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Old 05-06-2010, 08:07 PM   #1
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Whats it take to make a chevy long bed a dually

I have a 3/4 ton truck I am putting dana 60 under front and I want to make a dually out of it. What all has to be done to make this work.
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Old 05-06-2010, 08:17 PM   #2
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Re: Whats it take to make a chevy long bed a dually

you have to change the hubs up front to drw hubs, change the axle in the rear to a dually axle, and you need rear dually fenders and 6 dually wheels...
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Re: Whats it take to make a chevy long bed a dually

where is good place to find rear fenders? Whats the wb on the rear axle for dually? Arent the shackles different on the rear for duallies
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Re: Whats it take to make a chevy long bed a dually

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where is good place to find rear fenders? Whats the wb on the rear axle for dually? Arent the shackles different on the rear for duallies
there are a couple of places that sell rear fenders knew online...also, you could hit up your local pull a part and see if they have any parts duallys....

and I don't know on the shackles...as far as I know, no they aren't different...the spring perches should be the same...
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Re: Whats it take to make a chevy long bed a dually

cool I have found tons of dually parts in ohio.
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Re: Whats it take to make a chevy long bed a dually

It would be simpler to change the bed if you find a decent one. In addition to the fenders, you would need to cut out the wheel arches, and install some different brackets.
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It would be simpler to change the bed if you find a decent one. In addition to the fenders, you would need to cut out the wheel arches, and install some different brackets.
what brackets are you talking about? I'm getting ready to swap my crewcab C20 srw over to drw...thanks
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what brackets are you talking about? I'm getting ready to swap my crewcab C20 srw over to drw...thanks
Well, I don't really know how to describe them. They're like these stamped steel hoops that hold the cutout bedside to the wheel house. IIRC, there are also some support rods.
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Re: Whats it take to make a chevy long bed a dually

I hope those come with my fenders...we'll see...if not, I'll figure something out...
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Old 05-07-2010, 04:46 PM   #10
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Re: Whats it take to make a chevy long bed a dually

i think its gonna be easier for me to find a crew cab dually. Get my parts off it for single cab dually and then make crew cab a short bed. Two dream build trucks at same time
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