Ranger Dually??

[72GTS]

Has any one seen or heard of a kit, axle or axle adapters to turn a standard Ranger into a duallie? I've found a couple of pictures but nothing else and no contact info for the owners.
Anyone have any thoughts? Opinions, Recommendations etc.

I have a solid running, driving 4x4 Ranger that has a rotted frame from behind the cab to the rear bumper and have been thinking about a duallie set up similar to a Toyota. Then a small, light duty, home fabbed dump body on the rear.

Sorry, mind wandering again. Tell me what you think. Waste of time?

Ron

 

[adsm08]

JC Whitney used to make one. I haven't seen it for a while.

 

[mp3deviant721]

JC Whitney used to make one. I haven't seen it for a while.

They still have it. I have a catalog in front of me that lists it. Number for it is BBY786951F. Costs $393.99 for one set. Then the fenders will also cost another $449.99, its number is BBY787484F. You might also need to get the valve stem adapters too. That's another $29.99.

 

[Will]

Yes, this has been discussed on here a lot. A search will bring lots of pictures--at least it should. We've had some forum problems over the years.

Anyway, keep in mind that those kits are for looks. Adding a tire outside of the rear tire means that the center of the load will no longer be over the center of the wheel bearing. Wheel bearings aren't good with offset loads. Back when the first Toyota motorhomes were built (long before the Ranger existed) RV manufacturers (that's a strong word) were adding a kit. And the things were breaking axles, loosing the wheel and wrecking the RVs. Finally Toyota got their ass in gear and started replacing the axles with real full-floater dually axles, and retrofitting people's dealer conversions as well in order to save the Toyota name from undeserved tarnish.

The point is, if you want to build a dump truck out of a Ranger, either find a Toyota real dually, floater axle, or use the axle from a full-size pickup and run a fat rear tire.

 

[adsm08]

Yes, this has been discussed on here a lot. A search will bring lots of pictures--at least it should. We've had some forum problems over the years.

Anyway, keep in mind that those kits are for looks. Adding a tire outside of the rear tire means that the center of the load will no longer be over the center of the wheel bearing. Wheel bearings aren't good with offset loads. Back when the first Toyota motorhomes were built (long before the Ranger existed) RV manufacturers (that's a strong word) were adding a kit. And the things were breaking axles, loosing the wheel and wrecking the RVs. Finally Toyota got their ass in gear and started replacing the axles with real full-floater dually axles, and retrofitting people's dealer conversions as well in order to save the Toyota name from undeserved tarnish.

The point is, if you want to build a dump truck out of a Ranger, either find a Toyota real dually, floater axle, or use the axle from a full-size pickup and run a fat rear tire.

Thats a good point that I did not consider when I brought up the JC Whitney kit. I've only heard of them, saw one print ad, never really looked too close. If you really want to increase the load capacity of your rear end, go get a narrowed 9". That's what I plan to use when I go to build my own tow rig. Slap it under a B2. You can get them chopped down to fit. A 31 spline 8.8 would probably also do the trick.

 

[72GTS]

No adapters. I don't need that kind of trouble. I was thinking along the lines of the Toyota rear swap but I didn't think about an F-150 rear with fat tires!
The daul rear wheels would be cool though.
The truck would be designed for use around my yard and around town. Light duty only but with a working dump body. I just hate to throw away a decent truck because the frame is rotted behind the cab. I can design and build it myself.
The truck would be more of a novelty and a toy than a real working truck. But I want it to be safe for myself and others on the road. Great feedback guys. Thank you. Ron

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

There's a guy around here selling a Ranger with a dump body, works and everything. He stayed with the single rear tire though.

 

[riverviewcontracting]

They still have it. I have a catalog in front of me that lists it. Number for it is BBY786951F. Costs $393.99 for one set. Then the fenders will also cost another $449.99, its number is BBY787484F. You might also need to get the valve stem adapters too. That's another $29.99.

and you will need offset wheels

 

[JohnnyO]

and you will need offset wheels

The adapters eliminate the need for offset wheels. You just need an extra pair of stock wheels.

 

[pjtoledo]

all that extra unsprung weight is gonna cause some real interesting bounce and rebound. anticipating which way the rear will kick out on bumps ought to keep ya busy