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01DurangoSLT · Jun 16, 2008

yeah, I know, I crawled under and took a look already..as it stands it will fit but I dont know if or how much the rear sways move during operation?
is that the problem people had with the hotchkis?
it would hit it during driving or just flat wouldn't fit in there for the install?
The good news is I will send it back if it doesn't work out and the even better news is im getting a truetrac and 4.56 gears

keep in mind I'm coming from 3.55 and open dif.

tosterho said:
Not to be a downer but I looked at those diff covers and that one might not work with the sway bars because it sticks out further than the stocker. Let me know if it works out for you!

tosterho · Jun 21, 2008

Yeah that will defintiely be a difference from the open diff and 3.55 gears I think with the hotchkis it wouldn't fit with it moving or not. I know there is another maker of sway bars that was known to be ok with that type of cover. So when are you getting them installed?

01DurangoSLT · Jun 21, 2008

It doesn't fit. that cover is huge! very nice but no way will it fit with my fatter sways.
probably next week I will have them install the detroit and the gears.
1k to install them as you know.

I sold my 17" R/T wheels and ordered the 20" replicas and got some Yokohama Parada Spec-X 285/50 tires so I will be sitting around 31.5" which should be just right for the new gears .. rpm wise.
I also swapped out the intake for an 03 intake the other day.
Truck is running VERY nice.
only thing left after this would be heads and cams

tosterho said:
Yeah that will defintiely be a difference from the open diff and 3.55 gears I think with the hotchkis it wouldn't fit with it moving or not. I know there is another maker of sway bars that was known to be ok with that type of cover. So when are you getting them installed?

tosterho · Jun 22, 2008

why don't you just get your heads ported? I wouldn't go over h.o. cams for the engine because many people I have talked to have said that it wasn't worth the price for the small amount of horsepower you get from 206 or 212 cams. It might be a good idea to get new lash adjusters at the same time. There is a company called killians that does good head porting you should be able to find them on a web search. Let me know how that gear install goes!

tosterho · Jun 22, 2008

Even though my truck is an 02 it already has an 03 manifold so I don't know what difference you would get with that only but I know cams and head work should make a huge difference. Have you looked at getting an underdrive pulley also?

01DurangoSLT · Jun 22, 2008

im not, i was thinking ho cams and the economy heads from airram

tosterho said:
why don't you just get your heads ported? I wouldn't go over h.o. cams for the engine because many people I have talked to have said that it wasn't worth the price for the small amount of horsepower you get from 206 or 212 cams. It might be a good idea to get new lash adjusters at the same time. There is a company called killians that does good head porting you should be able to find them on a web search. Let me know how that gear install goes!

01DurangoSLT · Jun 22, 2008

i keep meaning to get one of those.
whos the cheapest vendor for those i wonder.
and do I need a new belt as well?

tosterho said:
Even though my truck is an 02 it already has an 03 manifold so I don't know what difference you would get with that only but I know cams and head work should make a huge difference. Have you looked at getting an underdrive pulley also?

tosterho · Jun 22, 2008

Check out www.rpmoutlet.com for the underdrive pulley or talk to nick at airram he might have a good deal. You will need a new belt I know that asp makes an underdrive pulley for our vechicles and they tell you what belt size you need.

01DurangoSLT · Jun 25, 2008

Now I remember why, because i cant ever find the damn thing! I'll be damned if I can find it on rpmoutlet either..

tosterho said:
Check out www.rpmoutlet.com for the underdrive pulley or talk to nick at airram he might have a good deal. You will need a new belt I know that asp makes an underdrive pulley for our vechicles and they tell you what belt size you need.

tosterho · Jun 26, 2008

http://www.rpmoutlet.com/dodged.htmasp.htm

01DurangoSLT · Jun 26, 2008

I'm an idiot.
thank you.
I must say though, their webpage is kinda nebulous and hard to wade through.
I ordered it and they only charged 40$ for over nite shipping.
will have on by this weekend. i just need to know what belt to get at advanced auto..
Thank you again

tosterho said:
http://www.rpmoutlet.com/dodged.htmasp.htm

01DurangoSLT · Jun 27, 2008

Dont use that link. it will take your order but is false order.

Response::Your order was placed on an obsolete shopping cart.It was from our old website.You were not charged for this transaction at all and your order was purged from the system.If you would like to reorder your parts give us a call here at RPM at 281-854-0300.Thank you for choosing RPM.Have a great day.HH

tosterho said:
http://www.rpmoutlet.com/dodged.htmasp.htm

01DurangoSLT · Jun 27, 2008

I wondered why the hell I couldnt find it. now I know, because it wasn't even there. heh..

back to square 1 I guess.

tosterho · Jun 28, 2008

Sorry just ask nick from airram. I know he can get you one and tell you the belt number.

01DurangoSLT · Jun 28, 2008

that was the first person I tried bro.

tosterho said:
Sorry just ask nick from airram. I know he can get you one and tell you the belt number.

tosterho · Jun 30, 2008

here is the page straight from asp racing that you can order the pulley from
http://www.aspracing.com/mopar.htm

01DurangoSLT · Jul 18, 2008

I'm soo sick of trying to order thios part I could f***ing puke!
everyone claims to have them on their webstores but fact of the mkatter is none of them have them!
I've tried 6-7 places now and had orders with 3 of them before i started calling them first to verify.
asp is saying not untill september!
get real. like I'm gonna let anyone sit on the order for 2 months.
what a royal pain in the ass.
anyone got an asp-501150 for sale?

tosterho said:
here is the page straight from asp racing that you can order the pulley from
http://www.aspracing.com/mopar.htm

cegpcola · Jul 18, 2008

Just read this thread, and this sounds like a nice build.

01DurangoSLT · Jul 18, 2008

thnx. only thing left is the heads and cams.

very fun to drive now.

its hard to express the feeling of a 3rd gear chirp @ 45mph with both wheels

luv'n it!

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