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Offline chronos

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creating 1986 shortbox dually
« on: March 20, 2008, 06:31:23 pm »

thinking of making my 86 shortbox into a dually.
anyone try this?? Hoping i just need a dually rearend and the boxside 'flares' or stepside
'rear fenders' and fab them into my fleetside box.
any ideas would be appreciated....thanks
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Offline VileZambonie

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Re: creating 1986 shortbox dually
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2008, 06:36:13 pm »
Are you doing this for looks or for practical purposes?
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Re: creating 1986 shortbox dually
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2008, 06:41:26 pm »
little bit of both....why u ask?
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Re: creating 1986 shortbox dually
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Re: creating 1986 shortbox dually
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2008, 09:19:11 pm »
That is a sweet ride ;D
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Re: creating 1986 shortbox dually
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2008, 09:39:50 pm »
Kinda freaky. I passed one today, I came home and was going to tell you guys about it. It was a short bed dually, had a 91 style grille, push bar, what looked to be about a 4" suspension lift, (6) 36ishX9.50ish Buckshots. Had plain steel bud wheels. Was all Satin black, a little rough in the body dept.
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Re: creating 1986 shortbox dually
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2008, 11:19:37 pm »
yea, i just saved every pic of that ebay dually...that is awesome...has the 89-91 interior in it too...at least the dash/door trim...
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Re: creating 1986 shortbox dually
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2008, 12:13:53 am »
That looks to be a first class piece, however not to be a stone buster, but a standard shortbed wheelbase truck would be impractical at best & most likely a scary handful if you tried to pull something that you needed the capacity of a dually. The ride of it would have to be poor also. You need length to help the keep the front axle weighted enough to make it handle & track where your not sawing the wheel all the time. Those converted Suburbans are the right idea, long & heavy. Now get yourself a 4dr truck & do a 6ft. bed conversion, that would be a slick looking, practical truck! Just my thoughts, Lorne   
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Re: creating 1986 shortbox dually
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2008, 05:20:04 pm »
Looking for some input guys. Can I use my heavy-half leafs with the dually rearend?What about driveshaft? (2WD) Can anyone anticipate any
other things to watch for? I think its a great looking and unique setup! Not using truck for towing at all.
Thanks for the input
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Re: creating 1986 shortbox dually
« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2008, 05:48:21 pm »
Someone posted pix a while back of a Blazer dually and like that ebay one, from the right angle it looked cool but from other angles it looked absolutely atrocious.
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Re: creating 1986 shortbox dually
« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2008, 05:50:46 pm »
i'd have to say that thign is ugly.
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Re: creating 1986 shortbox dually
« Reply #11 on: April 06, 2008, 06:02:09 pm »
Im a Swb Fan...And i think its kool....Somthing u dont see every day....Go for it! 
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Re: creating 1986 shortbox dually
« Reply #12 on: April 06, 2008, 07:26:31 pm »
It may not be everyones cup of tea......but i need practical
knowledge on making it work......would this be a simple bolt in , or am i missing something?
Thanks guys
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Re: creating 1986 shortbox dually
« Reply #13 on: April 06, 2008, 07:55:24 pm »
nothing is a simple bolt in... you'd need a driveshaft, brake cables, dually wheels and a couple strong buddies.
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Re: creating 1986 shortbox dually
« Reply #14 on: April 06, 2008, 08:14:02 pm »
Why do I need a driveshaft? Is it the length that will be different or a
strength issue? I have a longbox 2WD dually parts truck.Do you know any
reason why I could not use my 3/4 ton leafs with the dually rear?
Thanks for the input VZ......Jay
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