Semi Conversion......

[Kaotik Kustumz]

Ok I'm planning on doing the semi wheel conversion on my 84 crew cab dually... Just wanna know what all I gotta do to make this work?
Was told chassis cab rearend is the best and easiest way to do this....
And also planning on air bags also...

Lemme know guys

[lolife99]

Look at this thread,...
http://www.duallyscene.com/forums/pr...are-t4043.html

[Kaotik Kustumz]

Thanks bro really helps a lot dude....
Think I'm gonna bag mine tho

[andrewmp6]

Most run adapters and milled down semi rims,If you got the cash http://nashvillewheelcompany.com/ will cut you any size wheel in any lug pattern you want.

[D.FENS]

You've got options, just depends on what you can handle yourself and how your budget is looking.

Fender game - some guys just let the wheels sit where they sit and widen the fenders to cover them. Some more successfully than others.

Wheel game - Tennessee Wheel and Tire has the Townasty, which is narrower and has a different offset than a standard semi. Helps keep the outer wheel inside the stock fender. Trevor can also face-mill wheels to bring them closer together, maybe 1 1/4 - 1 1/2" difference depending on the wheel.

Axle game - there's three basic axle widths for the 14 bolt FF axle. Cab / chassis being the narrowest. A problem with the (super narrow) C&C axle is that there's not much room outside the frame for bags and link bars, especially if you want to run 4 semi's on the rear. Some don't like the sucked-in rear wheels look either, but Dima (I think) offers a couple - three choices of adapter thickness to push the wheels back out some.

IMO it's better to get your wheel / tire combo first, then narrow the stock axle to put the wheels where you want them. Some don't have access to a machine shop / fabricator to handle this, and have to work around it.

A couple guys on here have gone with the 14 bolt semi-floater axle used in 3/4 ton trucks and Suburbans, which seems to be a good compromise if you don't mind giving up the full floater (not likely you'd need that on a bagged truck anyway). Check the build threads by 75Dually and comegetsome for more details.