2004 Dakota RT wheels

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Leroy - 14 Jan 2008 22:50 GMT

Acquired a 2004 RT dakota few months back.
My Son-in-law has a nice 2004 Dakota 4-door.

The RT has wider'n hell 17inch wheels. Tires are
gonna cost me $250 each and they seem to wear really fast.

The two trucks were sitting side-by-side other day
and I noticed that the RT wheels with the bigassed tires
added very little to the appearance of the vehice, compared
to the other Dakota.

I'm an old fart and I don't really need the extra traction of
the wide tires. Would rather be able to "smoke the tires", anyway :)

Can I put 15" wheels on the RT or am I going to get into
trouble with brake clearance, drivability (caster, camber etc)?

Anybody on here done this, already.

Thanks in advance.

"Leroy"

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Nosey - 14 Jan 2008 23:34 GMT

> Acquired a 2004 RT dakota few months back.
> My Son-in-law has a nice 2004 Dakota 4-door.
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> "Leroy"

I think 2004 Dakotas had 16" wheels from the factory. Look for the safety
certification sticker (probably on the driver's door jamb). It will show the
stock wheel and tire size.

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Joe - 14 Jan 2008 23:45 GMT

>> Acquired a 2004 RT dakota few months back.
>> My Son-in-law has a nice 2004 Dakota 4-door.
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> safety certification sticker (probably on the driver's door jamb). It
> will show the stock wheel and tire size.

There's no such thing as a factory '04 Dakota R/T. '03 was the last
year.

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Leroy - 15 Jan 2008 00:18 GMT

You are so right. Man .. I MUST BE getting old.
Substitute 2002 for 2004 in all instances.

Sorry bout that.

>>> Acquired a 2004 RT dakota few months back.
>>> My Son-in-law has a nice 2004 Dakota 4-door.
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>There's no such thing as a factory '04 Dakota R/T. '03 was the last
>year.

"Leroy"

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Joe - 15 Jan 2008 01:15 GMT

No biggie - just wondering if someone slapped some R/T decals on a 4.7 or
something..

At any rate, all R/Ts came with 17" rims, fender flares, and they're
lowered by about 1" or so. You might try "borrowing" your son's tires for
a bit just to see if they'll fit ok and to see how you like them.
Personally, I'd keep the 17s, as they're perfect for that truck.

I replaced the baloney skin OEMs on my '03 R/T at around 35k miles with
Kumhos, and they're wearing pretty well so far. I expect (hope) to get at
least 40k from them. Got the Kumhos at Sears for around $100/tire
including mounting and balancing, but that was a couple years ago.

> You are so right. Man .. I MUST BE getting old.
> Substitute 2002 for 2004 in all instances.
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> "Leroy"

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