D350 to D150 spindle/rear swap. Anyone tried it?
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I love my '84 D350 single-rear wheel Crew Cab, and I'm changing it up a little for my intended use.
I plan to drive it mostly for cruising, probably won't ever haul anything heavy with it, very little towing use.
I've found that the wheel choices are very limited for 8-lug wheels, so I'm looking at the option of swapping in a 5-lug rear and 1/2 ton spindles. I want to lose the 4.10 gear anyway, so swapping in another rear is a no-brainer.
For the spindles, I don't know much about what the options are. I plan on keeping the pocketed lower control arms with 1/2 ton springs to lower the truck. Is a 1/2 ton spindle a direct bolt-in?
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Re: D350 to D150 spindle/rear swap. Anyone tried it?
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I don't have an answer for you about the spindles. Just a few questions. I understand what your saying about the 4.10 gears, but are you sure you want to do this just for 5 lug wheel options? Diesel trucks have been very popular lately and with their 8 lug wheels I have seen many options for wheels come to the aftermarket. Even if you used late model factory wheels surely you could find something? Now this is a heavy truck, will you be able to find brakes large enough to stop this thing if you use 1/2 ton type parts? Again I don't really know the answer to this, just thought I would put that out there....
67 Charger 383 auto 75 Dodge CNT 800 CAT Diesel 2012 Ram Crew cab 5.7 4x4
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Re: D350 to D150 spindle/rear swap. Anyone tried it?
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Spindles may or may not swap. If you have the 4000# front axle, they don't swap. The lighter axles do. If your inner and outer tie rods look the same you do not have the 4000# axle.
That said, for the size and weight I wouldn't swap.
8 lug wheel choices aren't that bad, what are you looking for?
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Re: D350 to D150 spindle/rear swap. Anyone tried it?
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Some tire monkeys are real assclowns. Maybe they deal with lots of stupid customers, but I stroll in looking like a legit blue collar gearhead and they still talk down to me sometimes. They spout crap like..."new tires always mount on the front" as if I'd run zero tread bald rear tires in snowstorms. "no tires mounted over 8 years old, NO exceptions". Screw them...I often go to the India/Pakistani places where they mount any tire that will hold air. I'm tired of safety dorks thinking that they need to protect me from myself. roll in with some 12" wide rims with 29x15x15 M/Ts on the back. cant mount it that wide. but they do 22" 24" bling rims all day. and then a 19yr old frontend tech with the skinny fronts and fatty rear cant do this, cant set that, you need a bunch more stuff on it. I found a little mom and pop shop, 67yr old tech that hung some lazers on the 4 rims and dialed it right in. on a lowered tubed truck no less. did my fattys on the floor by hand in a couple mins and had them back on. I gave that man a 25$ tip that day just for his know how.
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Re: D350 to D150 spindle/rear swap. Anyone tried it?
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I can agree with what you guys are saying about trying to mount different tire sizes at some of these shops. But He never said anything about wanting a different tire size. He said 4.10 gears were to low. So I would believe that he wants the same size or even taller tires with a gear change.
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Re: D350 to D150 spindle/rear swap. Anyone tried it?
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dogdays, I agree with everything you are saying. I too believe that he should be able to find wheels that would work for him. I was the first to ask this question.... "Surely you should be able to find wheels in an 8 lug" It's at the top of this thread. Until he tells us what he wants its all speculation.
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Re: D350 to D150 spindle/rear swap. Anyone tried it?
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After reading the responses, I guess I can see the point of those suggesting I stay with the 8-lug wheels. The truck IS heavy empty - and with four adults, a few coolers and some swap meet parts it would add up pretty quick. I don't like the "bling" look of most of the 8-lug wheels the kids are running on trucks these days. I was leaning more toward a set of traditional 5-spoke wheels. Maybe I'll just stay with what I've got, and run some 285/75s out back for a little stagger once I lower it...
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Re: D350 to D150 spindle/rear swap. Anyone tried it?
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I like the late model wheels you are using. I did just what you suggested and went with a much larger tire to gain some road speed and bring the rpm's down.
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