I've got a 03 F350 crew dually 4x4 diesel. I would like to know if there are any problems in converting my dually to a single. I assume a can use the 4 stock chrome rims and just dump the rear insides. There must be somebody making a reduced fender flare to replace the rears. Or does anybody know where I can find a replacement 03 longbed single wheel. Thanks for the input.

 

Just wondering, why do you want to switch to singles??

 

Bob... Where are you in this wonderful country? What color is your truck? What gear ratio is in your axles?

 

Dually's are, Well, my dually is terrible on snow and ice. I also need six new tires and times are getting tough.

Thanks

 

just take the dually fender off. but as far as usiing yuor stock rims the front would be ok but i dont think the outside rear would work right just bolted to the axle. but you can find some stock non dually wheels on ebay for a decent price. good luck

 

It's not as easy as just taking the dually fender off on a Superduty.

I asked you the questions I did because I want to go to a dually.

What axle ratio?
what bed length?
What Color?
Where are ya?

 

Yeah, when all is said and done it might end up being easier to swap the box with a fleetside box from the junkers. The only problem is finding a box that matches if your truck isn't white. There should also be some cheap 3/4 ton rims around too. I saw a set of 4 stock steel ford rims recently on Ebay for $50.

 

There is a guy down here (no snow) that has lowered his daully and
swapped for single back wheels that must be sporting 24" wide tires.

They fill out the dually fenders and it looks just sweet !!! (Goes like heck, as well)

But then I dougt if it would be good in snow.... or rain... or sand.... or mud...

 

I think the front hubs on the drws are different than the srw trucks but if you are just looking into changing the the rear it shouldn't be difficult.

 

I owned a 1982 Chev 1 ton dually years ago and switched it to singles. It's not as easy as it sounds.
The rear axle is wider then a singles axle, so regular wheels bolted on will stick out way farther then the fender. So first off you will need a new rear axle. When you get a new axle you will either have to make sure it is the same gear ratio, or you'll have to swap your old gears into it. Also, the springs mount pads will most likely be welded on at the wrong width (mine were) so you will have to cut them off and have them re-welded on. Make sure you weld them on at the right angle or you'll wear out your u-joints faster. And speaking of U-joints, the rear U-joint on the new axle will have to be the same as your old one, or you will have to change out the yoke (I had to change mine). The shock mounts may have to be changed also (mine did). As for the box, I thought I could just remove the fender flares, but the inner fender is cut out real big so that doesn't work. So your in for a box change or at least a new set of box sides.

As for the front end, you could just leave it the way it is, but if you do it will look funny and you will have to carry two spares around. Not sure about Fords, but I had to find completely new front hubs from a singles vehicle and swap out my dually hubs. You may be lucky and just have a bolted on spacer for the dually rims.

Hope that helps! If I were you I would just put a bunch of weight in the box for more traction with your duallys. These days I own a 2006 GMC CC dually LB and its pretty good in the snow, as long as there is about 500lbs in the box near the tailgate.