Well there are no exact problems any realy have but just watch out for high milage and everthing will be good. Some goodyears towatch for are in 92-up first year of magnum engines, with multiport injection. V8 avalible with plenty ofpower too.
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93 Dakota Was 2wd 5.2 NOW 4X4 5.9RT 33x12.5 6in lift 1/4mile 15.259 85mph at over 1mile el 14.2 sea lv. http://www.youtube.com/user/truck93 "No truck should ever be lowerd! NEVER"
All the years were pretty good. The magnum engines like Crazy said are tough motors. My 3.9 always took a licking and kept ticking. As far as the rust areas, the only spot I had rust forming was just behind the plastic fender flares, that was when the truck was 14 yrs old (so it was allowed to at that age), butit all depends on how well it was taken care of.The flaresseemed to collect mud, water, and salt on the under lips and rust out there, but I guess if the prev. owner kept it clean then no worries. Good luck.
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better than going postal IN your asses?
i bought my 89 in 1989, the only issues i have are paint peel and that the early first gens were slugs in the passing lane. likes been said the 92 and up have more power, and if i were to do it again i would probably go with a standard, early first gens with an automatic do not have enough power for four wheel drive. other than that, i changed the plug wires last summer from the stock origionals and she runs great. i only used the truck for fishing trips and to occasionally tow the boat for most of its life
I think like crazy said the early V8magnums are a little better only because 92-93 we had bigger exhaust ports so we have 230HP instead of 220HP from 94-96
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1993 Dodge Dakota V8 5.2/318 4x4
K&N Cold air intake, Super 40 flowmaster, Bored .020, Limited Slip, Forged Pistons, 31" tires, Flowtech headers, 3in lift, bully bar
Future Mods: 33" tires, electric fan, Roller rockers, Oil cooler, 3in exhaust
they're all pretty solid... my 88 has 249,000 miles on the original 5 speed and original 3.9 pre-mag. mine has rust on the wheel well area but thats it.
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88 dakota 3.9 5-speed RC. stock
2001 dakota 3.9 auto CC
AIRAID CAI
Dynomax 3" superturbo catback
Hughes Stage one intake manifold
NGK's with minor ignition work
5.9 TB
180Tstat
Next: 4:10's W/LSD, 1.7rr's
2003 Harley Wide Glide, loud
I think like crazy said the early V8magnums are a little better only because 92-93 we had bigger exhaust ports so we have 230HP instead of 220HP from 94-96
The 92-93 V6 Mags had the same characteristics of having bigger exhaust ports than the 94-96 Magsalso.
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better than going postal IN your asses?
92/93 v6 at 180 hp verse 125 hp for earlier 3.9 v6 makes a huge difference in the passing lanes. other than that i think they are both sound engines, i would buy either with low mileage
1st gen trucks
