the chrysler version is called a sundance
my buddy has one with flames on it, it looks pretty sweet.
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Plymouth made the Sundance.
There wasn't really a Chrysler version of the P-body. Supposedly the suspension was based off the Daytona and the chassis was a smaller version of the K-car platform. Plymouth got a softer cruiser suspension setup and Dodge got a sportier version.


I've got a crapload of car info in my brain, and I learn new stuff all the time. Thanks though! When I was growing up from about the time I was 10 until I got out of high school I had subscriptions to Automobile, Road & Track, Car & Driver, and Popular Mechanics. There was a time when I could recognize about 95% of the cars on the road at night just by the shape and location of the headlights and parking lights.

I do, however, rely on research for some things, such as the Shadow/Sundance trivia. I didn't know about the suspension/platform stuff, but a quick Google search turns up quite a bit of info.




IMHO the 4.7 is a much better engine for a daily driver. I had one in my Jeep and it was a great power plant. It's more of a "car" engine, designed to be more efficient in a higher RPM range, which is (again, imho) why they get better mileage. The 3.9/5.2/5.9 is an old engine design that was first created back in what, the early 1960s as the 273 cid. The old pushrod motors tend to make more power down low, especially the 360, which is good for rock crawling, trails, towing, hauling heavy loads, etc.

 

The 360 was offered in the R/T in regular and club cabs, and in the SLT, SLT Plus, Sport, and Sport Plus but only in the Quad Cab versions.

If you really want a manual, you might be better served by getting a Ram 1500. They're only about 400 pounds heavier than a quad cab dakota, they've got a solid front axle (up to 2001, you know, the good looking ones), they've got a 6 or 8' bed that a sheet of plywood will sit flat on the bottom of instead of short by narrow, they get about the same fuel mileage, especially if you get the manual.

Don't get me wrong, I love my Dakota, but I'd really like a 4' wide bed between the tires and a solid front axle. I don't care so much about the manual, and I like being able to fit into more parking spaces since it is about 8" narrower, 9" shorter in length, and 6 or 7" in height.

 

Well whichever one had the Chrysler emblem on it is what my buddy had so I was taking a shot in the dark that it would be a Chrysler .

 

Back in the day all three pretty much used the penta star for the logo.

 

Question.....if the Payload = 1687 lbs. would that not make the Gen 2 Dakota more of a 3/4 ton? than a 1/2 ton.

 

How do you figure? Tonnage rating has absolutely nothing to do with physical tons.

 

If you notice it was a question.......as in do you have an answer mr. smarty pants

 

re-read post 12 in this thread.

 

You are right if I had completely read that it would of been a bit more clear........I guess I always thought the weight payload/towing stuff would be more strait forward......kind of confusing, like how my dad's super dudy F250 4x4 can tow 20,000lbs.