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clint282cc said:
new to this site. dont know if this is were im suppose to ask but i have to anyway... did you change the color in any way? how low is it? can you still put lets say a bike in the back w/out bottoming out?

BADASS truck one day my wanna be will look like that.
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Yes I did change the color just a bit, the clear had extra perl in it n it received 5 coats of clear.
Its the Hotchkis TV lowering kit (can't remember the lowering difference BUT I believe its1.5, 2.5)

I have a hide a hitch and can still tow a 15' double axle trailer w/ 3 Dixie choppers on it (mowers) If I didn't have to tow anything occasionally, I'd throw a 1" block out back to bring it down a bit more.

Doesn't bottom out w/ the trailer.
 
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do you have stock bumpstops? i have 2 inch blocks in the rear and i bottom out with a street bike in the back "over big bumps."

theres no way thats 1.5 inches in the front. its definatly way more than 2 in the rear. i mean look at mine. thats 2 inches. yours is like a 3-4 or a 4-5.

EDIT: i forgot those are 20s. not 17s. but it still looks like 3-4.

look at my front control arms. they point down. yours is so low they almost point up.see what im sayin?
 
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clint282cc said:
do you have stock bumpstops? i have 2 inch blocks in the rear and i bottom out with a street bike in the back "over big bumps."

theres no way thats 1.5 inches in the front. its definatly way more than 2 in the rear. i mean look at mine. thats 2 inches. yours is like a 3-4 or a 4-5.

EDIT: i forgot those are 20s. not 17s. but it still looks like 3-4.

look at my front control arms. they point down. yours is so low they almost point up.see what im sayin?
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HAHA, thats my exhaust your seeing that looks like the control arm (SIG PIC).
Its the Hotchkis which come with new bumpstops:
http://www.socaldakota.com/performance_mopar_dakotadurangoram_suspension_hotchkis.html

It lowers NON R/T's 2/3 and R/T's 1/2.5.
And yes I have 20's w/ a moderate size sidewall.

But I agree for some strange reason, my R/T seems lower (in the front) than it should be. white99dak's dakota in theory should be 1" lower in the front than mine (spintech srings) but side bye side, mine looked lower.

I like my ride height in the front, but like I said, wish I could get the rear lower and still be able to do what I need to (the hotchkiss rear leafs are adjustable, but I'm too lazy)
 
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PIXER said:
HAHA, thats my exhaust your seeing that looks like the control arm (SIG PIC).
Its the Hotchkis which come with new bumpstops:
http://www.socaldakota.com/performance_mopar_dakotadurangoram_suspension_hotchkis.html

It lowers NON R/T's 2/3 and R/T's 1/2.5.
And yes I have 20's w/ a moderate size sidewall.

But I agree for some strange reason, my R/T seems lower (in the front) than it should be. white99dak's dakota in theory should be 1" lower in the front than mine (spintech srings) but side bye side, mine looked lower.

I like my ride height in the front, but like I said, wish I could get the rear lower and still be able to do what I need to (the hotchkiss rear leafs are adjustable, but I'm too lazy)
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The name is WHITEDAK99 there hossy.:jester:

And clint282cc cut your rear bumpstops in half, should help with the bottoming out problem. And Welcome to the site:wave:
 
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sick 660r said:
Did you just ask for more pearl in the clear? Any more details or is just "more pearl"?
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Their are different grades of pearl clear coat. Based on the amount of flakes per ounch or whatever, I just went with a grade 3 instead of the suggested grade 2 :waiting:
 
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PIXER said:
Their are different grades of pearl clear coat. Based on the amount of flakes per ounch or whatever, I just went with a grade 3 instead of the suggested grade 2 :waiting:
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Well you made a very good choice because it looks amazing, nice job!
 
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Congrats man! Beautiful truck.

And guys, if he does sell it most likely it's gunna be me! :mullet:
 
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