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I have an 88 F-350 4x4 dually dump truck that I want to lift approx. 4" or so. I want to run 36x16.5x16 single mud tires so I stop getting stuck in my yard (sinking). I don't haul a lot of weight. I want it to look like a overgrown Tonka truck.
Question:
Does anyone know of a lift for it? Problem is the 2.5" wide rear springs and 3" wide front springs.
Can I put 3" spring hangars and springs from a F-350 pickup?
I want to be able to switch from dually wheels to my singles by switching front rotors.
I have a 96 F-350 donor truck with a bad frame.
Is the dump ruck a cab n chassis truck? If so, they have a different frame width and rear axle. Which would make the axle swap not feasible.
The rear can be lifted using blocks too. You could call ATS springs for instance and ask then what springs might work for your setup and give you whatever lift, front and rear.
I have an 88 F-350 4x4 dually dump truck that I want to lift approx. 4" or so. I want to run 36x16.5x16 single mud tires so I stop getting stuck in my yard (sinking). I don't haul a lot of weight. I want it to look like a overgrown Tonka truck.
Question:
Does anyone know of a lift for it? Problem is the 2.5" wide rear springs and 3" wide front springs.
Can I put 3" spring hangars and springs from a F-350 pickup?
I want to be able to switch from dually wheels to my singles by switching front rotors.
I have a 96 F-350 donor truck with a bad frame.
Thanks for the help.
Better off selling that and getting an actually SRW truck.
Better off selling that and getting an actually SRW truck.
It depends on whether his truck has a pickup frame or a CnC frame. If a pickup frame then a axle swap is straight forward. If it's a CnC it's more complicated.
It depends on whether his truck has a pickup frame or a CnC frame. If a pickup frame then a axle swap is straight forward. If it's a CnC it's more complicated.
He mentioned 2.5" wide rear springs -> it's a c&c truck.
Lots of older GM trucks used that spring width, might be able to find something off one of those in a U-Pull-It yard for cheap, if not new stiff should be readily available.
Is the dump ruck a cab n chassis truck? If so, they have a different frame width and rear axle. Which would make the axle swap not feasible.
The rear can be lifted using blocks too. You could call ATS springs for instance and ask then what springs might work for your setup and give you whatever lift, front and rear.
Yes, it is a cab and chassis truck.
It has 2.5" rear springs and 3" front springs.
Not looking for an axle swap.
What tire pressure are you running? Does this truck run down the highway or more of a property truck? Sometimes airing way down fixes sinking, but its very inconvenient if you're then needing to hit pavement at speed (because you'll need to air back up). Just something to consider is all. My pickup with a truck camper seeks bedrock at 40+ psi. Drop to 18 psi, just floats, but it's only ~6200#, not 8000#+ like I'd guess your truck is.
First, get yourself a yellow paint job with your setup you may like it more than you realize. height wise. a dump truck logically would be.... er... Im just not understanding why youd want to lift the dump bed up higher thats asking for top heavy when youre having ground sinking + oogles on tires you dont necessarily need yet etc
+1 for airing down. Unless those 36" tires you're looking at are stupid wide I imagine you've got a better contact patch with the duals, unless it's the front end that's sinking.
I've no idea what sort of weight you're loading that thing up with, but the other thing to consider is, I can guarantee those MTZ's aren't Load Rated particularly high. That's not what they're built for.
You might be fine, you might not, I have no idea. I just generally try to avoid exceeding specification as much as possible.
It depends on whether his truck has a pickup frame or a CnC frame. If a pickup frame then a axle swap is straight forward. If it's a CnC it's more complicated.
It's a Cab Chassis. No Factory 4wd Dually Pickups were made before 99.
