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I just purchased a used '99 Dakota, RC, 5spd Manual, 4x4. It doesn't have a single cup holder in the entire cab. I would like to have something on the floor, but there's not much room around the sticks for the transmission and 4WD. Any suggestions? Thanks! |
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I recently purchased a 2001 Dakota SLT Club Cab 2wd with about 74k miles. I will need tires and shocks pretty soon. I will do mostly street driving and I live in a snow area (central New Jersey). The truck has Michelin P215R75-15's LTX A/Ts which are pretty noisy. Also, I am not sure of the stock OEM size. I have Dodge alloy wheels. TireRack says 215's and other sites say 235's. Can anyone give me suggestions of tires and/or shocks that they have been happy with? As for shocks, I would look for primarily OEM stuff. I don't want to make the ride too stiff. Thanks. |
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Replying to: bbshopper (Jun 10, 2005 6:07 pm) Shock absorbers -- Edelbrock IAS (These are perhaps the very best shock absorber available They are TRUE monotube design. The unique design also reduces braking nose-dive and leaning on turns.) [And NO, they are not stiff] |
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Replying to: bbshopper (Jun 10, 2005 6:07 pm) Shocks - I agree with Bpeebles that you can'y go wrong with the Edelbrock IAS, I have had them on my 2K CC for 6 months and they are great. Ron35
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Tires - I just put on a set of Kumho Venture ATs (265/70-16s). I got them from the Tire Rack for $79 each. They are very highly rated by users on the Tire Rack website. So far, they are an improvement over the stock Goodyear Wrangler RTSs. They have a "mild" all terrain tread. They are a bit noisier than the Wranglers, but they don't howl like some AT tires do. Kumho also has an all season highway tread called the Venture HT. Also, highly rated. As for shocks, I don't have any recommendations yet. Those are next on my list. |
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Replying to: ron35 (Jun 13, 2005 4:55 am) Can you describe the characteristics of the IAS shocks that you feel make it a good unit? How did it alter the ride? Stiffer? Regards, Dusty
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Replying to: dustyk (Jun 14, 2005 7:23 pm) Ron35 |
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Replying to: dustyk (Jun 14, 2005 7:23 pm) This is because the piston contains a weighted valve that can sense when the wheel is trying to move slowly (cornering/braking) or quickly (potholes). This allows the shock absorber to be stiff most of the time to control the wheels and hold them to the road... but when a pothole is encounterd, it INSTANTLY opens up a larger valve within the shock to allow the wheel to move abruptly without transferring the jolt to the vehicle. In actual use, my origial shocks were TOTALLY SHOT and leaking fluid after about 1 year. My Dak had started to have some dangerous suspension problems wheras the rear end would "kick out" to the side over expansion joints (pretty scary at 65 MPH) There was a specific road wheras I could not even accellerate up without the rear wheels breaking loose over every expansion joint. After installing the Edelbrock IAS shocks, I could use FULL THOTTLE in second gear up that hill and the xpansion joints will not even faze it. Each xpansion joint seems to make the rear end hunker down a bit... but I never lose traction. Also, I know my braking and cornering is more controled than it was before the Edelbrock IAS werre installed. As for ride, there are a lot of dirt roads in Vermont.. and every spring there is the frost-heaves. The IAS shocks have performed very well over the 4 years I have had them on my Dak. The Edelbrock IAS also come with rubber boots that go over the piston-shaft. This keeps the elements away from the moving parts. I orderd my Edelbrock IAS from ( http://www.shockwarehouse.com/ ) Other places include; http://www.shox.com/ http://www.northernautoparts.com/index.cfm BEWARE: Shock absorbers are available is MONOTUBE (high pressure) and TWIN-TUBE (low pressure). Be aware that the MONOTUBE is superiour in every way. (except they cost more) |
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I'm also interested in a retractable cover for my 2005 Dakota Club Cab. I've been looking at the Retrax system and the Pace Edwards Jackrabbit and the BAK Roll Back. Anyone have any experience with any of these. tiph
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