Dually rear with non dually rims

[RedRoad]

Would there be a problem running standard rims on a dually rear?

[clapage6]

you just wouldn't be able to bolt 2 of them on there

[RedRoad]

I figured that, but since the wheel centerline is not the same would it cause some kind of uneven load on the hub bearings or some kind of other accelerated wear?

[nonstop]

The wheels would sit out further. As for bearings, it should still be fine with respect to the location between the wheel and hub. That distance has not changed.

[JustTom]

I'm interested to hear anything you come up with.

I have a 84 cab/chassis with a stake bed.

I don't like the duals and want SRW, but I want stock diameter tires with 16in wheels.

I understand the cab/chassis rear end is narrower than the dually pick up rear end.
That should put the single tires in some.

I have another 84 C30, 2wd, SRW I can swap with.
I'll mess around with it in a couple months, when it's not zero degrees.

Tom

[rs74]

I think I have a pic of my truck from when the previous owner did this.

[68post]

Originally Posted by JustTom

I'm interested to hear anything you come up with.

I have a 84 cab/chassis with a stake bed.

I don't like the duals and want SRW, but I want stock diameter tires with 16in wheels.

I understand the cab/chassis rear end is narrower than the dually pick up rear end.
That should put the single tires in some.

I have another 84 C30, 2wd, SRW I can swap with.
I'll mess around with it in a couple months, when it's not zero degrees.

Tom

C & C dually axle is the same width as a SRW axle, and I could use that C & C axle if you want to part with it !?

[andrewmp6]

The cab and chassis is more narrow then a srw axle,People had tried using them and had to tube the bed inter fenders to run the drw.

[68post]

Originally Posted by andrewmp6

The cab and chassis is more narrow then a srw axle,People had tried using them and had to tube the bed inter fenders to run the drw.

Hubs are the only difference and I have a flatbed.

63'' vs. 67" wms to wms

[BigBlocksRule]

There's a small ledge on SRW hubs that prevent a dually rim from being mounted on it, so the center hole is a tiny bit larger on a SRW hub and wheel. Wheels should fit, make sure to use cone-shaped lugs that will center the wheel on studs.

[JustTom]

Originally Posted by 68post

C & C dually axle is the same width as a SRW axle, and I could use that C & C axle if you want to part with it !?

Sorry, not looking to part with it.
Here's the truck.



The flat bed is 8x8.
It is a real pain when plowing snow, which is 90% of what this truck does.

I want to go SRW and narrow the flat bed to the width of the cab.
And, keep 16" wheels.

[JustTom]

I never saw this truck in person, it was on CL for a while in N Michigan.
The owner didn't build it, but insisted it was a" factory dually".

I'm pretty sure it was a Cab and Chassis axle on a SRW truck.
I happen to think it looks OK.

[68post]

Originally Posted by JustTom

I never saw this truck in person, it was on CL for a while in N Michigan.
The owner didn't build it, but insisted it was a" factory dually".

I'm pretty sure it was a Cab and Chassis axle on a SRW truck.
I happen to think it looks OK.

I think so too ! Otherwise the bed wouldn't fit so good.

[dragn91]

I wonder what a cab and chassis rear would look like under my crew cab stepside.

[BigBlocksRule]

You'd have to do some little tubs. Spring perches aren't in the same place as conventional cab-and-bed configuration, they're based on the old 34" wide frame rails, so you'd need to move them. Not a big deal.
There's a definite difference in the overall axle with a C&C. The SRW and DRW are based on the same axle tube setup, hubs are the only difference. The C&C is narrower overall. I have a dually C&C, could swap with SRW hubs and end up really narrow.