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texaslawdawg
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11/10/2002
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 Subject: R/T 3.55's or 3.92's ? Help, I'm scared
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I've asked before and a few guys said ALL R/T's come stock with 3.92's, but on my window price sticker it says 3.55's on the base equipment side of the sticker, then on the R/T package group options it says "anti-spin differential" but says absolutely nothing about 3.92 gears. I'm scared !! How do I find out for sure what gears I have ??
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afi360
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11/10/2002
04:55:49
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my friend has a 4.7L with 'anti spin differential', but has the 3.55's...NO R/T CAME WITHOUT 3.92's. Could be a typo on the dealers behalf, or some other oddity...but i have NEVER heard of a 3.55 r/t..hope it helps a little
btw...check the inside of your glove box, theres a sticker there that might be able to tell you
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cbsdakota
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11/10/2002
05:01:30
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R/T's only come with the 3.93 gears and anti-spin. If you don't have the sticker to tell you then go down the highway at 60. Record the RPM and go to www.randysringandpinion.com. They have a tire size calculator, so do that first. Then go to the RPM calculator and put in the tire size you got and 3.93 for the gears. You should get almost the same RPM. Hope this helps.
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Lesley
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11/10/2002
13:44:29
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Your R/T should have 3:92 gears, as well the rear end differential should be 9.25" instead of the regular 8.25". Somewhere on that rear axle should be a sticker telling you what the gear ratio is.
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Hersbird
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11/10/2002
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What year is your R/T? I do beleive that in 2002 they started making it possible to get 3.55 gears on an R/T, kind of like the buckets are standard but you can get the bench instead as a no cost option. So maybe this is the same with the gears. I also heard once that some of the Canidian R/T's were coming with 3.55s in 2002. Finally check the sticker in the glove box, mine lists "DMH-3.92 rear axle ratio"
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Hersbird
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11/10/2002
13:58:03
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Worst case if you do have 3.55's it's all the better reason to get 4.56's!
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texaslawdawg
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11/10/2002
15:04:38
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Its a 2002, and thanks for everyone's replies.....I had no idea that sticker was in the glove box, they are 3.92's. I may go with with 4.10's but Im affraid 4.56's would be a little too low geared for everyday driving. Thanks again.
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Grant
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11/10/2002
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Whats the advantages with having the 9 1/4 instead of the 8 1/4. Im wondering if i should be changing my whole rear end of my truck? i have the 8 1/4 with 3.55. do i have to change the whole rear end with getting 3.92 or 4.10?
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texaslawdawg
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11/11/2002
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Nope....www.reiderracing.com, summitracing.com, and drivetrain.com all sell 4:10's and 4:56's for 8.25 rear-ends. All about $350.
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Mike Galeoto
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11/11/2002
00:54:43
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Funny thing about people who say things like
NO R/T COMES WITHOUT 3.92's. Who are
they Mr Dodge? R/T's have changed, get over
it. In 2002 R/T's come in 4x4's and AWD and
these come with 8.25 rear axles with 3.92's
because they are 4x4's just like the Durango
R/T.
So called R/T experts claim this isn't possible
but my sticker and the dealer ask, Who the
Hell are you to say. The R/T may have all
been the same in 99' but Dodge was in
transistion in 2002 trying to figure out what to
do with this old platform and couldn't decide.
I bought mine and was told the Hemi may
come out in the Dak in 2003, we all new better
than that.
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Lesley
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11/11/2002
00:57:34
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The R/T comes with the 12-bolt 9.25" rear end as part of the bigger, stronger package. You can get 3:92s for the 8.25", I have a set waiting to go on.
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Demon Dakota
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11/11/2002
10:40:45
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There is no 4x4 version of the R/T for the 2002 model year. There is also no AWD option. You can get the 4x4 with the 5.9L, but it is in no way called an R/T unless the dealer used the name to mislead the consumer. They don't make Quad Cab R/T's, but you can get the 5.9L in the QC with or without 4WD. Sorry to inform you of this Mike. The dealer used a spoof tactic.
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Brad
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11/11/2002
16:28:27
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The R/T comes with a 9.25 rearend. The 5.9L can be had in the quad cab also with 4x4. That 5.9L has 5 less hp and torque than the R/T. I'm pretty sure all the newer dakotas have the 9.25 rear. The hemi won't be in the daks until 04.
