Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) Converting a 3/4 ton into a 1 ton

[Texas Diesel]

Is there a place that sells a "kit" (wheels, wheel spacers and fender flares) to convert my 3/4 ton to a 1 ton?



TIA

 

[Rattlin_Ram]

don't know if there is or not, but IMHO it'd prolly be cheaper to just find a wrecked dually and get the parts you need from the junk yard.

 

[JoshPeters]

I'm with Rattlin... . The flares are EXPENSIVE!



Josh

 

[sewman]

J. C. Whitney had all the parts.

Bob

 

[jimk]

spacers

Is there a place that sells a "kit" (wheels, wheel spacers and fender flares) to convert my 3/4 ton to a 1 ton?



TIA

I have a set that I bought several years ago and but I never used them. I dont even know if they will fit your truck. I think they were off of a Ford, I got them along with a Gear Vendor. I dont know what year you have But If I was going that way could you install a rear end that had Disc brakes? For pulling a heavy trailer I like a truck with dual wheels. Good luck Jimk

 

[Reb.B]

I've done a couple of these conversions. The cheapest thing to do is buy a wreckedc truck. The rear axle is different so you need that. The rear springs are thicker on a 3500, but not much, i think it was . 080 thicker. The front coils are a little bigger too, but you don't have to change either one. The front hubs are diiferent too. The dually spacers will NOT fit on a 2500. You can maching the inside of the 3500 spacer, but this is not advised. Change the bearring, hub, and spacer assembly. Also you might want to upgrade to the 241 DLD transfer case if you get a dually and you don't have one yet.

 

[Boondocker]

This concept has been discussed here before in terms of weight capacity and overloading. The thing is, you cannot turn a 3/4 ton truck into a 1 ton truck. You can turn a SRW into a DRW, but that doesn't increase the GVWR on the vehicle's ID plate. It just makes the truck heavier and puts you that much closer to the GVWR even when unloaded.



I'm only talking about weight rating here. In a practical sense and done right, what you propose will make the truck more stable and likely increase its weight capacity. In a legal sense, all you're doing is permenantly using up a fair chunk of your 3/4 ton's rating. It's a big, expensive project. So if you're going to do it, do it for the right reasons, knowing that increasing your Gross Vehicle Weight RATING is not one of them.



Good luck,

Neil