1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

I dont think Ive ever seen a Dakota that didnt have rotted out body panels, even in NC they seem to go quick. And Im not talking about the newest Dakotas with the ugly front ends that no one likes, Im talking about the ones that looked like mini Rams from the early 2000's.

Also didnt those trucks have a little issue where the rear end could lock up at highway speeds or something?

 

you know how expensive that shit is rigght?

 

Alright gents, be back later.

Spider-Man time

 

Laughs in north east.

Given enough time and salt exposure, anything will rot out. Toyota is just the only brand to make the issue well known.

 

Its the price of doing business, they're emissions exempt in most places so you could take it all off if you wanted

 

you should see the chevy colorados and gmc canyons.



they rot just as bad as tacos.. and in the same spots
and they happen to use the same supplier for the frames

 

EPA is cracking down on the tuning shops HARD as of the past few weeks so tuning to remove that shit is much harder now..


but i dont really care because i'll just keep the 97 f350 running forever now.

 

No idea about that issue.

my dads own 2 with no rust issue or major mechanical issue.

only reason he sold the 1st one was because a ext cab was to small sp he got a DC.

 

04 colorado... reminds me of 1st gen rot

 

I can believe it. 'Tis why I have a bunch of annoying people on ignore that only bitch about Toyotas rust issues on here constantly. It aint brand specific like they think it is.

 

Toyota just flipped their own script from the 3rd gen pickup and before to the Tacoma. They went from body rot to frame rot.

 

rams are also rotting

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.detroitnews.com/amp/20629323. Looks like theyve done a similar recall more than a few times for more than a few trucks/model years. Just google ram/dakota axle lock up.

 

at least the beds are still usable when the frames rot lol

 

No those pickups had frame rot too, just took a bit longer haha. But they did take care of the body rust.

 

front suspension of a 2003 2wd ram 1500

 

Never heard of it

 

My dad lost his 86 to severe body rot, was a PA truck though most of its life. The 92 has some surface rust on the frame and some paint bubbling on the pinch welds but nothing serious.

 

my buddies Dakota did it. luckily doing 20 mph. but ive also seen a chevy rear end seize too.

speaking of chevy their HD trucks have a bad habit of cracking the frames too.. we have one we use for plowing since they couldnt sell it used. its a 2013 model

 

It among other typical dodge things prevented me from buying a Dakota. I always wanted the V8 5 speed 4wd combo in the early 2000's Dakotas. Really rare too.