Dodges are popular in my club as both tow vehicles and as wheelers. This is from my knowledge that I've gained from working on my freinds trucks and planning their lifts.

The axles in that truck are both D60s. You know what that means.

I think you can shackle flip it, not positive. If the shaclkle is in tension I don't see why not.

6+3 should clear 36s easily, and should easily clear 38s as well, especially if he doesn't go off road. One freind of mine runs 36s on a 7" kit easily. 38s should be cake with an additional 2".

I'd still stay with 16x10" rims, most 16s are skinny anyways so they should be fine.

Skyjacker double flex (?) has all heim jointed ends and should give a great ride. Single flex is nearly as good, doesn't flex quite as well but is a lot cheaper. They are both 5.5" kits, but you can add a coil spacer to the front for an extra 1.5".

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The axles under the Dodge will be Dana 60's front and rear and most likely 4.10's. With that big of a lift, most probably 39.5" tires would fit. The Dodge has tall, but narrow wheel wells when viewed from the side. It is unlikely there will be any trimming required as it is a street truck.

The V10 Dodge is a very strong motor - much better than the Ford V10 and should be able to turn the tires easily. Will he feel the affects? Yes. But it is a street truck.

The tranny is a Chrysler 47RH which is actually the strongest of the AOD transmissions as all the torque goes through the overdrive hub all the time. It does the same on all Chrysler rear wheel drive AOD trannys.

The transfer case is a NV241D. It has 2.71 low range. Installing a JB Conversions Fixed Output Shaft kit will beef it up quite a bit, but is not neccessary as the transfer case is quite strong as is.

I built my own shackle flip for my '95. You may be able to modify an Off-Road Designs Chevy shackle flip kit for use. I was able to remove the stock 4" block.

I personally like narrow rims: I run 15X8 rims with 36X12.50R15 Swampers on my Dodge, 16X8 rims with 315/75R-16 BFGs on my Blazer, and have 16X8 rims on the Av. Go with a 4" offset to keep the tires under the truck. That will also help keep the front bearings alive.

For what your friend is interested in, any lift kit will do. A lift kit that big will include new upper and lower leading arms and springs and block for the rear. Go with the dual shock option as that big of a lift will make the truck lean heavily when turning.

If there is to be any trimming it will be nothing more than what is trimmed on a GM. The front bumper metal is not much bigger than the chrome you see. The rest is plastic and is very easy to trim. The tough part for the front is possibly the rear of the wheel well. Dodge's do not have much fender there. Remove the plastic fender liner to increase some clearance if it rubs and is objectionable. There is a pinch seam that can be trimmed under the fender liner. The rear fenders may need a small amount of trimming.

If a full-floating front axle is desired, DynaTrac makes a kit to replace the actuator and hubs with full-floating hub and a 1-piece long side axle.

Good luck.

 

dang, that was a quick reply. man i love the GM boards. thanks, Evan

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'96, richmond 3.73, detroit rear, cold air, dual flowmasters, new drive-train,

 

I have also seen 39.5's on around 9" lift. And you can buy a shakle flip kit, don't remember where?

94 GMC 6" superlift 3" body

 

No, 2500's have D60 front D70 rear, the 3500 has a D60 front/D80 rear

 

My friend has a 94 with 6+3 and 39.5 Mickey T's with no rubbing at all

 

I think that tatertot/wwwthreads_images/icons/laugh.gif is right, now that I think about it. We thought that my freind's truck had the D70 rear, but later found out that it had a D60. Turns out that it was because it's a V8, the Diesels and V10s get the 70 though. Good call taternuts!/wwwthreads_images/icons/crazy.gif (if you watch That 70's show you'll get that...)

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yeah...D60/D70 in Auto 2500s/3500s...

i would go with skyjacker suspension as well..i guess PA body lift, as its seems to be the most complete kit. as mentioned about 6 & 3 would clear 38s.

The Pair

Crank 'em 1" - measure first!!!

 

36's will fit on a 5.5 suspension lift, I have a friend with 44's on his 2000

http://www.geocities.com/supaflie/wxl.html

 

got a friend with a 3" body lift running 35s with a 1/2 ton...

Craig

'Mud Duck' 89 S-10 P/U 4.3L 31" Yoko M/Ts
99 S-10 2.2L 2WD 5 Speed Stepside Totally Stock /wwwthreads_images/icons/frown.gif

 

I heard the Skyjacker kits have fitment issues. 90 on 40's, you around here?/wwwthreads_images/icons/tongue.gif

Chrome sucks
285/75R16, 255/85R16, & 305/70R16 fit on a stock GM IFS fullsize 4x4 truck when on the stock 16x7 rims.

 

i have installed a 5.5 inch skyjacker lift on a 2000 dodge 2500 extracab v10 and there were some issues not covered in the directions.
1. the front driveshaft will not fit after the lift due to exhaust clearance problems
2.the pass side tierod binds when the suspension is at full droop due to the draglink angle
3. if you buy the skyjacker dual shock kit you cannot run the stock front brakelines becuase with the steering at full lock the steel end of the brakehose will hit the shock ( and break it off within a few turns we did this just to see what would happen the line cracked after 9 turns hitting the shock)the after market braided steel lines do not interfere
4. when you replace these lines you must route the abs wire's a new way becuase the clip from the stock hose wont clip to the braided hose
i think those were the only big problems we had i'll check my notes at the shop and let ya know if i had any other problems

i hope this helps if you use this kit so you dont have the surprizes i had

this truck is running 36 15.5 16.5 funcountry rads on 16.5 9.75 wheels ( he started with 16.5 12 but the tires stuckout 8 to 9")
e-mail me if you have any problems

 

thanks for the inforamtive replies. I"ll send them his way and see what he has to say.

---Peacock posted this

'96, richmond 3.73, detroit rear, cold air, dual flowmasters, new drive-train,