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Hey got a question for anyone who can answer it. I bought a 1936 low cab 1 ton or maybe 1 1/2 ton truck but i am unsure as to which it is. There was no vin tag or Id tag on the truck. It has single tires on the rearend. Did they make single tire 1 ton or 1 1/2 ton or both and how can I tell by looking at it or the rearend? And can I put 2 more tires on the rear to make it a duelie? It looks like it can fit one more tire on each side but the lugs do not look long enough. Any thoughts??

Oh yea got clear title and plates for it today. Pretty happy about that!!!

Pictures would help. For 1938 the 1 ton shared chassis and driveline with 1 1/2 ton. The one ton had single rear wheels. They also made the 1 1/2 ton in a single wheel version. 1 ton and various configureations of the 1 1/2 ton all used 20" wheels. How much of this applies to 1936 I couldn't say. For dual wheels your studs would have to be long enough for both wheels and clamp ring plus lug nut.

I'll see if I can get some pics posted. I'm not really sure how to do that, so I'll look on the site and figure it out. It does have the 20 inch rear wheels. Any idea how long the studs would have to be??

There were only 1/2 ton and 1-1/2 ton truck chassis made in 1936. The 1-1/2 ton trucks could be bought as a cab & chassis, panel truck, with a pick-up bed or stake body all with either single or dual wheels.

Note, Chevrolet would build a 1 ton truck special order, but it was built on the "R" series chassis.

Here are the 1-1/2 ton models available in 1936.

Model RA Single Wheel 131" WB

Model RB Dual Wheel 131" WB

Model RC Single Wheel 157" WB

Model RD Dual Wheel 157" WB

Mike B