Crew cab dually 4x4

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Jul 10, 2022 | 08:08 AM

logangg

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Crew cab dually 4x4

I see people putting the 4x4 front ends in the dually trucks and having to box the frame, get a transfer case, and cutting a hole for the transfer case shifter. How hard would it be to get a 3/4 ton crew cab 4x4 and just swap the springs and rear end to a dually, and putting a dually bed on?

Jul 10, 2022 | 10:44 AM

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You can do that also, but note finding a real DRW axle is tricky that is not for the cab and chassis trucks. Then you have to find the front adapters, apparently they are about $250/ea for the front I think I read. Never looked into it much.

I would like to see D44 beams, D50 center, bolted to a true dually truck. Retain the nice coil ride, but have IFS for a better ride than a leaf sprung 4x4 truck.

Jul 10, 2022 | 03:51 PM

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I didn't realize that there was a difference in the drw axles for a cab and chassis. I thought just the frames were narrower? Are the axles narrower also?

Jul 10, 2022 | 08:52 PM

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All I know is true DRW trucks like my 96 and 97 have a different axle over C&C trucks. What all is different, I do not know.

@Edgethis should know

Jul 10, 2022 | 09:08 PM

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The frames being narrower require the mounting points to be at different points on the axle. The axle itself is also narrower then the proper drw axle.

I swapped from a srw axle with spacers to a real drw axle.

The axle for a srw and drw will physically mount up exactly the same. Just the drw axle is 3" wider on each side.

If you go looking at a pick n pull make sire they check if it has a normal bed on the truck. Chassis cab trucks didn't have a normal bed, it'd be a utility bed of some sort.

Jul 11, 2022 | 07:20 AM

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I will need to measure some drw axles, but moving the mounting points wouldn't be to bad of a job. Thanks for the help, still seems easier then swapping the front axles.