Well I wasnt going to mention my plan but I stumbled across this thread and just cant keep it to myself.
I will be doing some on-hands research on this some time in the next year. The plan is to take a set of Ram 1500 knuckles with everthing attached(hub,brakes) and put them on my Dakota. I will be using the Ram half shafts so this will make my front end almost 6" wider. I have already been doing some checking and the spline count going into both axles are 29 spline. The difference is the length and the spline count on the hub side of the two. I will be building a set of tubular upper and lower a-arms. The upper arm will be moved to the top of the frame. The best part is I'm using a coilover set up instead of the torsion bar. I will use a hoop for the shocks to mount on then running a cross bar across the engine for added support. Yes I will be changing to the Ram lug pattern as well. For the rear I will just be using spacer/adapters to make up the difference in width and convert to same lug pattern. I am hoping for a 3 to 4" lift but depends on how I design the a-arms.
Before you tell me that it will be cheaper to do a SAS, I already know that. I have a truck built for my offroad fun. I want to keep my Dakota as a DD with lite offroad use. Im mainly looking for a better ride both on and offroad. PLUS, I think it will look great when I'm finished.
Now tell me your thoughts.