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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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Default Durango Brakes on 2wd dakota??

Just wondering if anyone has done/tried this, if so, if they have any info...

I know a cool guy named dan keller did it on a 4x4 dak.

thanks!!
 
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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Uh front brakes or back? I assume you mean front. I would think it would work its the same mechanicaly.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 07:53 PM
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Well, there were diff mech. actually.

heres the link:

http://bigdakotabrakes.gotdns.com/brakes.html
 

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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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guess i was wrong...
 
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 12:24 AM
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interesting, he has a pretty good point
 
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 09:26 AM
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Who does?

you can see by the link that they are diff. mechanically..
 
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 11:00 AM
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the brakes that he put on his truck are the same setup that came STOCK on my dads 03 dakota, my DURANGO has the set that he took off, so not everything he said was true

BOTH dakota and durango came with both brake options on them, my truck got the smaller brakes even tho it has the tow package on it (and it stops 1000000 times better than my dads) and my dads truck got the bigger brakes even tho he only has a v6 with a bumper hitch


EDIT: i sent him this email explaining what is wrong in his write up

i would like to correct a number of things that you stated in you "big break upgrade" website found here

http://bigdakotabrakes.gotdns.com/brakes.html

#1, not ALL durangos came with the bigger brakes on them, my 2002 SLT+ came fully loaded from the factory with the SMALLER brakes on it.
#2, SOME dakotas did come WITH the bigger brakes from the factory my dads 2003 DAKOTA came from the factory with the big breaks on it
#3, BOTH types of front calipers were available on EITHER truck, the systems were NOT specific to one vehicle or another

thank you for you time, and i hope that you make these corrections to you website so that you dont misinform people of these facts and cause them to waste their money before they check which system they have on their truck
 

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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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thanks for the clarification shrp... ima go check and see which ones i have
 
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 08:21 PM
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no problem at all man, just want to make sure that everybody is aware of the FULL facts of the deal and not what some guy online says
 
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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any reply back from him yet?
 
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