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Tech Question
Joel Lucas, jeffrson city, MO, 1948 plymouth deluxe bs coupe 318
I recently purchased a 1948 Plymouth business coupe that has had the the front frame clip installed from a '97 Dakota. the problem is 6 lug front wheels and 5 lug rear. Is there any way you know of to convert to 5 lug on the front of a 97 Dakota? I have read that you can use the rotors from an '87-90 on the spindles of a '91-96, so, is it possible to use the spindles of the '91-96 on the 97 control arms, or even install the control arms and spindles from the '91-96 on the' 97 frame. This is the only alternative I can come up with but have searched the internet but came up with no definite answers. My brother has always been a Mopar guy and says you're the Mopar genius, says if you don't know no one does. So please have an answer!
Thanks, Rick
Joe-
Yes, I have an answer, but you're not gonna like it: You're screwed. The Dak's suspension (design and geometry) changed radically for 1997, the '97 2WD used a sealed bearing/hub unit and slip-on rotor, while the '96-down was a traditional Mopar-style 1-pc "Unicast" rotor and hub, just like virtually every Mopar passenger RWD car 1973-'89.
It may be possible to have a competent machine shop remachine the hubs and rotors - I'm not sure how much meat there is.
Of course, you could use bolt-on wheel adapters but I strongly discourage that.
You didn't say what you did for a rear axle. How about a Dak 8.25" 6-lug?
Sorry,
Rick
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