I would like to upgrade my brakes and spindle/hub too 2005 5 on 5.5 over the 2001's 6 on 4.5 . Is this possible or not .Any help good or bad is welcome

 

I'm working with a friend on this right now.

2WD, you can use the 03 upright/spindle with an 01 Ram hub and F-150 rotor on the front. In back, I'm working with a local offroad shop to offer swap-in 5 lug axles. The caviat is that rotors are only available for a 5 lug pattern for the 9 and 11 inch brake drums, not the 10 inch. Some people have had their flanges welded and re-drilled, but I would not trust that.

4WD is still in the air on what will/will not work.

 

That spells Danger Will Robinson Danger warped problems in your future

 

Like I said, i'm working on a friend that owns a local off road shop that does baja rigs, rock climbers, mud trucks, ect. He has axle cutting/splining equipment, so all I need is axle lengths and spline counts and he can make them. Just don't know cost yet (He's on vacation for the first time in a good while, it's a 5 man shop when he's there and 4 when he's gone).

The front combination of the 03 dak upright/01 ram hub/F150 rotor is a known working combination for 2WD. But I do not know about 4WD compatibility yet. I need to find out if the ram and dakota use the same CV stubs and hub mounting pattern.

 

I checked and 1500 and 05 up kota,s use 33 spline 01 uses 31. have 11 inch rear drums already [tow package ie 391 gears posi.]

 

thanks, I'll make to check on that for sure. Could probably put the ram CV's on the dakota diff, methinks (again, assuming the hub bolt-up pattern for the 3 bolts are same and front diff are same)

 

Are the 03 spindle, 01 Ram hub, and f150 rotor bolt up?

 

supposedly they do for 2WD. The rotor has to be modified just a shave to fit the bolt pattern. I forget what year the rotor is though....it's out on the interwebs....hint: it's a forum that we're not allowed to link to on here.