Would like to change over to 19.5 SRW. Seems like I should be able to "just" remove the stock wheels (and maybe get a new box but at least remove the outriggers) and replace with Visions or Ricksons. Or is that too simple and there is some trick to it I'm not aware of?
If you want to change the fronts, you'll need to either remove the DRW adaptor hub, or change out the stock DRW hub for a SRW front hub, depending on how your front axle's hubs are made.
On the rear, remove both wheels and the spacer. If your wheel studs have a long shoulder on them, they may need to be changed to studs with a shorter shoulder, but they may work fine as-is too. You may or may not need new lug nuts for the new wheels.
If you're swapping to taller tires, you may want to change out the axle gear ratio to match the new tire height. This is a significant expense on a 4x4 (around $1500).
If it's the truck in your sig, you'd likely still be able to haul the camper in your sig, but you'd be really close to an E rated tire rating. I'm not playing the weight poice game, I'm just curious. Taking a DRW to a SRW sounds kinda like breast reduction surgery--why would you? ;-)
If you're swapping to taller tires, you may want to change out the axle gear ratio to match the new tire height. This is a significant expense on a 4x4 (around $1500).
OR get a Smarty JR and do it electroically to match the tire size to speedo, about $495 Capt PJ
I was talking about the actual final drive ratio, as it relates to engine rpm, towing power, and fuel efficiency. All of these factors are affected by changing tire height.
Superlift (the 4wd suspension lift company) sells a little electronic adjuster for speedometers for about $150.
jjohnson1179 wrote: You are going to have to get a wide rear wheel because the drw rear is not as wide as a srw rear is
Other way around, right? A DRW rear end is wider hub to hub than a SRW rear. If you tried to put a dually inner wheel on a SRW truck I'm pretty certain it would hit the springs, so that means a low-offset SRW wheel will make the rear track too wide.
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