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RTjohn
Dodge Dakota
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6/04/2002
00:28:21
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 Subject: 1999 dakota r/t drive shaft material?
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Are all 99 r/t's using a black composite material, possibly carbon fiber for the drive shaft? I looked at mine, and it seems to be carbon fiber or some composite. The shaft is definitly not aluminum! The only aluminum is at the ends of the shaft. You may laugh, but I can send digital pics tomarrow so someone can tell me what I have under there! I did buy it used, but was under the impression it was all stock. Believe it or not I have had this truck for over a year before I ever really took notice to this!
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Lew360
Dodge Dakota
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6/04/2002
01:01:35
| RE: 1999 dakota r/t drive shaft material?
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Mine has a metal driveshaft not aluminum or any kind of composite. Sounds like you got a deal, composite or carbon fiber shafts are really expensive and I've never heard of one on a Dakota. I would love to see pictures and find out were it came from.
'99 RC R/T,Gibson Headers and Cat-back,
MSD 6a BTM, IAT adjuster, Powerdyne
Supercharger.
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CW
GenIII
6/04/2002
09:18:11
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It is aluminum it is just a plastic covering. To help prevent small dings.
2001 4.7HO RC 5sp 3.92 LSD
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HSKR
Dodge Dakota
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6/04/2002
12:01:00
| RE: 1999 dakota r/t drive shaft material?
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The CC's have aluminum driveshafts with a carbon fiber wrap around them to help stop vibrations. The RC's have steel driveshafts with no wrap of any sort. They used aluminum on the CC's to help save some weight with the extra length.
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RTjohn
Dodge Dakota
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6/04/2002
12:03:47
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This is not a wrap, it is a large inner diameter carbon fiber/composite shaft. I will do more investigating, but other CC's do not have this? who knows?
RTjohn
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HSKR
Dodge Dakota
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6/04/2002
12:23:55
| RE: 1999 dakota r/t drive shaft material?
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Have you personally cut apart the driveshaft to verify this??
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