a little background. im looking at buying a 87 3/4 ton 2wd. it has a regular truck bed on it that i will be replacing with an aluminum flatbed. the flatbed is made for a srw truck, so im not concerned with the frame rail difference (i already measured, and it will fit). the truck currently has a SRW SF14b rear axle. i found a srw FF14B with the ratio i want (3.73). after i swap in the FF rear, what will it take to make it a DRW??

anyone have any info on converting a single wheel 3/4 ton truck into a dually? i tried searching, but came up short. i know the wms is different from a srw to a drw and the frame rails are different on a c&c. can i just get longer wheel studs for the srw hub? or will the inside tire hit/contact the springs? am i missing/overlooking something??? im not really concerned with the tires sticking out past the bed either. thanks in advance for any info!

the flatbed is made for a srw truck,

the truck currently has a SRW SF14b rear axle. i found a srw FF14B with the ratio i want (3.73)

......so if the bed is made for a srw truck and you have a srw axle why not just leave it single wheel since thats what you have.....? Swap in the full floater and if you just want it to carry more weight put on some 10 or 12 ply tires and call it good. It would look better too since its a srw bed.......but thats just my opinion......:grinpimp:

srw flatbeds look like shit imo. :laughing:

anybody done this??

The frame rails are the same width from half ton up to 1 ton including C & C models. The difference is in the mounts for the springs. The C & C frame is also about 3 inches longer wheelbase. To go to dual wheel you could run a Dana 70 rear end commonly found in the dual wheeled pickups with beds. I am not positive but I think if you ran a c & c narrow dually 14 bolt the innner tires would hit the springs on a 3/4 ton truck.