AUGIE DOG

Does any one on here have experience with the Dodge Sprinter. I am curious if the dually rear end would fit under our trucks. When I see one on the road it looks very narrow. What I am thinking is if it is narrower than a stock 1st gen dually you could possibly install one under a 1st gen with very little tire protrusion outside of the stock bed. A wide set of 4x4 fender flares would cover the tires in this case. Just brain storming!!

DJ Turbo.

Hmmm it would loook funny I think but ya never know haha

AUGIE DOG

I have seen a dually set up on a pick up which looked like the rear end may have been narrowed like on a drag car. The tires were just inside the bed of the truck. The reason for my question is I have a dually rear end I want to put under my rig but I will have to hang external fenders on the bed (short bed) to cover tires or go to a flat bed. I really don't want to do either hence the question about the Sprinter. Next time you see a dually Sprinter make note of how narrow the body is.The tires are inside the body. I don't know if it will work but it's always worth a try. It would also update your drum brakes to rear disc. I need to get some dimensions I guess before I would try a swap.

dieselJon

Aren't they a 15" wheel though?

DJ Turbo.

Yea I was just gonna say is the spacing gonna be different for the lug nuts? and that kinda stuff

dieselJon

The fact of 15" wheels is not what concerns me...

It is the size of the brakes hiding behind them.

Trooperthorn

You could locate a housing from a 1st gen cab & chassis. They are 2 inches wider than stock single wheel, but 8 or so inches narrower than a pick-up bed dually. Might be too wide for what you are thinking, but they have the 5/8 inch studs. I have one in my yard if you want any measurements.

ppiggppenn

I've looked at Sprinters from the other point of view: drop a Cummins in, camperize it and set up to haul a trailer :: ideal for the serious full-time RV types, .... sorry if it's a hijack

deanhinsley1963

Probably be cheaper to put dually fenders on what you have. As new as the speinter is the complete rear would be expensive.

jimbo486

Not quite an 8" difference between the C&C axle and the pick-up axle. I swapped my C&C axle for a pick-up axle a few months ago. The difference is only about 5" overall. 2.5" on either side. IIRC, I've read the C&C axle is 55" between the backing plates and the pick-up axle is 60".

Trooperthorn

Yeah, I dunno. I have only measured the c&c compared to a single. My back plate to back plate measurement was right at a 2 inch difference.

One critical dimension, going back to the original post, is the width between the springs. You can't get too much narrower than what is there already.

jimbo486

Forgot to specify. The axles I swapped were duallies.