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Mke Galeoto
Dodge Dakota
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11/11/2002
18:13:25
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Demon Dakota,
I really am just sharing this in case more of
these are out there.
First off my dealer did not call it an R/T until I
received my Thank You letter from DODGE, I
mean Daimler Chrysler in Rochester
Michigan, calling my truck an AWD Sport R/T.
I asked the dealer what this meant and they
didn't know, they made a call and said it's odd
but Dodge toyed with using the Durango AWD
system in the Dak at the end of 2002.
My truck is a Quad Cab 5.9 with the AWD and
the 8.25 w/3.92's. 8.25 is needed for 4x4
clearance.
The registration calls it a Sport/R/T and
DODGE calls it that. Things change....
A retired engineer,(family) from DODGE gave
me some insight as well.
I don't really care what the regular R/T owners
think cause here in Reno when the roads are
slick, this thing is fun. It launches and
corners and that's really all that matters.
I'm sure there's more out there.
Love my loud Dakota.
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Hersbird
Dodge Dakota
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11/11/2002
22:31:34
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Your registartion puts your truck in the class of Sport/R/T wich maens sport OR R/T. I bet there are a ton of nevada registered Sport Dakotas out there with the same "/R/T" on the registration. Did you buy your truck new off the lot? What does the window sticker say? Is there an R/T option on the factory window sticker, or does the headline say "2002 Dakota Quad Cab R/T"? I bet not. I also bet you had nothing along the lines of 17" wheels, and factory R/T badging on your truck either. Are the bumpers completely painted body color or are there black areas on the front and back like on all the other Sports? I have no doubt you can get the Durango R/T's AWD system in a Dakota, you always have been able to for $350 more on a 4x4, but that doesn't mean Dodge was toying with a Dakota R/T 4x4. They were toying with it back in 97 before the R/T was finalized but they didn't actaully make any. That didn't stop a few less then honest dealers and private owners out there from making their own and passing them off as R/Ts, there were always a few giveaway clues to show it was not R/T. My big question is what exactly makes your truck an R/T compared to the other 1000's of 2002 5.9 Quadcab Dakotas with AWD?
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you suck dick
Dodge Dakota
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11/11/2002
22:47:39
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where`s your penis? all RT`S 5.9 came with 3.92 axles. PERIOD just like ford lightin `s came with 3.55
until 2001 3.73
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you suck dick
Dodge Dakota
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11/11/2002
22:48:47
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where`s your penis? all RT`S 5.9 came with 3.92 axles. PERIOD just like ford lightin `s came with 3.55
until 2001 3.73
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Hersbird
Dodge Dakota
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11/12/2002
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I just checked into it again and there is now way currently that you can get anything other the 3.92's on an R/T in either Canada or the US. I'm not sure about 2002 but I bet the rumors came from early 2002 orders and people just looking at the 3.55 gears on the standard equipment side of the window sticker and never noticing that the truck really had 3.92 as part of the R/T package.
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50
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11/12/2002
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Mr. Mke Galeoto. Just say you are sorry and all will be forgiven. It seems like the "Mr. Dodges" of this world know more than you or your dealer think they do. Knowing more than your dealer or any other dealer doesn't take very much. They are salespersons - not car/truck enthusiasts.
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Troy
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11/12/2002
17:19:47
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Hey Mr. Galeoto,
Let's see some pictures of your truck. You must have a one-of-a-kind vehicle. All R/T Dakotas are 2wd, have 3.92's, and 9.25 rear axle.
All Durango R/T's are AWD and have the same rear axle and gears. What size tires came on your QC R/T? What do you mean the 8.25 axle is used for 4x4 clearance. This is ridiculous.
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Nitro Junkie
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11/12/2002
17:35:06
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do you have a Z in your vin # ?
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50
Dodge Dakota
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11/12/2002
21:21:54
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You getting the picture, Mr. Mke? You getting bad information. You came to a gun fight with an attitude and a knife.
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Hersbird
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11/12/2002
21:52:59
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Nitro- he would have a Z in the correct digit as it is a 5.9, a regular occurance in the Quad Cab.
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Hersbird
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11/12/2002
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Nitro- he would have a Z in the correct digit as it is a 5.9, a regular occurance in the Quad Cab.
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Mike Galeoto
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11/13/2002
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This has gotten so juvenile.
I have an R/T, No (I have an R/T) the real point
is WHO Cares.
