Im converting my srw to drw and I need the dually owners to give me a hint

What is the measurement of the front wheel spacers as far as the offset. 2 inches? and stud length.

I also need to know if there is a rear wheel adapter or if the rear axle is wider. I doubt its wider but I would like to know if there is an adapter there too. Thanks guys happy T-day.

 

Does anyone have a dually?

 

I would think the rear axle is shorter. You know it's a Dana 80 axle right, and that you will have to swap that in for your Sterling you have now? We have duallies and i can check that spacer tomorrow if no one chimes in here soon. You will also want to change beds if you want that professional look.

 

I checked a bed in the yard, its just bolted on fenders. Why would the rear axle be shorter with the inside wheel being flipped around and have a deeper inset, of all things I thought it would be wider diff. What is the true diff between a Dana 80 and mine? Mine is a f 350 with overloads and limited slip 373s. Im confused please enlighten me when you have time. Thanks Stroke

 

The spacers for the front are about 6 inches. I know that because I use a 6 inch extension when I remove them from the newer trucks. I would think (although I never measured) that the rear axle would be a foot wider than one for srw. I think if you try to put dual wheels on your truck with it's current axle, the inner wheel would be hitting the leaf springs and inner fender. Unless you could find 6 inch spacers for the rear.

 

http://www.southwestwheel.com/fordconversion.htm or http://www.arrowcraft.com/arrowcraft.php?pageid=products

this is a kit i was looking at..adapters for the front and rear hubs..look though it and you will find fenders and wheels to make a sw to a drw

i was thinking about getting this kit...any comments???

 

Not that much different from what Ford does in the front. It'd make brake jobs a little more interesting, but if you really want drw then it's probably worth it.

 

Their website says 3 to 4 inch adapters. That makes sense. I found a place in the diesel mag that will make them cheaper then those guys. 1000 bucks approx to convert? I could buy junk yard parts possibly at that price. Whew.

 

when i priced it a few months ago it it was $1200 for every thing but the tires.the kit came with .4 crome and 2 steel wheels..the adapters and fenders..

 

Ive got the wheels and tires already. I was just looking at the adapters. The arrowcraft site wont give prices or details on the 99-04 adapters either and you know the retailer site is cranking up the price.

 

we dont have any dualies, but whats different in the front? the unit bearing? and possibly brake rotors? Maybe ill cruise up to the stealership after work tonight, and look, i know they have an 02ish dually up there. As far as the rear goes, im pretty sure they used to use sterlings in dually version back in the day? I know with corporate 14 bolt rears on chevys they just used a different hub and brakes. Why not look into swapping older stuff, that way you dont have to spacers, id shy away from spacers, too many horrer storries. Unless you frequently check them for tightness.

Or swap out for the dana 80, sterlings are known for pinion issues as it is, and if your upgrading for towing, (only reason i can think of to go dually) then you should definetly look into a dana 80 for the rear. Then its al OEM stuff anyways, easy for maintenance and parts. Like i said ill take a quick glance tonight, but i think the dualys are just different unit bearings, and whatever brakes are needed differently..... If it was me, id be junk yard hunting. IF you pull it yourself its much cheaper then ordering one from a yard, as they have to charge for their labor, resulting in a 1.0 - 1.5k axle.

 

I know all about doing it yourself with nearly 500k on my truck. Im converting or thinking because of the following. I plan on getting off the road soon. Im gonna put on lambo doors on the front crew and suicide the rear doors. I may go and put low profile big truck tires on the adapters, hense the need to know. I found a company that will build them for me. Ive got things in mind. For now just dually info

 

I did this with an 89 chevy I had before my ford. I used the Arrowcraft kit and it is really a high quality set up. Although it is really only spacers. It did come with a nice set up for the fenders though. I did it because I bought a big camper and the side to side on the single wheel axle was too much. The dually made a huge difference. My brother still has the truck. We just did a 1400 mile round trip down to Puerto Penasco Mexico and back.

If you use a kit just make sure you put some type of no sieze compound on the studs before you install the spacers. Makes a heck of a time changing brakes if you can't get those spacers off.

 

Imagine this, and I am thinking of converting from DRW to SRW.

This could be alot cheaper than any one expected.

 

From what i can tell, in the front, its just a dually adapter, atleast its what it looks like, it looks like it has the same brakes, unit bearing etc, just an additional spacer for lack of better terms. So if you took them off, traded rear ends, youd be set. Now the hard part would be working out a price?