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Old Feb 26, 2020 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by zaneb
Man, don't like hearing that.
Oh, your 2wd. You dont have to worry about cv shafts then. Just ball joints and tie rod ends. I did'nt have any issues with those, but I had previously upgraded them to Moog parts.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2020 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by RicOshea
I'll explain my canadian lexicon ... "ofc" meaning 'of course' So translates to 'Of course why would you need that part/mod if you only have a 2wd drivetrain'.

I did however find the perfect wheel for what I think would be a nice build, keeping true to the mopar R/T theme but giving the truck a more present day aesthetics. The plan is to add more black to the already black accents the truck has. '18 TRMAAA these came stock on the Dakota '08 sport package. I also would like to add some black stepbars/nerfbars and some night runner headlight assembles, assuming I can still find some OEM. if not aftermarket 'ANZO' will have to do.
Those wheels are super nice. I've never seen them before. Sounds like you have some nice plans for your truck. I thought about adding a nerfbar, but I use the drive thru car wash all the time and figured it would be able to clean the front as well. I wish there were some after market headlights for the Raider. I just put LED's in and they're ok. I did get a MaxEnergy 2000 tuner on Monday, but haven't took the time to use it. I'll probably do some twinking with it tomorrow.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2020 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jkeaton
Oh, your 2wd. You dont have to worry about cv shafts then. Just ball joints and tie rod ends. I did'nt have any issues with those, but I had previously upgraded them to Moog parts.
Well, that's good news for me. I like the look, but I'm not sure if I like the change in handling. I did notice that the rubber on my driver side upper ball joint was tore when I installed the spacer, so I need to replace it later anyway. The joint seemed to still function fine, so I just packed it with as much grease as I could.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2020 | 02:00 AM
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I've decided to leave the 3" strut spacers on. I really like the look. I will ride it out and see what happens.
 
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