Dually rear leaf springs, inboard or stock location?

[Vombrown]

my general thinking is that stock location strings would give a wider stance thus more stability. Mind you I am starting with a non dually 73 3/4 ton truck. I am building a dually for a gin pole setup that I need. I do want to have the tires under the flatbed as much as possible.

 

[sweetk30]

just swap on 1ton hangers to the 3/4 ton frame . then use the cab & chassie narrow 14ff drw axle.

then the drw tires might just hang a hair out side of a std width NON drw flatbed .

 

[dremu]

As Sweet says, it's doable. I did it on a pickup bed, had to tub the wheel wells of course, but it all fit. Look carefully at

Also depends on tire width -- I think mine had 235-85-16's. Coulda been better with a skinnier tire, as mine were awful close.

Anyway, with a flatbed you should be fine. The key is to get the skinny C&C axle (or you can convert a stock one, but it means changing hubs and brake and cutting and rewelding backing plates, which really, REALLY sucks to get them perfectly perpendicular. Voice of experience there.)

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[sweetk30]

when I get home I have pic of drw c&c axle under a srw flatbed .

 

[sweetk30]

here is my srw flatbed on a c&c 14ff rear factory k30 truck . i was thinking of 255/85/16 tires once so i mounted them up . its tight but could work .

 

[Vombrown]

That's really cool.

 

[Vombrown]

Looks like the viable way to go. C/c axle with outboard springs. Now I just need to find some 1 ton spring hangars and leaf springs.