Dakota fuel economy

From : roger rabbid

Q: i have a 1986 dodge power ram 4x4. i had to change the roters on it and now i cant get the hub and roters to lock together. they hook up backwards from most vehicles. the hub sets on the outside of the roter and the lugs go into the back of the roter into the hub. ive tried everything from banging on it to trying to tighten the lug nuts up to bring it together. my problem with that is the lugs arent locked into anything so they keep turning right along with the lug nuts. any ideas would be of great help. thank you very much. .

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From : the reverend natural light

on sun 01 jan 2006 123527 gmt thesnoman admin@snoman.com wrote clare at snyder.on.ca wrote on sat 31 dec 2005 213118 gmt max dodge max340@verizon.net wrote two rics make a cord and depending on wood type and moisture content the wood could weigh 3000 to 4000lb or more and through in trailer weight and you are at two tons or better. you should think before you comment because you are the one that is really clueless here and should not be giving advise. yeah so you have trailer weight narrowed down to.... a half ton either way. yup thats accurate. btw speaking of not commenting before knowing what you are talking about you should be aware that even with the huge range in weight you guess the trailer could be its still within towing capacity of the vehicle you earlier claimed was too small. another note having done considerable firewood gathering a cord weighs no where near 4000lbs i doubt over 3000lbs either as the dimensions are 4x4x8 feet. a full cord of firewood is 128 cubic feet - 4x4x8 but actually contains only roughly 100 cubic feet of wood. well seasoned hardwood should come in just under 4000 lbs. spring cut maple could be over 6000 lbs. dry white oak is about 4200 lbs dry basswood is about 1900. dry maple is about 3600 unless its silver maple at about 2700 more or less. a properly loaded trailer of any weight will follow calmly behind just about any vehicle capable of pulling it. conversely a trailer with only 600 lbs on it can get very hairy if the load is on the very back making the hitch light. very true. most utilty trailer those only have 2900 to 3500 pound rated axles and a cord would overload it and the tires on it making it less forgiving couple with a soft tow vehicle with soft springs and tires spell trouble. also i guess the previous poster has not cut and hauled much wood to make the statement that it likely does not weigh over 3000lbs. it takes a serious p/u to haul a cord of it in the bed without dragging its tail. my dad occaisionally hauled a full bush cord of wet hard maple in a 1/2 ton ford. had six plies and they had to be over 45psi. it did drag but if loaded high at the front of the box it was the whole truck that squatted. i occaiasionally hauled over a yard of crushed stone in the trailer back half of and old f100 behind my aerostar.3200 lbs if i remember correctly. thats about 2700 lbs per yard. it was a balancing act getting the tougue weight right. i remember the first load shovelling some of the load forward to stop the swing - which had the added advantage of getting the axle off the bump stops. i also remember moving my tool box on my 57 fargo custom express. i had the roll cab and top box right back at the tailgate and the truck drove like it had sloppy linkage and power steering. could spin the steering wheel with one finger. good thing i wasnt going far. .

From : john quell

naw it wont. you were in the army! and army cooking speeds up the process. d budd vintage flatulencer; class prime apprenticed 12 y. national guard journeyman date 1996 last pressure test 15 seconds ago o2 content 0% odor quotient 105% paint peeling level azwiley1 wrote hell itll be another 30 + years before i catch up to some in here. lol same to you old fart wannabe. vbg budd azwiley1 wrote happy new year all you old farts!!!!!!!!!!!! alex wrote details on a site http//www.autotrue.com/ actually the major cause of death by toyota or any other vehicle isnt listed . . .the loose nut behind the controls. dont drink and drive my friends but if you must drink please have a designated driver. i mean after all how can i yell at ya next year if youre pushing up daisies no roy i said pushing up daisies not doing push ups . . . . . .. happy new year yall!!!! budd same to ya budd !!!!!!!!!!! roy .

From : jay

backwards from most vehicles. the hub sets on the outside of the roter and the lugs go into the back of the roter into the hub. the wheel studs should have a knurled ring around their shoulder. these wedge themselves into the holes of the rotor. you may find it necessary to place a stud in then seat it with a hammer and a punch. you can then press the two pieces rotor and hub together by installing and tightening the lug nuts possibly with some washers as spacers to make up for the wheel thickness. an air impact wrench then makes this job a little easier because it will spin the lug nut fast enough that the stud seats itself before it has a chance to turn out. if you dont have that a tie rod puller might prove handy - put the lug nut on the stud a few turns leaving a big gap then use the tie rod puller to try and pull the lug nut off this will pull the stud into the back of the rotor and should wedge it tightly in place. you cna then tighten the lug nut with hand tools and the stud shouldnt spin. .