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Flatbedding my K5.... dual wheels?

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Well as some of you may remember my K5 is pretty whooped. The frame however is in very nice shape. I really like the wheelbase of this truck for plowing so I plan on keeping it instead of just buying a pickup. I dont wheel it , just work it.

Plans so far. Ditch the Blazer body, put on a pickup cab (already purchaced) and a little flatbed. Now I want a HD drivetrain and suspension in this truck so I bought a 3/4 ton for the drivetrain. Today I found a killer deal on a D60, narrow 14bolt and set of rims and tires from a dually. So what do you think?

Choices:
3/4 ton single wheel
one ton dually
find some SRW hubs and make it a one ton single
 
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one ton drw, with 56's mounted backwards for 4 inches extra wheelbase.
 
sweetk30 said:
where are you in upstate ny? and i vote 56 backwards and drw style 1 ton.
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I am near amsterdam.


I have been out of the K5 loop for a few years now, as my truck has been sitting, and had to read up on 52"&56" springs. I dont really need any lift, as I am using 3/4 ton diesel springs. That should make the truck sit 3"-4+" higher than stock 1/2 ton anyway. Truck will most likely never see anything offroad. Just snow and maybe some minor mud.
 
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I also plan on putting a pickup cab and flatbed on my blazer but have noticed that all the blazer body mounts are on the outside of the frame rail. The rear body mounts on the cab are on the inside of the frame. You are going to need to make new mounts or a crossmember from a pickup might work, I picked one up last week but dont know if it will work in the blazer frame
 
nevermind you cant see attached images.

its a pick of a truck cab on blazer frame
 
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That looks pretty sweet. cant wait to get my cab on my blazer. Im going wheeling end of the month and after that I am going to start the cab swap. Im pretty sure there wont be anything left of my body after i am done wheelin. Rockers are sagging and broken, lots of holes in the floor drivers door is hard to close and the passenger door has a gap of about 1/4" at the top and almost 3/4" at the bottom
 
muddermilitia said:
I also plan on putting a pickup cab and flatbed on my blazer but have noticed that all the blazer body mounts are on the outside of the frame rail. The rear body mounts on the cab are on the inside of the frame. You are going to need to make new mounts or a crossmember from a pickup might work, I picked one up last week but dont know if it will work in the blazer frame
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yeah already been down that road. My crossmembers came from the 3/4 donor. It was a quick and sleazy swap.
 
You didn't need to modify the crossmember, it fit right in? Mine came out of a 1 ton is that the same as 3/4 ton
 
I dont know if you would want duals in the snow and ice. I would think it would let the back tires spin easier. less weight per footprint ya know.
 
Drey said:
I dont know if you would want duals in the snow and ice. I would think it would let the back tires spin easier. less weight per footprint ya know.
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yeah that is a concern. I have a few dualies they will float on heavy snow at times. you have to either have weight in the rear or rely on the front axle
 
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