front bags 96 dakota

ok yall ive had this truck for a while and the back is bagged but im hearin all kinds of shit for the front so will someone please clear this up for me i want to get this done

The front is pretty simple really. I used fullsize chevy cups. Really youd be better off getting the DIY kit from Suicidedoors and making your own cups. Mine are a little short and I dint get a lot of lift in the front. I'm also runnin 2" Western Chassis drop spindles. Trim the shit outta the spring pockets, ditch the sway bar. You'll need to pull the inner fenders unless you are running a small wheel & tire. There's some stuff you'll need to address under the hood once you do that, like the computer and the main harness to the fuse box (at least on my 93 I had to move em up a little). Now, if you want it to trully lay frame front to back you'll need to Z the frame somewhere between 1.5"-2". Hope that helps.

ok draggindodge wat does z the frame mean exactly everybody says that but im not sure

Edited: 2/1/2008 10:21:04 AM by draggindakota

Here's a pic of part of a z. Not the best but it was all I could find at the moment. I haven't done mine yet.



Basically, you cut the frame in front of the firewall (both sides) move the front section up however much is needed to make the x-member even with the rest of the frame, then weld it back together and plate the shit outta it. Then cut the frame horns in front of the x-member and move them down the same amount you moved up. Weld it and plate it.

EDITI found this thread in the Ask Max forum. Has some better pics of a Z in progress (it's on a yota but the process is the same)

ok thatnks man but do i have to do that to bag the front?

ok to bag the front remove you shock and spring, cut the bump stops off the lower control arm, intall your cups and bags u can run the air line through the top side where the shock use to come through, then depnding on wheel size remove your inner fender wells and wsher resorvoir yea found that out the other day ha ha and it will be low, then to lay the front out get 2in drop spindles. hope this helps personally my frame is not going to be z, ed and it will lay, drag it a little then weld in a plate to reinforce what u drug off

yea that will work too, you plan on just buying smaller tires

yeah im runnin 17 in rt durango rims with 245 45 17 kuhmo's i dont know how close it will be but do i have to get the drop spindles

i dont think youll have to be honest, it shoyuld lay, mine is a half inch off the ground with, stck tires so u got like a inch or so small tire it should

Edited: 2/13/2008 9:44:58 PM by assdraggindodge

wat did you do for the exhaust cross over under ther trans and that bed cover wont work on mine its an extended cab the bed length is different