I was attempting to install the tuff country kit i received and as i followed the simple directions in taking off the 3 parts, the wheel assembly still wouldnt drop far enough to install the 2inch spacer. I was told dodges are a pain to put the kits on as you may have to take off the cv or the whole strut? if someone has step by step pics of doing this on a dakota or has done it please help me out! a little help would be greatly appreciated

 

I removed the axle shaft to install mine. You get more droop. did you also remove the sway bar end links?

 

the able shaft is what runs the 4x4 i take it? i removed the the nut from the sway bar yes, on both sides i did. do you have any pictures of how you took the able arm off?! i need this leveled before winters here in full force or else ill be getting stuck!

 

here is the link to my install with some pictures, might not have what you are looking for though. yes, the axle shaft is what runs the 4x4. remove the big nut in the center of the brake rotor. I removed it on the passenger side because I had just replaced the axle shaft and the nut was easy to remove. On the drivers side I did not because the nut was seized, but I was still able to get it in there,, just took a little more maneuvering.

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...installed.html

 

Have a look here. This isn't your leveling kit, but the installation is about the same & this instruction set has most of the pictures you should need.

 

damm im gonna have to go at it again tommorrow and try that then. is that why your caliper was hanging cause you took the axle shaft out? they say this **** was easy to do and i did everything and now its turning into a nightmare haha thanks for the help and hope more can offer help they have from doing this!

 

Yes, I removed the caliper and rotor. Removed the caliper because the brake line will keep the lower control arm from dropping very far......until it breaks.... Removed the rotor because once you remove the caliper, the rotor will fall off anyway. Removing the axle shaft from the hub allows the control arm to drop even more for extra clearance.

 

you havent had any problems with front differential or axles? i got a call back from my mechanic and said the leveling kits can do a number on the front end without having extended front axle shafts? have you heard this at all?

 

nothing major. if your 4x4, dont go more than 2". If you are into hardcore offroading it will cause axle shaft problems (and other problems), but I mine is a road queen so I dont get a lot of flex.

 

your whole front end is ok then since yoube had the kit on? how long have you had it on?