2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission 1500 rim on 2500

[studhorsey]

Hey guys this is my first post, I am wondering if any one has ever put the dodge off road package rim from a 1500 on a 2500, i realize there are some obvious problems like the diffrent bolt patterns but would the material there made from hold up from the weight of the cummins? and if anyone has could you post a pic of how it looks thanks!!

 

[Turbo Tim 1]

I doubt the wheels are designed to handle the weight and beyond that, changing the bolt pattern would cause a big dilema due to the design of the wheels. It would be alot easier to buy aftermarket wheels for your truck and cheaper too.

 

[WDixon27]

don't 1500s have 5 lug wheels, 3 extra lug holes should pretty much kill that plan

 

[analog]

I wouldn't trust the lighter duty wheels even if you could find a way to mount them on our 8 lug trucks. You can find 2500/3500 wheel sets on ebay and craiglist all the time. Guys who upgrade to nicer wheels/tires sell the stock ones for a song. I picked up a full set of chrome ones with tires in great shape off a 2003 for $200 on craigslist.

 

[Turbo Thom]

There are about 5, 1500 pickups running around here with 5. 9's in um. They got the stock wheels. So why wouldn't the answer to your question be yes?

 

[BTowler]

There are about 5, 1500 pickups running around here with 5. 9's in um. They got the stock wheels. So why wouldn't the answer to your question be yes?

Sounds like money pits to me! The front suspension mods alone to support the weight of the Cummins would make me shy away.

 

[TWilkening]

There are about 5, 1500 pickups running around here with 5. 9's in um. They got the stock wheels. So why wouldn't the answer to your question be yes?

My guess is they have the WRONG 5. 9. See my sig :{

 

[Turbo Thom]

Naugh, these have the Cummins and no front end work has been done at all. True, they do not have the carrying capacity of the 2500, but they're not use for toten stuff anyway. But they are around 600HP, so they get hammered pretty good.

 

[BTowler]

Thats a lot of conversion jobs for one area! They won't be running on the stock suspension for very long, it is not built to handle that much weight. Back to the original question, they are running 1500 wheels on a 1500 truck. You would have to change axles in the rear and probably the whole suspension in the front to be able to switch to the 1500 wheels.

 

[redram]

Naugh, these have the Cummins and no front end work has been done at all. True, they do not have the carrying capacity of the 2500, but they're not use for toten stuff anyway. But they are around 600HP, so they get hammered pretty good.

I'll bet my money that these are NOT daily drivers - but if they truly have 600 hp???? that they might be purpose built drag trucks that go an 1/8 or a 1/4 mile at a time!!!



The engine alone weighs roughly 1000 lbs versus what - less than half this!



Oh well - you must know better... ...

 

[Turbo Thom]

Thanks, I do know better. :-{} One was in a certain blue Dakota for 2 years. Front end was not changed, even for a Dakota, but batteries were in the back. That truck died when Jeff went through a stand of pines when the pump stuck, and rolled it. :{



Two others are 96 model 1500's and 3 are in 04 1500's. Yes, daily drivers, but put on the strip whenever the urge hits. Well, they are daily drivers if you have the balls to run around with that kinda HP. To tell you about one of them, call Joe at SunCoast transmissions. One of them is his.



Things are just done a little different here. But you seem to have gotten a little mixed up here. I'm not saying these truck's are to do the same work as a 2500. Just that a 5. 9 Cummins has been installed and the 1500 wheel's are still in use. And the only reason for the change is the wheelbase.



Another thing is Stuckey Racing's drag truck has a Dana 60 in the rear, so 5 lug wheel's can be used. That racer is 5500 lbs. And a hammer is applied here. Also they changed the front spindles to handle 5 lugs front wheels.



. . Preston. .

 

[BBowers]

I'll tell ya what would be super-cool!

I think the 1500 would be a great platform for a 4bta cummins out of a sprinter or some other platform. That would solve some of the weight problem and improve mileage too. Still wondering why this option is not offered in the 1500 by dodge, as it obviously passes emissions in the sprinter. As for the weight being too much for a 5. 9 ctd in a 1500, if it's only 500 lbs more, shouldnt the truck handle that? Even a 1500 is made to haul, and most half tons can haul nearly 1 ton in the bed under safe payload rarint as it is. I had a 1998 f150 4. 6 gasser auto 2wd and it had a 1900 lb payload rating, so with only 500 extra lbs on the front axle I would think tire wear would be the most dominant issue if the ttruck is used for street and light offroading. So the front end settles down a bit, so it will while carrying a payload! That's what trucks are for, and I'm sure that if you distribute a 1 ton payload across two axles evenly that's a thousand per axle, so running half that ought to be fine. Maybe heavy duty shocks and a stiffer set of springs up front... , but anyway, why the 4 cyl cummins out of the sprinter hasn't been offered in the 1500 is really stupid, considering ford and chevy dont offer smaller versions of the powerstroker and duramax. THey could really clean up at the dealerships and the things would likely get 25mpg!

 

[Forrest Nearing]

Sprinters do not have 4BT's, they've got little 5cyl Mercedes engines

 

[TJarecke]

If you are wanting to run 1500 wheels on a 2wd you could use a dana 60 rear out of a srt10 truck and I would think that the hubs could be changed over on the front.



As for a 4x4 I would ask why first, just as others have. You should be able to get some good looking custom wheels for much less than using 1500 wheels, even if the 1500 wheels are super cheap.



1500 with a cummins is obviously feasable. Jeff Garmon is doing them, for example. It isn't a bad idea for a drag truck if you want a short wheel base truck. I would agree with the front end troubles, especially on a 4x4 where we can't even get the parts to last on the 2500/3500 platforms.



If a person wants 1/2 ton wheels on a 2500 truck let them go for it. It is their $$$ and their truck. A lot of people spend money on worse things.



Oh and I too would like to see the mercedes diesel from the sprinters in a dakota or 1500. Perfect wife vehicle :-laf

 

[BTowler]

Now if Cummins would just release the V8 diesel we heard about last year, light enough for a half-ton, with good power, that would be the ultimate for a 1500!