So, have you been to a professional desert race? You really should come and hang out with us in the Dez. That would give you all of the ideas that you need. Not only are there race trucks to look at for the suspension, but the prerunners are off the hook.

Now, if it were me, I would call Kent Kroeker at KORE Motorsports and ask him about putting long travel suspension on your truck. They make a kit for full size dodges that uses a special CV that allows 12" of front travel at stock track width. . so you would be able to keep your current fenders. Also, I wouldn't bother linking the rear. You can get 16" of smooth travel out of a Deaver spring pack. Call them up and tell them the application and they will hook you up.

I think it's the steering rack that holds back the dakota based trucks. That thing would be sweet with a I beam conversion.