, they r just so expensive they look good on all daks, we have an advantage over the 3rd gen guys viper rims gets played to death over on their side of the forum cause they can just get em off a viper ram and there is companies that make em in that bolt pattern us on the other hand gotta get em off a real viper

but it wont go over 18", even these are a little too big i lost so much sidewall my ride has gone to complete crap and then the ranchos made it worse but man with these tires and the stiffer suspension do i have some grip makes handling so much better
 
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Old 09-10-2010, 10:26 PM
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hahahahaha, but i actually like the stock 16's that i have +1 for chrysler. i need to win the lottery so i can make my dakota frickin sweet.
 
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yea same here, i talk about it all the time but i dont play lol
 
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you will end us saving more money buy not spending money on lottery tickets every week. on a side note i rolled over 128,000 miles the other day. MR. highmileage over here. lol. and i need to get a tranny fluid changed..

sorry this thread is useless im just bored.....any one ever think that DF should have a chat interface like facebook?
 
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Yea lol just rolled over 96k here. I just noticed that u said u got 245s y so thin my truck has 255s on it thought the 4x4s had 265s
 


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