Dually ideas welcome!! (Hell, do we have a dually thread?)
 

Going to pick this old steed up in the next few days.. Give me some ideas of what ya think.. I'm wanting to drop it(not slam), put a long bed on and 80's dually fenders..

78 f250 custom
351m
4 speed
2wd
Power brakes
Power steering
Custom Coleman gas tank:-X10


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Some inspiration.. Looks like this one has had a slight chop top..


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dulley
 

ya nice find this looks like a great project truck
i am going to take pics this weekend of the progress with mine and post the info. i like your idea of dropping it. i have seen some low dulleys around town new ones with two wide tires on the rear not 4, it kinda looked cool.:-X22

That is a sharp truck.. I'd consider chopping if I weren't 6'10":-roll

Its pretty straight and does not have any rust(rare for Alabama).. The previous owner thought the motor was locked up but with a hot battery and one of my carbs that 351m is a healthy old man! Good luck with yours, id love to see some pics!

I heard someone mention it the other day, but I still haven't seen a pickup running "super singles". I drive a flatbed and my company runs them on our trucks but not trailers. I'm not too big of a fan of them on my rig, it narrows the wheelbase, looks funny.
Curious to see it on a dually pickup though



And hell yes man. A slight drop and slick paint job, thatd be awesome. Saw that old fast n furious movie the other night with this bowtie on there and had me thinkin. Duuuuaalllllllyy!!

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I had wanted to do a Diesel powered, bagged crew cab dualie. Long and low.

I saw a 80's sc ford on the highway the other day. Had some kind of funky paint job, like a pace truck. It had daully fenders and super singles, Looked big drag slicks with tread. God awfully ugly lol. That f&f truck is slick!

Check the air on the inside left hand tire!

May as well do that brake stand now seeing as you've got no weight and the right set of tires for it. Get some beefy sway bars on that truck and it will really wake up the handling, the 89 F 350 is a decent bolt in both front and rear. My 78 was a charm in the curves with sways, 7900lb Ferrari LOL. Katy is getting in site of being done and then it's Henry's time, 6 wheelers rule big time and gives you enough size to move rice rockets and puddle jumpers out of the way. Give us a thread FTE.

They did good building that bow tie.. I was actually dreaming about 22.5 semi's:-X21

I'm gonna clean up my Wagner and lay some rustoeum on

Since it sits so low in the front I figure a 3-4" drop in the rear would be golden..

A cummins would be the only way to go for that!

Lol!! I'm sure it was a sight.. Too bad you couldn't snag a pic:-X10

I aired it down for some rock crawling :-missingt

Those tires are the perfect candidate for a smoke down!:-X22

Awesome tip on the sway bars, thank you very much! Always wanted a Ferrari:-X10

I agree on the thread!!:-drink

Bringing the 350 home

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Yes I drove it on the trailer

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Freshly rebuilt 15 years ago before parked 351m

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Maybe someone can decode for me?

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Trashing these splits

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Kitty likes it already!:-X22
Chewys just looking for an air conditioner :-X10

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Rear diff seems to have a locker, it got sideways a few times on me

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Ideas? Sure. I'd bring 'er back with a dually bed and fenders but not use dually wheels.

Instead, install single, fat, wide tires like Mickey Thompson Sportsman Pros which are favored by the pro street crowd. Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels

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Awesome! This truck is definitely going low!

Those wheels are killer

Another idea....

Instead of just installing dually fenders, widen the entire bed behind the fenders. The widened bedside areas could accommodate auxiliary fuel tanks, an onboard air compressor, auxiliary battery, tool & storage compartments, etc. Also relocate the tail light posts outboard and section to widen the tailgate and rear bumper to be..... w i d e r. Literally, a real "Flareside".

Ooh, I like it. Lots of fabrication, but cool idea!