Good deal on the van! One of the one I scrapped was identical but regular voyager standard roof and steel wheels. Cut pipe behind cat, tried to unbolt from manifold but wasn't working out. Tried to cut between cat and manifold didn't work either. Sawzall took a crap halfway through. Chained van to back of trailer and with front on jackstands put wrecker hook onto back of cat and used 10k winch on trailer to rip the cat off. Done this a few times before lol. Just a hint if u ever get another like that.
Shocks don't help the load capacity of your truck. You need one of three things:
Bigger spring pack (aftermarket helper springs or overload springs)
Bigger truck (i would suggest a 3/4 ton)
Or if your Dakota is a V8 and seems comfortable towing and you want to keep the truck, drop about $250 on a set of Firestone Ride-Rite air bags, pretty easy to install, put about 30 lbs in them and rock on. Truck will not squat much at all. I can install them in about an hr or two depending on the truck. It'll ride a little tougher empty but you will be amazed at the difference when towing or hauling!!!
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