dually conversion
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dually conversion
on my 84' one ton dually, im goin to lift it, but i want to have one large wide tire in the rear, instead of the dual wheels. i think i'll need some type of spacer, but who makes those special rims, or what do i need. if anyone has advise, please help. thanks.
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i live in norcal, sorry buddy. i know if you go to www.jcwhitney.com they have the dual wheel conversion kits for like $400. but do you have any advise for me?
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i dont really have the money to put a new axle in the rear. im thinking of either putting a 16x35x16.5 super swamper bogger in the rear if i go with one rim, or with the 38.5x11x16.5 if i want to keep the dual wheels, but then i dont know if the 11 inch wide boggers would fit on the stock rims. what do u think?
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I'm pretty sure 11" tires won't fit on a 6" wide rim. But I've been wrong before.
I have seen a lowrider Chev with a super single on the rear that looked okay. But I don't know how cool or dumb it would look on a lifted Ford 4 by.
Something else I've seen was a newer Super Duty dually with boggers. It appeared he had bought custom 8" dually rims and a 4" spacer for each side to prevent the tires from rubbing each other. Hope that helps.
I have seen a lowrider Chev with a super single on the rear that looked okay. But I don't know how cool or dumb it would look on a lifted Ford 4 by.
Something else I've seen was a newer Super Duty dually with boggers. It appeared he had bought custom 8" dually rims and a 4" spacer for each side to prevent the tires from rubbing each other. Hope that helps.
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thats pretty expensive. the guy at the off road shop told me to go to this wheel shop in stockton after i buy the tires, then they can custom make me a rim. i think im going to go with the super single. i would get a bigger footprint in the mud and get better floatation.
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Im going the other way around, I have a 94 dodge 2500 that has the rear adapters and duals on it. Lookking to trade my box, wheels and rear dually adapters for just a regular 8' dodge box 94 or newer. I was going to go with the super single like yourself, I think it looks very good. IM tring to remember the web site I had for adpaters and dual conversions but cant remember. If I find it ill pass it on. They would have the adpaters u need to put on then just order a 12 inch wide wheel with a nuetral off set. For anyone interested in my dodge box, I live in Wisconsin.
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theres a place in stockton, california which is about 20 minutes away from me, and they specialize in those types of custom dually wheels. i told the guy at the off road shop that i was putting the 16x35x16 inch boggers on there, and he told me to get the 16x12 inch rim. do you think a 16 inch wide tire will work on a 12 inch rim????
