Converting. lifted f250 to a lifted dually????????

G Racing · Feb 23, 2012

It's not a ford but I like the looks of it better than factory

http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10191

Hotrodtractor · Feb 23, 2012

ChinatownChile said:
Man. I would love to see a picture of a truck like that. SRW wheels up front DRW out back.

How about a video?

YouTube Video

Its a very common thing to see in truck pulling - running duals out back for more surface contact and then running a wide single wheel up front - since you can't get a dually rim that is very wide we just run normal rims and remove the dually spacers off of the trucks if they had them.

ChinatownChile · Feb 23, 2012

I found a sweet lifted one in that other site. Well the truck in my avatar is the one im converting. As soon as I get the rim spacers and fenders Ill post the results. My fiance thinks I'm a retard. I have to collect the parts on the down low.

Hotrodtractor · Feb 24, 2012

ChinatownChile said:
Are all Ford rim sizes the same bolt pattern size wise. Found a full set of dually rims for a 150.00 off a mid 80s truck?

Negatory. You have a Superduty - they started with a metric 8x170mm lug pattern in 1999 - and when it comes to dually s I believe that goes until 2005 where they switched to 8x210mm???

ChinatownChile · Feb 24, 2012

Hotrodtractor said:
Negatory. You have a Superduty - they started with a metric 8x170mm lug pattern in 1999 - and when it comes to dually s I believe that goes until 2005 where they switched to 8x210mm???

So 2002 SRW and DRW will have a matched patter size???? Like late 99 to early 03

ChinatownChile · Feb 24, 2012

I found the answers.... Its getting rediculous out there with this rim thing. Changing body styles from year to year.... cool. Changing it down to the bore size of the whole...retarded. Now if I can only find a set of regular rims to match the stock DRWs. Or something close.
For anyone else here are some sizes...
The late model from 99 and up single rear wheel Ford 250 and 350's have 8-170mm bolt pattern, 4.93" bore and are hub centered.

From 97 on back (no 98s were made!!) F250 and 350 single rear wheel and 2004 and earlier E250/E350 single rear wheel vans have an 8-6.5" bolt pattern, 5.15" bore and are stud centered.

Ford 05-up F-350 Superduty dual rear wheels have 8-200mm pattern, 5.6" bore and are hub centered.

Ford 99-04 F-350 Superduty dual rear wheel have 8-170mm pattern, 4.93" bore and are hub centered.

Ford 84-97 F-350 dual rear wheel (Production from 01/85 - for trucks built 12/84 and prior use 8-6.5" pattern, 4.75" bore, stud centered), 84-up E-350/450/Superduty dual rear wheel (Production from 01/85 - for trucks built 12/84 and prior use 8-6.5" pattern, 4.75" bore, stud centered) use 8-6.5" bolt pattern, 4.88" bore and are hub centered.

drunk on diesel · Feb 25, 2012

No way I'd go from SRW to DRW unless I absolutely had to.

Hillbilly Deluxe · Feb 26, 2012

Hey ChinaTown Chile, if you need help with doing any of the work, just let me know. Im out south of Katy.

My F350 used to be a dually. The previous owner converted it to SRW by swapping out both axles (80 rear, 50 front) for a Sterling rear another D50 that didnt have the dually hubs. He didnt know that all he had to do was unbolt the hubs, and then removed the fenders. Everything else is the same. I wish he'd of left the 80 in the back, but oh well.

I dont know if I believe all the hype with the extra stability of a dually when towing. I've had my truck loaded with a total weight of about 24k lbs. drove it 1000mi. like that and its lifted on 315/75/16s and it handled the load fine, even felt more stable at that weight then with some lighter loads I've towed.

cw96stroker · Feb 26, 2012

Lifted duallys look pretty sweet to me when done right, good luck on the conversion, although it doesnt seem like too big of a deal to do.

ChinatownChile · Feb 26, 2012

Hillbilly Deluxe said:
Hey ChinaTown Chile, if you need help with doing any of the work, just let me know. Im out south of Katy.

My F350 used to be a dually. The previous owner converted it to SRW by swapping out both axles (80 rear, 50 front) for a Sterling rear another D50 that didnt have the dually hubs. He didnt know that all he had to do was unbolt the hubs, and then removed the fenders. Everything else is the same. I wish he'd of left the 80 in the back, but oh well.

I dont know if I believe all the hype with the extra stability of a dually when towing. I've had my truck loaded with a total weight of about 24k lbs. drove it 1000mi. like that and its lifted on 315/75/16s and it handled the load fine, even felt more stable at that weight then with some lighter loads I've towed.

I might just have to take you up on that offer. Have to go offshore soon to make that money. I do want to do it soon though. Almost time to get new tires.

Lifted duallies are sick. Went to the Throwdown car show.......... I saw more slammed duallies bagged than anything else.