dakota axle swap?
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Its the wrong bolt pattern....its 6 bolt.
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early dakota's had the same bolt patern as the rangers im not sure what year they changed to 6 bolt but i think 90+ dakota's a 6 bolt
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the hub is bigger than a ranger to ranger rims won"t fit without modify the rim(like jeep rims on a ranger)
tried to uses a 2000 spare tire on my 88 dakota once(both are gone now
tried to uses a 2000 spare tire on my 88 dakota once(both are gone now
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The 87-90 Dakotas used a 5 on 4.5 pattern. 91-04 use 6 on 4.5. 05+ are 5 on 5 I believe...
The 8.25 found in in any 96 and older Dakota will have 27 splines, so it is weaker in spline count and gear size than even a ranger 8.8. The 9.25 found in most 97+ Dakotas are 31 spline and are decently strong and you can probably get custom shafts but really, you're a lot better off just doing a 31 spline 8.8 swap.
The 8.25 found in in any 96 and older Dakota will have 27 splines, so it is weaker in spline count and gear size than even a ranger 8.8. The 9.25 found in most 97+ Dakotas are 31 spline and are decently strong and you can probably get custom shafts but really, you're a lot better off just doing a 31 spline 8.8 swap.
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