98DakotaSLT Build Thread
idk i think it rides fine, everyone said with me having cranked t bars and rear blocks it would ride like **** but i beg to differ, i think it rides no different. If you wanna jack it up and but big mud tires like i have on it then don't expect it to ride like a Cadillac, it's a truck and its not gonna ride the smoothest
and if you paint my frame rails ill let you do it
and if you paint my frame rails ill let you do it
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Kinda pissed, wheels still will not be in untill next week, but! I here is afew pics anyways,
teaser shot of the tires:
Dakota42.jpg
AND... started sanding :
Dakota41.jpg
hope everyone likes it
teaser shot of the tires:
Dakota42.jpg
AND... started sanding :
Dakota41.jpg
hope everyone likes it
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Nice tires. Deep tread.
It may just be the camera angle, but are the tires different sizes? What size are they?
(Just in case they are different.) All 4 tires on a 4WD NEED to be the same size. Or else your going to kill your transfercase.
It may just be the camera angle, but are the tires different sizes? What size are they?
(Just in case they are different.) All 4 tires on a 4WD NEED to be the same size. Or else your going to kill your transfercase.
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Hahaha no, its definitly the camera angle. All four tires are 285/75r16s 
They are cooper st's if anyone would like to know, cooper has now moved on to the st maxx but theyre a directional tread tire. Took a long time to track these down but bought them for a great deal.
They are cooper st's if anyone would like to know, cooper has now moved on to the st maxx but theyre a directional tread tire. Took a long time to track these down but bought them for a great deal.
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Dang! thats turning out to be a very nice build!
Makes me can't wait till I start getting everything done on my truck.
How do you like the rancho 9000xl's? I'm thinking about getting a set of them eventually.
Makes me can't wait till I start getting everything done on my truck.
How do you like the rancho 9000xl's? I'm thinking about getting a set of them eventually.
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lastrights - you bet, 5 speed is awesome, so is a LSD
blackdak - I like my 9000xls, I use them on a 3 out of 9 setting, they are very stiff (even on low settings) and very much overkill for our trucks, I only bought them because nothing else was in stock and I got a great deal.
My suggestion is go with something that fits your needs, if your offroad, logging roads etc, then maybe buy something a little better then stock, if not. Get something for comfort.
On the other hand....
WHEELS AND TIRES ARE ON! Pics to come tommorow... they look unreal.
blackdak - I like my 9000xls, I use them on a 3 out of 9 setting, they are very stiff (even on low settings) and very much overkill for our trucks, I only bought them because nothing else was in stock and I got a great deal.
My suggestion is go with something that fits your needs, if your offroad, logging roads etc, then maybe buy something a little better then stock, if not. Get something for comfort.
On the other hand....
WHEELS AND TIRES ARE ON! Pics to come tommorow... they look unreal.
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lastrights - you bet, 5 speed is awesome, so is a LSD
blackdak - I like my 9000xls, I use them on a 3 out of 9 setting, they are very stiff (even on low settings) and very much overkill for our trucks, I only bought them because nothing else was in stock and I got a great deal.
My suggestion is go with something that fits your needs, if your offroad, logging roads etc, then maybe buy something a little better then stock, if not. Get something for comfort.
On the other hand....
WHEELS AND TIRES ARE ON! Pics to come tommorow... they look unreal.
blackdak - I like my 9000xls, I use them on a 3 out of 9 setting, they are very stiff (even on low settings) and very much overkill for our trucks, I only bought them because nothing else was in stock and I got a great deal.
My suggestion is go with something that fits your needs, if your offroad, logging roads etc, then maybe buy something a little better then stock, if not. Get something for comfort.
On the other hand....
WHEELS AND TIRES ARE ON! Pics to come tommorow... they look unreal.
Can't wait to see the wheels and tires!
Last edited by 01blackdak; Jul 15, 2011 at 09:52 AM.