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Dually Conversion (For looks)
- Thread starter Seabee15
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I needed a front axle anyway. The ring and pinion were dust, and the king pins were also gone. I think I paid $350 for the adapters and another $800 for the 19.5 wheels. I initially bought the 19.5 wheels to fit over the brake drums, but I got a disk brake conversion about mid stream.
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Have you priced an M1028A2 or M1028A3? Awful lot of money to do a swap. I did my shop truck in my avatar for around $250. $150 for front rotors and $100 for the chassis cab rear. Swapped over the Detroit NoSPIN.
How much is a 1028a3?
The m1028 dually also have fender flares.
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A decent one will set you back $7500. Basket cases usually sell quick at $3000. Problem is that there aren't many to choose from.
If I were to set out to build a CUCV pickup into a dually, I'd start with front rotors. There are any folks in the 4x4 world willing to trade rotors/hubs. Likely could be done even up. I see Dana 70 rears out of 2WD trucks selling often. Finding one with 4.56 gears might take a spell. I think high end would be $500 (more than I'd pay). Myself, I'd try to find the wide 14 bolt from a 90s dually and remount spring perches. I could swap over the locker from that. A orkable civilian bed could be had for $400/500. The other route is the spacers and they have worked in the past, just not something I'd do.
MasterSweeper
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Just wondering if them Humvee tires fit on the stock dually rims?? If i remember right those rims are very narrow.
I've had 3 M1028 a A2 and two A3 I bought all of them for between 2400-3400. They weren't basket cases, but still required some PMSC. I sold all of them for $5500- $6500.
How about buying one and swapping the parts you want over to your M1008 or whatever and sell the M1028 as a M1008? I am sure you can at least get the parts for free by doing that.
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That could be done as well. At that point I'd keep the M1028A2/3 as long as it was a solid truck. I have a thing for the chassis cab rears. While its still a dually, not a dually truck but all I have here is the SECM which already has one and the ambulance which, if it doesn't sell, will get one!