Took me one month of weekends working mostly by myself, but the conversion is done and the truck is back on the road. Tons of sweat equity in this conversion because I swapped all factory brackets / parts from a 4x4 chassis cab. I did not use an aftermarket kit. Removing rivets and brackets from the 4x4 frame is no fun, drilling new holes and mounting brackets on the 4x2 frame is no fun. I even removed the boxed section of frame from the passenger side of the 4x4 truck and welded it in as part of the swap. Very satisfying and glad it's done. I still have a few small things to wrap such as a transfer case shifter boot (I have the weird 1987 shifter in the tunnel cover rather than poking through the angled part of the floor), still need to swap to the 4x4 pitman arm, need to cover the cab floor, and I need a full set of matched tires ($$$$).
4wd conversion is done.
- Thread starter Hibby
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IDIBRONCO
IDIBRONCO
As long as they have all four tires on the back end, duallys are naturally 4X4!welcome to the dually 4x4 club
IDIBRONCO
IDIBRONCO
Maybe I should correct myself and say "4WD" instead?As long as they have all four tires on the back end, duallys are naturally 4X4!
IMNSHO: Single cab duallys do not get enough love. They haul, tow and maneuver really well, and as a current crew cab and past extended cab owner, the percentage of time that the back seat has nobody in it is far greater than 51% of the time.
Great looking rig and nothing but respect for removing all those factory rivets. That's tough work but you know it's done right
Great looking rig and nothing but respect for removing all those factory rivets. That's tough work but you know it's done right
u2slow
bilge rat
Good job!
I've done a bunch of that before and know the effort involved. I have a crewcab ahead of me for the same trick.
Roil Burner
Registered User
It is refreshing to learn about your successes! I'll bet <500 miles of smiles before you begin the reverse shackle research 
my D60 swap into the CCLB gave me a headache
my D60 swap into the CCLB gave me a headacheOld Goat
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I call them trainer wheels...As long as they have all four tires on the back end, duallys are naturally 4X4!
Goat
Old Goat
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Hibby, congratulations on a job well done.
Doing it your self has a greater satisfaction,
than if you paid to have it done.
Plus you know it was done right.
Goat
Doing it your self has a greater satisfaction,
than if you paid to have it done.
Plus you know it was done right.
Goat
That's awesome! I'm jealous about this "finishing a project" thing you speak of
IDIBRONCO
IDIBRONCO
I laugh because that sounds like me too.
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