SW dually conversion
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SW dually conversion
has anyone converted a sw f350 to a dually. seems to me ide have to buy the 6 tires and rims and have some fenders added to the rear. just something i was thinking about today. my trucks a 05 f350 long box crew cab
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Having own E350 cube vans......
You would need the "Budd" style wheel, which if you can find them......at about $65-80 apiece used, and about $265 for a new rim.
Plus for the front you would need an hub extension for the Budd rim, and change out the lug studs on the hub.
And not sure if your rear lug bolts would be long enough for the special flange lug nuts that are needed for the Budd rims. Plus I know the brake rotors are different from the duel rear wheels to the single rear wheels. The hubs might also need to be changed out
You could run up some $$$'s to make this work, plus as you mentioned, you would need the rear fender extensions.
You would need the "Budd" style wheel, which if you can find them......at about $65-80 apiece used, and about $265 for a new rim.
Plus for the front you would need an hub extension for the Budd rim, and change out the lug studs on the hub.
And not sure if your rear lug bolts would be long enough for the special flange lug nuts that are needed for the Budd rims. Plus I know the brake rotors are different from the duel rear wheels to the single rear wheels. The hubs might also need to be changed out
You could run up some $$$'s to make this work, plus as you mentioned, you would need the rear fender extensions.
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One other thing to keep in mind. If you do convert your truck, you're actually going to be losing capacity because of the added weight of the conversion components. An SRW truck has a lower rear GAWR and a lower GVWR than a dually. Just a thought.
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http://www.arrowcraft.com They have complete kits and I installed one on my 2000 F250 CC. It's outstanding and it still gets a lot of attention.
