Posted by Dan in North Houston on December 10, 2010 at 18:08:19 from (210.82.62.229):
In Reply to: posted by Brad Gyde on December 10, 2010 at 17:54:13:
Back in the 70's, before Ford offered a dually, we took a F250 and made it into a dually. We had to get the dual type rims, of course. As I recall, we got some longer studs, a spacer ring, and fiberglass fenders from JC Whitney. It was a brand new truck, and we had the fenders painted to match, so it ended up looking factory. I don't remember if the spacer ring went between the hub and the inside wheel, or between the wheels. Seems to me it was about a half inch thick.
You probably wonder why we went to the trouble, when you could get a Chevy with duals at the time. We had tried the Chevy with the 454, couldn't keep gas in it (4 mpg empty) and the transmissions couldn't stand the heavy hauling for the goose neck trailers we pulled. We wanted the Ford because of the Club Cab and the 390 engine with 4 speed. It worked great, probably the best trailer pulling truck we ever had on the farm.
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