[DoubleJ]

...that no one makes a rear 2" lowering block kit for a 2000 2WD Dakota? No one. I've been searching all day, and all I can find is R/T stuff, 99 and older stuff, and 03 and newer stuff. I just want 2" steel or iron blocks, U-bolts, and nylocs.

If anyone knows of a quality kit like this that I've missed, please let me know. No shady ebay parts, and I'd prefer to avoid aluminum blocks, thanks.

 

[DoubleJ]

Just heard back from Belltech, they only do springs or hangers.

I did find a company call DJM that says they sell a kit for my truck. Anyone heard of them? Any good? Seems hard to go wrong with steel blocks.

Western Chassis says their universal kit for GM trucks will also work for my Dakota, and offers an option for a 2 degree pinion angle for extended cab trucks. I got confused there, seems the driveshaft angle would be more extreme on a standard cab since the rear axle is closer to the transmission. What am I missing there?

 

[Haffner467]

Just heard back from Belltech, they only do springs or hangers.

I did find a company call DJM that says they sell a kit for my truck. Anyone heard of them? Any good? Seems hard to go wrong with steel blocks.

Western Chassis says their universal kit for GM trucks will also work for my Dakota, and offers an option for a 2 degree pinion angle for extended cab trucks. I got confused there, seems the driveshaft angle would be more extreme on a standard cab since the rear axle is closer to the transmission. What am I missing there?

I just went down to orielleys and bought a universal kit...I had to buy larger diameter u bolts...but other then that nothing is different..is it a Chrysler 9.25 rear end?

 

[DoubleJ]

I just went down to orielleys and bought a universal kit...I had to buy larger diameter u bolts...but other then that nothing is different..is it a Chrysler 9.25 rear end?

It's a commercial rear end per the glovebox, open diff per the jack-it-up-in-the-air-and-spin-a-tire test. Trim level is SLT, and it seems to have about every option, but no LSD.

 

[Haffner467]

It's a commercial rear end per the glovebox, open diff per the jack-it-up-in-the-air-and-spin-a-tire test. Trim level is SLT, and it seems to have about every option, but no LSD.

You should be fine just going down to orielleys and buying the 35 doller kit

 

[DoubleJ]

Ok, I'll check that place out.

How about Ground Force, anyone heard of/used those guys? Blocks are supposed to be cast iron.

 

[Haffner467]

Ok, I'll check that place out.

How about Ground Force, anyone heard of/used those guys? Blocks are supposed to be cast iron.

I can just speech for myself...these universal ones have worked fine for the past 2 years and honestly I don't think it matters to much about what there made of

 

[hskrRT]

...that no one makes a rear 2" lowering block kit for a 2000 2WD Dakota? No one. I've been searching all day, and all I can find is R/T stuff, 99 and older stuff, and 03 and newer stuff. I just want 2" steel or iron blocks, U-bolts, and nylocs.

If anyone knows of a quality kit like this that I've missed, please let me know. No shady ebay parts, and I'd prefer to avoid aluminum blocks, thanks.

Did you know a Dakota R/T is a 2wd Dakota? And lowering blocks are specific. If it will fit a R/T it should fit your truck.

 

[DoubleJ]

Did you know a Dakota R/T is a 2wd Dakota? And lowering blocks are specific. If it will fit a R/T it should fit your truck.

I did know that, but it's my understanding that with the additional 5hp that the R/T makes, it requires a 3.5" axle tube, while my 4.7 powered truck only uses a 3" axle tube. Unfortunately I don't have an R/T laying around to measure.

 

[Haffner467]

I did know that, but it's my understanding that with the additional 5hp that the R/T makes, it requires a 3.5" axle tube, while my 4.7 powered truck only uses a 3" axle tube. Unfortunately I don't have an R/T laying around to measure.

if they dont fit you can buy some larger diameter u bolts

 

[hskrRT]

I did know that, but it's my understanding that with the additional 5hp that the R/T makes, it requires a 3.5" axle tube, while my 4.7 powered truck only uses a 3" axle tube. Unfortunately I don't have an R/T laying around to measure.

The axle on your truck is based on what was ordered. All R/Ts came with the 9.25 axle. You could get that in a 4.7L as well. The axle tubes are the same size on every 9.25 axle housing.

 

[DoubleJ]

Not sure which one I've got, the boring one would be my guess, but every site I checked asked whether it was an R/T or not, and some post I came across indicated a larger axle in those models.

 

[hskrRT]

Not sure which one I've got, the boring one would be my guess, but every site I checked asked whether it was an R/T or not, and some post I came across indicated a larger axle in those models.

Well, if you saw it on the internet in a post you came across it must be right.

 

[DoubleJ]

Did I miss something Husker? What's with the attitude? Looks like you've got an R/T, what's the diameter on the axle tube?

 

[hskrRT]

No attitude other than not understanding that the R/T doesn't use any parts specific only to that model. So if you don't know what rear end you have in your truck, you arent going to get any good answers.

 

[Blakota02]

If you look at the rear axle cover pan, and notice it's an octogon or stop sign shaped with 12 bolts going around, u have a 9.25 or "corporate 9". In which case, parts specified for r/t's will work.

If it's sort of oval shaped with 10 bolts, u have an 8.75.

I have a 4.7 2wd and mine has the 9.25

 

[DoubleJ]

Update, I picked up the Ground Control kit, specified to fit 97-04 RWD Dakotas. It comes with 3" U-Bolts. I do not have a 3" rear axle. Things got pretty creative, but I got it in there. My only concern is that the U bolts are of a smaller diameter than the ones I pulled out. I'm going to give them a shout an see what they think.