just replied to a guy looking for interior Mark III parts. we'll see what he wants.as for the Dana 44 swap yeah I knew about the tubes being different diameters,may have to have some fab. done .maybe a full floating axle job. heard later models had dana 35 diffs. may have to do that.just thinking out loud. just want to replace that weak 7.5 front diff with something that can handle more torque. want to change both axle ratios to 4.10's . since i have 3.55's and running 31" tires speedo is reading 5 mph slower than actual speed. have to watch the rpm's and lock out overdrive until I reach 55mph. front tires are rubbing on the frame at full turn,gotta fix that too.Also a semi has a better turning radius than my Dakota. However my Dak rides like a dream.
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I finally got the hell out of winder living in auburn now so quite and peaceful out here. Ole dodge is still running great for the most part brakes are spongy though and developed a driveline vibration gotta find me another cheap vehicle so I can throw some money at it lol
yeah i hate that brutal cold up north, sitting here with mid 50's temp in southwest GA.tell ya what though ,nothing more brutal than Mississippi in august 100+ degrees and 90% humidity, feels like 120 degrees ,i've seen peoples shoes soles melt on asphault before.
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Hell yeah man. Weather where i live is up and down. 70 yesturday 30 today
I'm over in statesboro 30 minutes from Savannah. Cold and hot by the hour
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there is not one Gen 2 dakota ext cab or Reg cab 4 x 4,or 2wd,w/V-8 engine auto or manual trans ,truck in this entire town except for mine,and it's a MARK III conversion.theres a few reg cabs 2wd's with v-6 's or I4's.Compaired to those mine looks like it has a 6 inch lift kit,but it is all stock suspension (for now)couple of months ago I smoked a Mustang 5.0 EFI with 5speed, from stoplight to stoplight. I'll never forget the look on that teenager's face! he was like WTF?mouth open.eyes white-eyeing me! 17yrold smoked by a 49 yr old in a 96,4x4 ext cab 5.2L DAKOTA! lol it's tough getting old.and today I'm turning 50! the Site sent me a happy birthday email. too kewl.
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Well happy birthday. There are tons of 2nd gens around. Beat up. I saw one nice one today on SLT wheels. Clean truck. My quad cab will walk a svt lightning. Guy did a fly by after couldn't stand loosing to me. But I'm 21 22 in 3 months. Can't see in the windows tho so he didn't know it haha.
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Same here!
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hell yeah more georgians
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There are still a few Georgians left here. I keep seeing a few trucks up by where I live. A murdered the hell out & slammed Durango RT. I see a gray QC 4x4 on some black american racing D wheels, saw a white lifted QC that looks fantastic, and a few lowered extended cab's too.
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Use to have a 99 Durango 4x4 5.2 that was a good vehicle. Had 215k miles on it. Only reason got rid of it was never could get the hose from the power steering pump to stop leaking. Finally gave up and traded it in, had other problems that was easy to over look, but the power steering was just to much.
Anyway, my Christmas treat to myself is a 94 Dakota, 3.9 automatic with the Mark III package. Body is in great shape, paint has to be redone. I think the motor and all feels solid and runs well. That was until yesterday when the motor just died. Since it did crank up about an hour later, so not the timing belt at least. Going to work on fuel pump later (thanks to info I found on this site).
Anyway, will try to post photos later as I plan on this being a long term project. Am not a mechanic by any means, so apologies up front for any future crazy sounding questions.
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Use to have a 99 Durango 4x4 5.2 that was a good vehicle. Had 215k miles on it. Only reason got rid of it was never could get the hose from the power steering pump to stop leaking. Finally gave up and traded it in, had other problems that was easy to over look, but the power steering was just to much.
Anyway, my Christmas treat to myself is a 94 Dakota, 3.9 automatic with the Mark III package. Body is in great shape, paint has to be redone. I think the motor and all feels solid and runs well. That was until yesterday when the motor just died. Since it did crank up about an hour later, so not the timing belt at least. Going to work on fuel pump later (thanks to info I found on this site).
Anyway, will try to post photos later as I plan on this being a long term project. Am not a mechanic by any means, so apologies up front for any future crazy sounding questions.
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Aint seen one of those Mark III's in a good while. Welcome to the forum.
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welcome welcome, we need a GA meet, and one with a variety of daks.
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Haven't been on in a while, but I agree we need a GA meet! I drive a badass white quad cab on 35's. Still love it and never gonna part with it!!!
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Cmon, you don't love seeing me every time?
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hahahahaha I enjoy every minute of it 
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my truck kicked 160k the other day hahah
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