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Since its the off season I figured I would give you guys something to look at... I needed a dually to pull my race trailer this coming season and I am too cheap and poor to go buy a new truck, so I just converted my 04 2500 into a dually. It wasnt the best feeling making corners loaded down on 37s with only 17" wheels. It got about 8MPG pulling 13MPG unloaded, hopefully it will get a little better with the lower gears now.
I left the 2500 springs as I use the truck daily to go to and from work, so I really didnt want a rougher ride, when I load it down I will just put some air in the over load bags. I had a dually parts truck already, so I used its rear axle and installed some 4.10 gears, and repainted it. The dually axles are about 1.5" or so wider than the SRW axle. The pic is with SRW wheels and dually axle.
Saturday I installed the rear axle in my driveway, (35* and raining the whole time) then installed the front dually spacers and new front tires I had previously mounted on some 2012 Dually Alcoas.
Then Sunday morning I went to my buddies shop and swapped the dually wheels and old tires over.
Then Sunday evening I went out to my parents house and swapped the beds.
I am happy with the way it turned out, I have had this truck for a long time, (about 9 years and 400k miles) so its nice to have some change without getting rid of this ole dog. I will get some better pics of the truck completed and clean once it stops raining.
Specs on the truck are as follows...
stock 5.9 longblock, injectors, cp3
FASS pump
Hp tuners @ 2500ms and 28* timing (wont get over 1200*egts towing at WOT)
HE351/467 compounds
Mild 48re, DPC low stall single, transgoVB, stock shafts, BD billet FP
4.10 gears
37/12.50r17 Nitto Trail Grapplers
3" KORE springs, Fox resi shocks, custom radious arms, 1" block in rear.
Custom front and rear bumpers (built by me)
Firestone Overload bags
I left the 2500 springs as I use the truck daily to go to and from work, so I really didnt want a rougher ride, when I load it down I will just put some air in the over load bags. I had a dually parts truck already, so I used its rear axle and installed some 4.10 gears, and repainted it. The dually axles are about 1.5" or so wider than the SRW axle. The pic is with SRW wheels and dually axle.
Saturday I installed the rear axle in my driveway, (35* and raining the whole time) then installed the front dually spacers and new front tires I had previously mounted on some 2012 Dually Alcoas.
Then Sunday morning I went to my buddies shop and swapped the dually wheels and old tires over.
Then Sunday evening I went out to my parents house and swapped the beds.
I am happy with the way it turned out, I have had this truck for a long time, (about 9 years and 400k miles) so its nice to have some change without getting rid of this ole dog. I will get some better pics of the truck completed and clean once it stops raining.
Specs on the truck are as follows...
stock 5.9 longblock, injectors, cp3
FASS pump
Hp tuners @ 2500ms and 28* timing (wont get over 1200*egts towing at WOT)
HE351/467 compounds
Mild 48re, DPC low stall single, transgoVB, stock shafts, BD billet FP
4.10 gears
37/12.50r17 Nitto Trail Grapplers
3" KORE springs, Fox resi shocks, custom radious arms, 1" block in rear.
Custom front and rear bumpers (built by me)
Firestone Overload bags
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