The point of these sites is to help each other
out rather than prove who thinks he knows
what some manufacturer was doing last year.
I have learned alot of valuable things on these
and this is just stupid.
I realize some of you may work on Dodges
and some may work at dealerships but that
still does'nt make anyone the final word on
any of this.
Lets be serious, Dodge has many different
R/T's so who says your 2WD R/T Dakota is the
only real R/T. I have been told by one of you
that a Durango R/T is not a real R/T. How
childish is that. Are all the cars that came
before not worthy of the R/T badge.
Troy, Durango's have a completely differ
ent suspension system and have less travel,
like the regular R/T. They don't need the
clearance.
50, I got the picture, you know everything that
ever happened. People ganging up does not
prove them right, just happy to jump in.
Hersbird, I get your point and to answer I
asked a Huge Cal dealer and my local dealer
and my dealer has only sold two and the Bay
area and Sac dealer have only sold one.
AWD versions are still rare but who cares.
I'm really just going off what the Dodge letter
says, if it's wrong then Dodge is wrong.
Doesn't matter, I'll still try to enjoy my truck.
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50
Dodge Dakota
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11/13/2002
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No, the real point is that you childishly attacked a gang saying that they were "Mr. Dodge" and "R/Ts have changed". All the while you are wrong. Continue to learn and enjoy your truck but know that a lot of people know more than your dealer. Going by Daimler-Chrysler's letter was a bad idea also.
The answer to your question is no. Not all vehicles with the R/T badge deserved to wear that badge. It was put on them to sell cars. That is all that they are interested in aat D-C and the dealerships. Most salespersons couldn't even tell you what it stands for.
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Hersbird
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11/13/2002
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Other people have come in the past claiming strange R/Ts and it awlays proves out to be wrong, often it is almost downright fraud by the dealer selling them. I don't agree with the above statement that some of the current Dodges don't deserve the R/T badge. If the factory builds it, they put a few special things on it to make it standout from the sports and other models then it deserves the R/T. A 70 challenger R/T in it's basic form (383 or 340 powered) hardly deserves the R/T badge, regular challengers could be had with the same motor. I also beleive it is important to point out what is a factory R/T and what is an after-creation. It really may not make any difference now but in 30 years people will still be kicking around the myth of Dakota 4x4 R/Ts because of stuff like this. I'm very positive that even if Dodge was THINKING about making a 4x4 Dakota R/T then it would be all over this board long before one ever rolled off the line. If there were ones sitting on any lot in the country that too would have been all over this board or especially the R/T board. Personally I would love it if Dodge had a 4x4 factory R/T, I live in Montana after all, I would welcome it whole-hartedly. I also don't have a problem with somebody making thier truck into whatever they want. If they want to take their Sport and make a R/T clone, SRT clone, or whatever I don't care, but I do care if you try and pass it off as factory. I think that's really misleading the next buyer. I guess I'd have to see a scan of a factory window sticker of a 4x4 R/T to beleive it. I think it is very clear on the window sticker what the truck is and what the options are.
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50
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11/13/2002
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Hersbird, my statement is "not all vehicles with the R/T badge deserved to wear the badge". The word "deservED" means inclusive of all years since introduction. They have put it on junk in the past and it was no more than stickers. I'm not up on all the current models but lately they have been changing a few things on vehicles labeled as R/Ts even if some have been a disapointment.
Was their a 70 Challenger R/T? I had a regular &0 Challenger 340 but the only performance improvement I can remember was the 70 Challenger T/A.
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azdakquad
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11/13/2002
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The easiest way to tell you rear end is look under the truck on the drivers side you will find a tag wrapping around the axle with the words 9.25 3.92 open case and the part number.
Lets not get petty here we all love our Dakotas and have fun driving, customizing and shareing ideas.
If someone wants to make an R/T let them
remember R/T means Road and Track so if they play on the the road and on track its and R/T.
I know real R/Ts old and new its like a charger R/T clone it looks the same might have the same parts but the serial number is whats real.
JUST HAVE FUN!
KEEP THE POLITICS OUT OF IT!
DO IT FOR YOURSELF
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50
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11/13/2002
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OH! I went down a drag strip once. I gots an R/T then. I got a can of house paint so I'm going out and paint "R/T" on it now. HEHE
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Dak03ta
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11/13/2002
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Did your 4x4 QC "R/T" have the 17" wheels too? Is it lowered?
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