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Silverado 3500 Dually / Silverado 1500 Bed Swap???
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moldman66
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Posted: 11/18/08 06:06 PM
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Has anybody seen or swapped a Silverado 3500 Dually bed onto a Silverado 1500? I have a 99 long bed and have the chance to get a 04 dually bed cheap and want to do the swap. The main reason for this is to put monster tires under the bed but I do not know what rims will work. Will I need custom rims or will it be cheaper to swap in a different rear with 5 lugs so I have more rim choices? The truck will be 3"-4" static dropped as well.
Too many questions!!!
HELP!!!
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STMIKE
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Posted: 12/16/08 05:11 PM
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that's two different generations of trucks. the body lines are going to be different. Mickey Thompson makes a super wide single rear wheel and tire combo. or you could find a dually rear axle and run dually wheels. there are a ton of dually wheel manufacturers out there now.
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moldman66
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Posted: 12/17/08 03:17 PM
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No Mike, I mean the same body style. The dually bed is from a 2005 3500 Silverado. I passed on the bed anyways.....but I still have a chance to buy it if I wish. It's nice to have options!
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STMIKE
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Posted: 12/22/08 02:49 PM
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a 1999 dually and 2005 dually shouldnt have the same body style. they kept the older body style to 2000 didn't they?
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moldman66
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Posted: 12/24/08 05:56 AM
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You are right Mike.....but I am talking about swapping a bed from a new (now old) body style dually onto a new (now old) body style Silverado that is not a dually.
Regardless I'm not doing it. I would like to mini-tub my truck though. Any thoughts?
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STMIKE
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Posted: 12/24/08 09:23 AM
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i say go for it.
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moldman66
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Posted: 12/28/08 08:27 PM
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The mini-tub or the dually bed?
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moldman66
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Posted: 12/28/08 08:31 PM
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...and if I mini-tub can I buy wheels with more offset to the back that don't cost more than the truck is worth?
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STMIKE
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Posted: 01/09/09 09:50 AM
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mickey thompson has super wide wheels and tires with the right offset to make a phantom dually....not sure on price though
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