I picked up a CHEAP '93 D350 Club Cab. Great running Cummins auto. But there are so many things I could do with it!





It needs some body work and the lights / trim are a mess. BUT - I can get all brand new shiny grille parts, front bumper, side markers, parking lights and tail lights for less than $500 from Rockauto.com. Also - there's a place where I can score a set of 19.5 wheels from a bread truck for about $100, and I can get new 19.5 tires from a buddy of mine for $160 each. I would need two fenders, a tailgate, and some minor repair on the bed and rockers, then I'd paint it white. The end result would look something like this:






OR... I've always LOVED Crew Cab duallies. I could buy one and swap the Cummins into it. BUT - I'd have to spend a bit of $$$ to buy another truck, and the conversion would take some time. So, more time and $$$, but the end result would be this:






OR... I also like a well-built "rat rod". There are endless possibilities, but I've narrowed it down to one that I really like, but don't see often. The '58-'60 D500 trucks are sweet! But I'm sure there would be a lot of fabrication to make the cab and fenders fit the '93 frame and the Cummins, and unfortunately most of the available projects only come with a flat bed or a grain bed, so Also - most importantly - the cab would be really small. But - it would be SO cool!

What should I do with the truck? single choice
	Fix it and drive it!
	Rat rod it!
	Drive it like it is.
	Do a Crew Cab conversion!
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I really like the 19.5 Idea. look at treadwright.com for tires. they have 2 sizes. If you come across some 19.5 super singles (non dually) Id be interested.

19.5 it and keep it black. Lean on that 5.9 a bit and let her eat

Have you considered the Big rig wheel conversion? I like them but when I came across this pic(yeah not dodge) I thought it looked Sweet. You'd just have to paint them black

Why paint it white when black would be better? Plus painting it black, you wouldn't have to do the door jambs and under the hood. I think black looks great and I present exhibit A in my defense of black:



The grille you are talking about will not have the DODGE letters on it. Can you get chrome simulators for the 19.5s?

You don't have to run that low profile of a tire.
I like the 19.5s alot. I want to make my crew a dually so I can run them with these. Its a treadwright tire.

Absolutely nothing more than drive it the way it is. Fix the little stuff like missing marker lights and such but nothing more. Unless you plan on keeping it forever don't put anymore dimes into it than you need to because you will never get them back. Turning radius of the Titanic coupled with the ride of Barney Rubbles log car equals not much joy to drive.

That being said I wouldn't part with mine for two good reasons. One, its paid for and cheap to own. Two, I can't give it away. I hear stories about how first gen diesels are desirable and hard to find. Well mine is as rust free as the day it was made and very well maintained but brings no interest in these parts.

I put it on Craiglist a while ago and only got two trade offers for it. One was for a Ford 9N tractor that needed some work and the other was a 70's F250 4x4 that was just a POS. Drive it like it is.

I would love to have one turned into a car hauler.. I get tired of pulling a trailer hauling all my projects around..

No lift needed. The chevy I plated has the 22.5s and he's bagged. Tire choice is where height would be determined. If your object a sort of budget than Yes 19.5" would look Sweet. I wouldnt bother with stainless simulators

19.5 Super single with the Treadwright 245/70 tire

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cleared just fine. Regret selling them

https://www.treadwright.com/c-24-225-70r19-5.aspx

https://www.treadwright.com/c-25-245-70r19-5.aspx

The 22.5 semi wheels KILL front end parts and u joints

No different than guys running 20s up to 28s or whatever they have now.

The factory 20's on my 05 ram are no where near as heavy as 22.5's. My factory 20's are around 85 lbs a price, from what I could put together on the web a 22.5 tire/ wheel package is probably double that at least.
An acquaintance of mine had the whole 22.5 deal on a 3500 ram and ball joints/tie rods/pitman etc replacement was a yearly job.