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| | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 | i have a 49 3600. the original rims and new tires. all that is great, but i want a set of dual wheels to put on when i haul a lot of gravel or here in a few weeks we will be burning fields at the farms and i'll take the bed off, put a flat bed on and mount a water tank, i really would like to put dual wheels on it. it is the heavy 8 lug.- total original.
1949 Chevy 3600 Flatbed all orginal 1964 gmc 4000 1973 gmc 6000 2005 chevy duramax 4x4 1994 chevy 1500 Trucks are GM and Tractors are Orange "I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." - General George S. Patton | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 25 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 25 | Just get some longer wheel studs to replace the ones you have, then get a set of dual wheels and you will be in business to haul water tank. Tom 1-918-542-3871 | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 707 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 707 |
1951 3800 Be the change you want to see. -hotshoe
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 | Will any old chevy dual wheel set work? it will clear the drums, ect? most rims are 16 inch will those clear, and what about a dually adapter for the front, is that some kind of spacer, between drum and rim? should i try to find the original style dual rims, i know where a truck that has them is, but i also know where a 64 1 ton dual is too, what will work the best/safest?
1949 Chevy 3600 Flatbed all orginal 1964 gmc 4000 1973 gmc 6000 2005 chevy duramax 4x4 1994 chevy 1500 Trucks are GM and Tractors are Orange "I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." - General George S. Patton | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 | what would i do about the front? do i get adapters?, and longer lug studs too?
1949 Chevy 3600 Flatbed all orginal 1964 gmc 4000 1973 gmc 6000 2005 chevy duramax 4x4 1994 chevy 1500 Trucks are GM and Tractors are Orange "I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." - General George S. Patton | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 | Originally posted by mikes 63-k10:
what would i do about the front? do i get adapters?, and longer lug studs too? That'd be a real ***** to steer with dualies on the front! 
an idea is only stupid if you think about it rationally.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 | ok thanks. i have never had one and didn't know that, but thats nice to know before i spend the extra money on trying to hunt down a set for front
1949 Chevy 3600 Flatbed all orginal 1964 gmc 4000 1973 gmc 6000 2005 chevy duramax 4x4 1994 chevy 1500 Trucks are GM and Tractors are Orange "I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." - General George S. Patton | | | | | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,974 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,974 | Mike, yes there is a spacer to put on the front so 1 of the dished dually wheels will mount on the front. I see them on eBay from time to time. And I'm not too sure you have to install longer studs on the rear. Don't know really. Those old trucks were made with narrower wheels and tires than late model trucks - I think the shop manual shows a rear tire center distance of 9". Some modern wheels will be dished deeper than that. They may bolt-up but the inside tire may rub the springs. The 3800 (1-tons) of that age had 7.00-18 tires. That 64 probably has 16" - but may work OK. Good luck and keep us informed.
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