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POSTED BY: MuddRunner_7_2 on 11/13/2011 09:18:47 PM

i was wondering if any one on here could help me or give me some tips, i want to do a solid axle swap on my 98 dakota sport. any info on doing this would be a great help. thanks in advance

POSTED BY: lets_runum on 11/14/2011 01:07:22 PM

Easiest way is to remove the entire front suspension from a late 70's ford f-150. All the brackets are bolted on and the ford frame is only 3/4" wider than your dakota frame. The worst part is cutting all of the old brackets out of the dakota. Mine is sitting on a 2001 dana 60 out of a f350 with leaf springs. the superduty spring perches line up with your frame rails so brackets are really easy. Lots of picks on my page.

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POSTED BY: MuddRunner_7_2 on 11/14/2011 05:11:06 PM

Thanks that helps, now I just need the parts an too find some one local enough to give me hand with the fabricating and what not.

POSTED BY: MuddRunner_7_2 on 11/14/2011 06:23:42 PM

My next question is, how long would it take to complete this swap after I get all the parts?, this is my daily driven truck.

POSTED BY: lets_runum on 11/15/2011 01:38:09 PM

This is not a weekend project. It is a lot of fabrication. Putting the new parts on is the easy part. Getting the old stuff all ripped out and the frame cleaned up takes some time. At least you have a steering box. thats one thing that you won't have to make. Mine was in the garage for several months, but it wasn't my daily rig. It's well worth it because you'll never have to worry about cv shafts and ball joints with the torsion turned up again. I have 4" chevy half ton springs with stock shackels and stock dakota leafs in the rear with 3" blocks and a 3" body lift and I'm clearing 35" boggers with no rubbing and it will flex a 921 on the RTI ramp.

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