single to duals again...

88-1175 · Aug 1, 2017

forgot to add to the post below this is for a 93 dodge pickup truck,had a regular bed on it that rusted out so I put a flatbed on it,kinda looks odd now,i remember a local fellow had a ford regular bed he added another set of regular non dished wheels to,he says he got spacers from jc whitney and fender flares.i cant seem to find the spacers/adapters anywere.this is just for cosmetic reasons,not wanting to haul anything real heavy,just thought it would look better.he found 2 regular rims,used these spacers/adapters and still used the factory hubcaps......

Janicholson · Aug 1, 2017

I do not know of a source other than putting a factory dual tire differential or factory options. Think of the grief that would be upon you if one came off and hit an oncoming car. Liability is a real factor. If you put them on, some day it will be loaded for that support. Jim

ss55 · Aug 2, 2017

Is the pickup a one ton, half ton or three quarter ton?

Jerry Coulter · Aug 2, 2017

I have a pair of those spacers and long bolts for a 5 bolt Ford pattern. And I saw a guy junking a motor home on a Ford chassis that had 8 bolt duals with those spacers factory equipped.

BarnyardEngineering · Aug 2, 2017

Southwestwheel.com sells a conversion kit that lets you bolt true offset dually rims on your pickup's regular axle.

You are not going to find those stupid JC Whitney dually conversion kits anymore, where you just bolt on another regular rim.

Brown Swiss · Aug 2, 2017

Not hard to find, just googled 93 Dodge dual wheel conversion kit!
https://setgroupusa.com/products/8x6 5 wheel spacers adapters 9 16 dodge ram ford f 250 f 350 2 inches 1?dfw_tracker 14498 14653193031&gclid EAIaIQobChMI0M_agcC41QIVQh GCh0R1AjBEAkYAyABEgICpvD_BwE

Sprint 6 · Aug 2, 2017

I would probably just go with a wider wheel and tire. Much safer than wheel spacers or adapters. In my experience, non-factory wheel spacers are an accident waiting to happen. I have seen many failures of such setups.

rustyfarmall · Aug 2, 2017

Adding duals to a single rear wheel axle and hub is asking for trouble. The outer axle bearings are designed and engineered for what is there now. Adding another wheel and tire will change how the bearings are loaded and could easily lead to early failure.

If you want dual rear wheels, change out the entire rear axle.

Lazy WP · Aug 2, 2017

I disagree. From what I've been told there is no difference between a 3/4 ton rear end and a 1 ton
rear end.

rrlund · Aug 2, 2017

I've got a pair here that I had on my Ford. I got those from JC Whitney. I don't know if they still sell them or not? Have you tried calling them?

Sprint 6 · Aug 2, 2017

That's not necessarily true. 73-87 GM trucks have the springs moved inboard on dual wheel trucks so there is room to get to the bleeder on the drum brakes. Since a 73-93 Dodge is essentially a rip off of the GM design, I would bet they are the same way. The wheel flanges are different regardless, as the wheel flange is positioned to even the bearing load in the center. Duals have to move the wheel flange inboard to center the load on the bearings.

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