For those of you who have switched out your 97-99 Dakota/Durango rears with something that can be used for more then just a grocery getter....


I've heard problems with the computer when you do this. When it doesn't receive the signal from the ABS sensor that plugs into the factory rear axle.

I've heard of guy that needed to keep their foot on the gas when they come to a stop, weird idling, brakes not working properly, speedo all screwy.

I am about to drop my rear end (tomorrow morning in fact) and will soon be bolting up a 14-bolt. What EXACTLY do I need to do to solve the problem so the computer will work correctly?

I read a few other threads, but didn't understand what they were saying. They mention about making something, like a hall effect sensor, to mount to the transfer case and monitor the driveline. It will count the RPM and send a pulse to the computer, like 8 pulses per second or something.

If this is what I need to do, can someone (in layman's terms) tell me how to accomplish this. Or, if you know of a shop in the Denver area that can do it, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks,
Jason

The only issue I has when the sensor was missing was that there was no speedo. Other then that everything else worked fine but it was only for about 3 days that I didn't have the sensor.

I didn't swap axles my dog chewed threw the wires while I was in Germany and I had to rebuild the harness when I got back in Dec.

You need a tone ring somewhere in your driveline and a sensor to pick it up to give your PCM the reading.

Hawii on here did this recently when he swapped in a Unimog axle into his truck. Look in the Mercedes forum to PM him.