Well i finally got off my lazy a$# and scrapped my old control arms due to wrong angles i messed up on the first round, and took my front end apart to make some jigs. needless to say nothing went the way i wanted it to go. drill bit broke and the store didnt have any bigger than 1/2' and our hardware is all metric so its a **** hair bigger than 1/2" anyway!!! here is the length of the new 3" wider control arms well be expecting to see when my tax return comes in.

 

if you need any help ill be glad to contribute, i also have an 06 2wd and am in vegas.

 

Lookin good 06dak! I cant wait to see it installed!

 

yea i cant wait either lol. uniballs are $100 each and poly bushings arent cheap either so once i get my tax return ill buy those and then some 4130 chromoly and get to work...


hey lv06 what part of town are you in? and do you use your dakota everyday?

 

can't wait to see what you come up with and the results of these. what shocks are you thinking about running?

 

so wait, what will this allow you to do by widening those control arms?

 

increases suspension travel, wider stance = better handling, all sorts of cool stuff.

 

sounds good, so these are custom im assuming? if they are how much would it be to get some fabbed up by whoever is making them

 

extending control arms allows for a BIG increase in suspension travel without severely effecting the angles. they also do away with balljoints and use new joints called uniballs. which are good for about 35* of articulation which doesnt sound like alot but put along a "long lever" like a control arm. that number gets multiplied. for shocks i am running FOA reservoir bypass coilovers in the front. and FOA reservoir shocks in the rear with deaver leaf springs.

im not sure how much they are going to cost yet. i have a build sheet that i add all the cost of materials to as i go. and im building everything.

go on youtube and type in long travel ranger or trophy truck or prerunner or anything like that. youll see the stuff they can do

 

i dont off road my truck too much, but would the better handling and other things still be of benefit for on road? or would i even notice a difference on the highway