The truck is in my sig. I just need wheels, adapters front and rear, and dually fenders? Or am I way off base?

 

I know there have been a few write ups on this... I'd just do a quick search. Budsowner did a conversion to a Dually...

 

I believe Arrowcraft has the parts needed for the conversion.

MikeyB

 

To bad you don't have a shortbed I have been thinking about converting my DRW to SRW

 

From a previous thread, IIRC the rear DRW axle is like 3 inches wider than the SRW axle.

 

I converted my 99 2500 to a drw flatbed. Used arrowcraft's conversion kit, worked out great. I get quite a few compliments on the truck, especially from others who knew the truck prior to the conversion. Makes it a much better work truck. The rear axle on a srw truck is about 6" wider than a true drw, so you'll have to keep that in mind, I don't have the fender kit on mine to compare the fit. My wheels stick out about 3 inches past the bed, which came off a 01 dually, but the rub rails come out about that far and cover them. I did a lot of measuring before I swapped the beds out. Good luck with it, I do recommend arrowcraft, really nice people and they answered all my questions on the conversion.

 

Thanks everyone for the helpful responses. I guess I need some practice at searching, couldn't get squat to come up. Lot's of good info here though. This isn't something I'm going to do tomorrow, but I'll be doing this withing the next nine months or so.

I'm wondering what the mega cab fenders would look like on a long bed? I kinda like 'em. I'm assuming they'd fit, the bed sides look to be the same. I saw a picture of them on a truck with a 10' bed that Dodge made (can't remember the mag., it was a few months ago).

 

This sounds like a good idea to me, if anyone wants to do the swap with me...
I am interested in having the DRW rather than the SRW I have on my 06 Megacab.
All the parts should swap from truck to truck rather easy.
I'm in Montana but like to take vacations so I'm willing to travel...
I only have 17k miles on the truck, so it's almost new. Thats what happens when you are deployed to Afghanistan for a year...

 

I'm the same.... I will trade... been wanting to make mine a dually for a while.