cage2592
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I say Rework because this was my daily Driver for 13yrs. Its been sitting for the past 5yrs in our shop and we are getting it fixed up again to daily drive.
So this is my 1975 Chevrolet 454, Dually (DRW) C30 Camper Special (10,000 lb). It was purchased to replace our 1984 GMC K3500 Diesel, Single Rear Wheel (SRW). The 84 was wrecked and totaled. Once totaled, we stripped the Dana 60 front axle, spring hanger brackets, TH400 and NP205 Transfer case out.
A month later (18yrs ago) this Dually was bought. It currently has 398,000 original miles on the 454. Only changed both head and intake gaskets about 10yrs ago. You may notice from the pictures that the front wheels are not the convex dished dually wheels normally found. After we bought this dually, we took out the entire stock 2wd system and swapped in the front drivetrain from the 84 GMC mentioned above. To make this work, we bought an aftermarket bolt-in crossmember from Offroad Design. Other than that, the frames are pretty much identical.
How it sits below is a 6" front suspension lift, rear 1.5 ton leaf spring pack and shackle kit for a 6" lift. 35/12.5x16 BFG AT on AR Baja wheels. Both rear sides have a billet 2.5" spacer between the tires for a 1" sidewall to sidewall clearance.
Full Suspension kit from Offroad Design. Springs were done by a custom spring shop.
So this is my 1975 Chevrolet 454, Dually (DRW) C30 Camper Special (10,000 lb). It was purchased to replace our 1984 GMC K3500 Diesel, Single Rear Wheel (SRW). The 84 was wrecked and totaled. Once totaled, we stripped the Dana 60 front axle, spring hanger brackets, TH400 and NP205 Transfer case out.
A month later (18yrs ago) this Dually was bought. It currently has 398,000 original miles on the 454. Only changed both head and intake gaskets about 10yrs ago. You may notice from the pictures that the front wheels are not the convex dished dually wheels normally found. After we bought this dually, we took out the entire stock 2wd system and swapped in the front drivetrain from the 84 GMC mentioned above. To make this work, we bought an aftermarket bolt-in crossmember from Offroad Design. Other than that, the frames are pretty much identical.
How it sits below is a 6" front suspension lift, rear 1.5 ton leaf spring pack and shackle kit for a 6" lift. 35/12.5x16 BFG AT on AR Baja wheels. Both rear sides have a billet 2.5" spacer between the tires for a 1" sidewall to sidewall clearance.
Full Suspension kit from Offroad Design. Springs were done by a custom spring shop.
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