Girth
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- Joined
- Feb 25, 2023
- Posts
- 96
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- 272
- Location
- Olympia WA
- First Name
- Garth
- Truck Year
- 1989
- Truck Model
- V2500 Suburban
- Engine Size
- 350
The wife has taken the leap, she ordered fenders today (from Hannemann Fiberglass. Curious to see what those look like) so it looks like her dream of a Dually Suburban just landed on my to-do list. She was looking at adapter kits too, talking to a gal at Arrowcraft. I got home from work to a slew of questions and now a headache, trying to figure out adapters/wheels.
1989 V2500, semi-float 14bolt in the back. The headache I have now, is because it's got a 4in lift on it, with hideous 20in heels and 35s. Happy to see those wheels go........ BUT I know most narrow dually wheels (and the space between the sidewalls on the duals) don't really play well with wide tires. To get a TALL tire, you usually gotta go a tad wide too. How is that done on your typical dually? A bolt on spacer and wider wheels with a bit more offset? We're looking at bolting on an adapter already though, so I'm sure that's not gonna work.
How screwed am I? It wouldn't be easy, but I suppose the most surefire solution is I find a dually rear end, move the spring perches and shock mounts, and stab it under the burb, THEN add a spacer for wider wheels? We don't NEED to put 35in tall tires back on, and I'm sure it'd look just fine with something 32ish tall, looking beefier overall anyways with duals. Who's got a lifted dually and how'd your tire/wheel choices work out?
1989 V2500, semi-float 14bolt in the back. The headache I have now, is because it's got a 4in lift on it, with hideous 20in heels and 35s. Happy to see those wheels go........ BUT I know most narrow dually wheels (and the space between the sidewalls on the duals) don't really play well with wide tires. To get a TALL tire, you usually gotta go a tad wide too. How is that done on your typical dually? A bolt on spacer and wider wheels with a bit more offset? We're looking at bolting on an adapter already though, so I'm sure that's not gonna work.
How screwed am I? It wouldn't be easy, but I suppose the most surefire solution is I find a dually rear end, move the spring perches and shock mounts, and stab it under the burb, THEN add a spacer for wider wheels? We don't NEED to put 35in tall tires back on, and I'm sure it'd look just fine with something 32ish tall, looking beefier overall anyways with duals. Who's got a lifted dually and how'd your tire/wheel choices work out?