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hunter d
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12/06/2004
18:06:53
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 Subject: $1000 body lift.....crazy
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i am fixin to buy a 3 inch body lift for my 01 dakota, i checked with two fourwheel drive shops and both quoted me a $1000 parts and labor. i think this is ridiculous when u can get it off the internet for about $180-200. How difficult is it to install myself and about how long could it take, i also wanna turn the torsion bars for an extra 2inches and tuck some 33's in there. what is a good wearin mud tire.
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Leviticus
Dodge Dakota
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12/09/2004
22:41:17
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I would have to agree..You should be able to install it yourself. With a buddy and a day, if your good at that sort of thing at all it shouldnt be too hard. Plus, you always appreciate it more that way.
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hunter d
Dodge Dakota
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12/09/2004
22:51:05
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yea im in the army so time is hard to come by, but i called a buddy back home in virginia that works on trucks and he said $200. that sounds more reasonable. i might try it myself. Then i also thought about just crankin the torsion bars and putting 32's on it. Not sure bout the rubbin though
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arrow322
Dodge Dakota
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12/23/2004
08:03:14
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Did a 2 inch lift on my Toyota 4x4 pickup took me and 2 buddies 2 hrs. Piece of cake. Getting ready to do a 2" or 3" on my 98 dak 4x4 pickup next week. I would expect it to take about the same amount of time. By the way we did have good air wrenches which helped alot
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spike916
Dodge Dakota
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3/01/2005
00:16:20
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my dad and I put a 3 inch on my moms 01 durango in one day easy
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justin
Dodge Dakota
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3/01/2005
09:16:11
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1000$ is way crazy!!!! even the rip off shops here in town qouted me for 650-700$.anyway, me and a buddy did mine. i am no mechanic and we only had one air wrench so it took us 6 hours. my lift cost 190$ and that is all i had to pay, sweet look for little money.
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wade
Dodge Dakota
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3/26/2005
22:17:17
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not sure if your still readin this pist or not, but i bought my 3" lift from pa accessories, and took it to 4 different shops, installation cost ranged from $300 to $700 to $75hr with a 7 hour range, so i decided to tackle it myself on base in the auto hobby shop, took me 6.5 hours and had help from a few of the floaters in the shop...hardest part was the sterring extension, and i was missing a bolt to raise the spare tire winch, other than that, piece of cake
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kRaSh
Dakota Enthusiast
3/27/2005
17:11:31
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I also bought the PA 3" body lift.
Installed it by myself in one day in my driveway with my diverse selection of 1/2" drive sockets ;)
Only thing I had to do that wasn't bolt on was drill the new holes for the rear bumper lift and a welder at a friends house to modify the bend on the 4WD selector.
- '99 Dakota Sport 4x4 318V8 33x12.5x15 TrXus on 15x10 Rock Crawlers
- '91 Dakota 3.9L V6 3" susp lift 31x10.5x15 TrXus
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LP
Dodge Dakota
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3/27/2005
17:20:00
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I had a PA 3" BL installed on my 2001 QC 4x4 at a Twisted Off Road here in Lake Charles, LA and they only charged $600.00. a bit under your $1000 quote, im running 33x12.5 BFG's with NO shaving and no rubbing unless i have the front end in a bind. Best of luck with your lift
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JoeCooke
Dodge Dakota
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4/12/2005
19:23:51
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Call Performance accessories they will give you a local dealer that should have one for 100$ or less. I got mine for 89$ and had it on in 3 hours by my self. A block of wood and a floor jack were the only friends i needed. Try not to use air tools when removing your bolts, if they break good luck bud.
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