03 Dakota ext cab

[Vimes]

Discussed the project with the shop doing the work. Changed it up, now they are doing a full 2x4 frame and I'll be putting a Corvette IRS suspension under it, front and back. I like this because it means the truck can be aligned as though it were a Corvette, and all suspension related parts will basically be from the same car so roadside repairs won't be an issue. The only non-stock part will be using coilovers in place of the monoleaf spring.

It does mean I have to figure something else out on wheels though, since it's highly unlikely the Torq Thrust wheels I wanted to use will work anymore. They have a Corvette version of the Torq Thrust, but it weighs about 40lbs per wheel where the non-Corvette version in the same size comes in at 19lbs per wheel. I'm also going to run 20x10s now, to make it easier to find wheels that will fit under there. What makes this hard is I don't like complicated wheels, and that's almost all you can find in a 20 inch.



Later on down the road, when EVs stalk the earth and gasoline is hard to find, an IRS will make it easier to convert the truck to an EV. If this never happens, it'll still be an IRS suspension.