Dually conversion
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Dually conversion
Hey guys, I am looking to do a dually conversion on my 95 F250. I have a friend donating me the dually axle from a 97 ford box truck so I have the rear covered, but for the front, do you need a special axle for the dually rims, or can I just throw on any old dana 60 from an f350 like I planned? Thanks in advance guys.
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The axle from a chassis cab has a narrower spring perch spacing. If you use that axle, you will have to cut them off and weld them on farther apart.
You can use the D60 DRW hubs on your D50. You just pull the hubs off the spindle and swap the DRW hubs on. The base of the spindle is not the same on the D50 and D60, but from the base out they are identical.
You can use the D60 DRW hubs on your D50. You just pull the hubs off the spindle and swap the DRW hubs on. The base of the spindle is not the same on the D50 and D60, but from the base out they are identical.
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you will need a dually rear from a pickup. a cab chassis truck rear will not fit in a pickup without cutting off and re-welding the spring perches 3 inches outbound, and once you do that, you will not be able to use dual wheels because the springs will be too close to the wheels.
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you will need a dually rear from a pickup. a cab chassis truck rear will not fit in a pickup without cutting off and re-welding the spring perches 3 inches outbound, and once you do that, you will not be able to use dual wheels because the springs will be too close to the wheels.
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I'm not understanding how that would work. Part of the point of converting the front axle is so that you can have one spare that will fit in any of the 6 positions.
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the cab chassis trucks like you would find a box on have a 33 inch wide frame, and the pickup has a 37 inch wide frame after 1978 model year.
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I see your point. But you will have two left over single wheels. Keep both for spares. Could always run a single on the rear it there was a flat. I like the bigger foot print in the front personally.
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OK, you've lost me there? I thought the DRW pickup axle and the DRW chassis axle were the same width, just the pickup axles had a different perch position because of the frame difference.
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I had no friggin clue about that one.
That would make it impossible to put a truck camper on a DRW utility body unless the camper is above the level of the wheel wells.
That would make it impossible to put a truck camper on a DRW utility body unless the camper is above the level of the wheel wells.
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