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jeffrey5355 - Great looking ride. I dig the D upgrade with a stick. I regret selling my crew now that I've seen yours. Again - great job on the conversion & lowering job.

R46

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Me either but they finally start to grow on ya. I used to not like them at all. Keep looking at them in all the pics on here. One day you'll realize you like 'em too.

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Well, been lurking for a few months but figured since I finally have my first crew legal I need to sign up and intro.

A few guys may recognize me from a few Offroad sites.
I recently purchased a 1988 v30 crew cab dually that was converted to a carbed big block. I've always been a big fan of these trucks but have never owned one.

I'm having a lot of conflict with what I want to do with it though. I'd really like to make it a crew short SRW truck. I have two axles ready to go in, lockers gears crossover steering and all. Thinking about a small 4" lift and some military style 37's on the h1 wheels I have. part of me says leave it dually...

Would like to hear yalls thoughts.
Here's the rig...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...9C2E2C3F8B.jpg
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Welcome to the board and nice crew!

Depends on what you'd use it for I guess. Sounds like you've got a good stash of parts to build a wheeler, so I'd lean that way. You'll have to start a build thread and more people will chime in!

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Trucks with hips are just cool, I would leave it. All squares are beautiful but a half hour drive and one can spot several in as many different conditions.

But..............a crew cab with duals, now that is something that is harder to run into.

But then again, I am heavily biased ;)

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I would keep it a dually, they're just so much harder to find especially a crew cab 4x4. Just find you some 16.5 dually wheels to fit the 37" hummer tires then put the 4" lift on it and trim the front fenders to fit like johnnypop's trucks. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...2&postcount=24

I may be a little biased as well... since that's what I'm gonna do with my truck.

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Finally joined the club. Been looking for a long time and I have found a lot of good information on this forum. This is my crew. It is a 2wd converted to 4wd. Has 3/4 ton axles so the plan is to find 1 ton drivetrain and a duramax. Also looking for a good bed. The truck use to have a flat bed but the cooler would never stay put.
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Nice!

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i would lift it, bigger the better, but thats me. i would also go srw, cheaper & easier(4 tires) to lift. i would'nt shorten the box, you bought it cause your subconscious liked the bigness, why make it smaller, & if you haul, you'll appreciate the extra length

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Feburary ^ now…http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8484/8...d00726f5_b.jpg
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haha, i like that subconscious part. does kind of make sense in a wierd way.
I appreciate yalls input, whatever I do, ill be sure to start a thread. I want this thing simple, functional and still have some clean practicality to it. Thing about SRW is i can always take it back to DRW down the road if I wanted to as long as i keep the bed and D70HD.

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I'd vote for leaving it a dually and if you're really itching for srw conversion, grab a c/k 20 crew and do the conversion on that. Save the duallies! Haha.

By the way, great looking truck!
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I vote KEEP IT DUALLY!!! Heres mine.

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Keep it a dually and make it work

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Try that with anything newer.:lol: What is that, the 7,000 lb equivalent of rolling angle iron? Love these beasts.

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Keep it dually
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This is one of my favorite trucks on this form. If you ever ever ever want to sell it let me know.
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I believe i saw a late 70s style sc drw with a orange and white paint. That sat on white 22.5 steel semi wheels but cant find it. I was wondering if anyone could call claim to the pic and let me know about what page its on. Im curious if they turned down the wheels to fit 22s like they do with aluminum wheels. Thanks for any help.
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You cannot mill steel wheels like aluminum ones as there's not enough material there. Guys have stretched the 22" tires over the 22.5" steel wheels though. It's not safe & should not be done as the tire is compromised.

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If anyone is searching for a sweet rig around the Bay Area, this is worth a little drive... Looks like a bad ass truck almost complete.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/3438119826.html

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Thanks. Thats what i was thinking as well. Thats why i was so unsure of what this guy did. Maybe they welded different center and rings together to get what they wanted. But it seems like the centers were the old steel 4 hole 10 lug like off a school bus or that style anyways.
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Talk about unsafe- I see so many trucks using Spacers, Adapters and washers used to mount wheels. Does anyone other than a Hyper 17 year old think that ALL of these ways are safe?

I have seen 22.5 wheels on several Ford and Chevy Trucks. The ride is Very hard. I have 20"s on one of my trucks and was thinking of switching tires from Real Truck tires to LT Truck tires. Much softer and flexable. I have not tried it yet and am not hauling weight anyway.
Real Truck tires like 20's or 22.5 will stand up on their own without air they are so tough.

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I'm a machinist with a die builder background, so machining a set of wheel adaptors isn't a big deal to me but the hole mounting/ balancing/ truing big rig wheels and tires is something I've never messed with. I wont be hauling either, my plan it to build a couple trucks just to promote my business at car shows
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Been out a while hope all is well ...here is my newest edition.....1990 V30 454.. 80k Original mile, Original owner truck . first shot is the purchase....then the next couple are cleaned up with finally the sleeper

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[IMG]http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/.../90dually1.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/.../90dually4.png[/IMG] http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/.../90dually3.jpg

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Toby, that is an awesome truck!

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thanks DW... ya sold the duramax and went back to a real crewcab ...I put a "WANTED" hit out on CL and "this" called me up..an 80k orig mile/original owner 454 1990 and its soo clean....gotta love CL..

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Nice truck, was that a Warn winch bumper?

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It was that, removed it and then went stock

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You could probably sell it on here if you become a supporting member, there's some people on here that like those.

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Real nice. Ill try to get some pics of mine on here.
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Posted via Mobile Device heres a pic of when i first got my 83 and after i did some work and converted to drw. Im working on a 4wd conversion now.
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Posted via Mobile Deviceheres one doing some light hauling and one of the 84 i saved from going to scrap.
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My first post!
Here's my 1990 crew cab
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thats sharp

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That's really nice

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Myers, Nice truck! Are those tires 255/85-16?

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yes, I have no question's about the safety of the adaptor's on my truck.

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Seein some dooley's here lately figured I'd share mine just got her running this weekend

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...y/IMG_3075.jpg

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Nice. I like the painted grill.
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