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born2steel21
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10/09/2002
23:46:31
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 Subject: Skid plates for Tuff Country lift!!
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I was browsing through Tuff Country's website to get their customer service e-mail. I'm contacting them about the gear oil burping out my vent tube. They reconfigured the site since the last time I was there so I decided to check things out. They seem to have a front skid plate that goes with our lift now!!! I'm going to ask for more details in my e-mail. Here's the link:
http://www.tuffcountry.com/misc_skid_plates.html
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piaa
Dodge Dakota
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10/10/2002
00:17:03
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Cool, BTW didi you get a soloution for the burping diff? That's really driving me crazy dumping fluid all over my new Rancho's
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born2steel21
GenIII
10/10/2002
00:27:25
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check out the Email to Tuff Country Thread...if I don't get some answers from them I'm going to try something else this weekend. I'll be sure to post anything I can come up with.
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UWGriz
Dodge Dakota
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10/10/2002
09:50:57
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The problem is the vent tube is too short. I got a breather tank from Summit, mounted it next to the radiator, got rid of that stupid little plastic cap and ran the vent tube into the tank. Haven't had a problem since. Also, I took the cheesy plastic fitting out of the axle since it popped out on me once and blew axle fluid all over everything. When I was swapping the front gears, I tapped the hole to 1/8" NPT and screwed in a barbed fitting. Haven't had that problem again either.
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UWGriz
Dodge Dakota
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10/10/2002
09:54:23
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I checked on the TC skid plate, it's not the prerunner type (angled down), it's just a flat plate under the diff but it doesn't interfere with the sway bar. The price - $139. I'm thinking I could fab something up for a little less coin.
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born2steel21
GenIII
10/10/2002
22:50:12
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It doesn't look like that from the pic...it looks like its the angled prerunner piece by the location of the bolt on fins...where'd you get the info?
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UWGriz
Dodge Dakota
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10/11/2002
09:09:14
| RE: Skid plates for Tuff Country lift!!
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I called TC.
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born2steel21
GenIII
10/17/2002
00:20:12
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I talked to shane from customer service at Tuff country. You were right about the skid plate. However, he's going to see if its possible for them to fabricate a prerunner type skid plate for us Dakota people...I'm supposed to e-mail him back in 2 weeks to check up on it.
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swish
GenIII
10/25/2002
00:59:02
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have you heard anything from t.c.? been looking for some protection for the front end that and to hide some ugly.
98, 4x4, cc, 5.2, 5-speed, Semper Fi
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born2steel21
GenIII
10/25/2002
01:18:04
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Just e-mailed them tonight...probably have a response tomorrow.
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born2steel21
GenIII
10/30/2002
00:24:02
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I got a response back...I had to e-mail him back because I didn't understand it...he said something about them doing the first article on the 28th. I also asked him about the possibility of ladder bars, multiple shocks, and steering stabilizers while I was at it. He usually hits me back the next day so I'll probably have news tomorrow.
"Fear not those who argue but those who dodge."
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born2steel21
GenIII
10/30/2002
00:44:18
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BTW, Uwgriz...what was the part number on that breather tank you bought from summit?
"Fear not those who argue but those who dodge."
~ Marie Ebner von Eschenbach
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UWGriz
Dodge Dakota
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10/30/2002
10:40:41
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I used SUM-G1504. I swapped the drain fitting to the top so that I could keep it closed and just had the other fitting going in the bottom with the breather hose connected to it. Never had a problem since.
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