The time has come to convert the truck to a dually and put on a dump body.
I know this has been discussed at length, but it would save me a bunch of time if someone could send me in the right direction for front hub extensions, and do I have to run the adapters on the rear, or can I just put in longer studs and throw the dual wheels on the rear?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Rich

 

I have never done one of these conversions but I know they make adapters for the front and rear. I know that JC whitney has some conversion equipment.

Good Luck

 

Look at www.arrowcraft.com

 

i have a set of factory front spacers off a dually front, i will sell you if you are intrested. i have the factory lug nuts to hold them on. it is a simple bolt on deal.

 

I'm more interested in the dump addition.

I want to do the same thing to my 97'

Is yours going to be electric over hydrolic or PTO driven?

What research have you done and wich vendor are you going with???

db

 

Now I may be wrong but Ihave been told by a couple of people, NAPA for one, that 2500 hubs are a different diameter than 3500. That being the case the adaptors from a 3500 would not fit a 2500.

Go Arrowcraft, you will not be sorry, use them as heavy as your tires will take.

 

Hey H I D do you have personal experince with Arrowcraft? I've been thinking of going that route. I've been on there site, even called them up to get a price on the 450 kit with fenders. Just wondering how those adapters hold up.

 

I have over 200,000 miles on a Dodge 2500 rear with Arrowcraft adaptors. It still runs the original bearings and I load the rear axle up to 8,000 pounds. The only thing that is a difficulty is changing brakes on the rear, the adaptors have to come off. I have mine marked so that they always go back on the same position.

Answer to your question, you cannot break them, they are turned out of solid steel, nice design. I did keep loosing the cheap simulators, so put good ones on. Don't know anything about the fenders, I don't run a pickup body. One of the best purchases that I made.

 

i have looked at more than a few dana 60 fronts on dodges, both 2500 and 3500, they are the same. they just bolt on the adapter for the 3500's. now it may be different on light duty 8 lug dana 44 on dodges. but all the dana 60's look to be the exact same axle, just spacers added.

 

To be sure check on the diameter of the hubcentric. That is what we are talking about. NAPA has two different part numbers for 2500 and 3500. My understanding is that one is designed for hubcentric (3500) and one is designed for acorn nut centric.

 

H I D , What type of wheel are you running on yours?
Is it a stock Dodge wheel? I am going to use the Arrowcraft adapters front and rear.

db, I'm going to use a Muncie underhood clutch pump instead of a pto off of the trans because I have an auto.
I have one of these on my GMC dump, it will pick up a lot of weight and is pretty easy to put together, you need to find a valve, and a reservoir, but once together, it's a very reliable system.
I think it's also a lot neater on a truck too. Less stuff hanging underneath to get ripped off when on a job.
I don't like the elec/hyd setups, they are slow, and usually are not built heavy enough to handle the kind of stuff that I do.

Rich

 

Richard I have Ford wheels on mine, they allowed a larger tire. The hubcentric is a different size, so they are not interchangable.