Converting From A Dually To SRW
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Converting From A Dually To SRW
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I have been looking for a 99 - 02 F-350 4x4 with a Powerstoke 7.3 & a six speed. Dually seem to bea lot more common, but I don't want a dually living on a ranch beacause the outside tires seem to alway be flat from being out in the brush on "two track" roads. Whatever I get I will put a flatbed on, so the bed will not be a problem. What would be required to turn a dually to SRW? Would I need different spindles? Any input would be helpful. Thanks very much!
I have been looking for a 99 - 02 F-350 4x4 with a Powerstoke 7.3 & a six speed. Dually seem to bea lot more common, but I don't want a dually living on a ranch beacause the outside tires seem to alway be flat from being out in the brush on "two track" roads. Whatever I get I will put a flatbed on, so the bed will not be a problem. What would be required to turn a dually to SRW? Would I need different spindles? Any input would be helpful. Thanks very much!
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I guess you could just pull off the ouside set of tires to make an SRW truck, but watch your tire loading.
Wouldn't it be easier just to purchase an F-250 or F-350 SRW truck?
Wouldn't it be easier just to purchase an F-250 or F-350 SRW truck?
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I THINK that you can just remove the spacers on the front, change the rear hubs, and you have an SRW. Not even sure changing the rear hubs is necessary.
Although, I think you might have to change the wheel bearing (big $) if the face of it won't match the rim.
It's doable.
Let's let more people answer though before you go and shell out money, OK?
Although, I think you might have to change the wheel bearing (big $) if the face of it won't match the rim.
It's doable.
Let's let more people answer though before you go and shell out money, OK?
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I would like to put on regular wheels & tires so they match my stock trailer. I also like the looks of a SRW better but they've disappeared off the face of the earth here unless they have over 200k & the everliving you know what beat out of them. Or unless they're a dually.
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Usually, the front wheels are in the center of the rear two.
The spacer on the front offsets the already-offset wheel so the effect is neutral.
The rear, the two wheels are opposites and identical so the center line is still the face of the hub.
Whether or not the overall width of the DRW is different than an SRW, I have no idea.
I don't think it really matters much unless the original poster is fussy about his fenders getting hit with crud
The spacer on the front offsets the already-offset wheel so the effect is neutral.
The rear, the two wheels are opposites and identical so the center line is still the face of the hub.
Whether or not the overall width of the DRW is different than an SRW, I have no idea.
I don't think it really matters much unless the original poster is fussy about his fenders getting hit with crud
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I know I had a 91 F-350 flatbed 4x4 SRW & we put duals on it to move a single wide. It seemed alright for a temporary job, but that was also drum & not disc brakes. Aren't the rear brakes different on a SRW than a dually?
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Love to, but the one I'm bidding on is a super cab, & I need that space for ranch supplies that can't be left out in the weather.
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