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JOHNNYR89

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I have a 2011 1500, and i was wondering if ill be able to slap on the front end of a 2500/3500??
I just think those front ends look more tougher, if its possible let me know please!!
 

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It can be done. You'll need the bumper, grill, and hood from an HD,

It will take some fabrication to get the bumpers to bolt of up I think.
 
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As far as difficulty and hassle, is it much?
 

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it would not be a direct swap if that is what you are looking for. It has been done, but like Musclemckeester said you will have to fab up brackets to get the HD bumper to mount. Maybe even for the grill since it is not the exact same size
 
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Yeah i figured there would be some fabing to do, any threads on here or how-to's that anyone has posted about it in the future?
 

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honestly i don't think there is much info on it.....There is a thread with a pic of somebody that did from another site, but i don't recall anybody on this site actually doing the swap
 
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Alright i guess ill figure it out and try to post up a how to when i do do it

thanks guys
 

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Yeah, nobody here has done it.

I know a guy here in Houston who put just the bumper on his truck. I know he had to have a lot of fab work, but it really turned out great. A friend of his put the bumper, grill, and hood on his 09 and it looks really good too. Again, I don't know how much fabrication they had to do, but I do know it had to be done. I was trying to dig up pictures, but I'm coming up empty. I've seen both trucks in person and it looks factory on both trucks the way they've done it.

Other than that I don't know anybody else that's done it.
 

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Finally came across a couple with the full HD clip
 

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Thanks!! Im from Houston too, anyway you can get me in touch with the guy?
 

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I have the hood and the grille for this swap , I am just unsure with the bumper .....Anyone have more details ?
 

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Would certainly consider this swap if money was no issue. Its funny because all this time i liked the 1500 look more. Now all the sudden Im liking the 2500 look. Weird.

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I am working on this conversion now. Well see how it goes.
 

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Reviving this thread as I'm now interested in doing this conversion myself...

Any progress HEMI-PWRD?
 

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Any new info on the conversion really wanting to do it looks sick especially on single cabs
 

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Is the radiator support needed for this conversion?
 

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No radiator support needed.

I bought a bumper and brackets to do the conversion but decided against it. If anyone is interested let me know.
 

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Basically all you have to do is cut the old bumper brackets off and weld the new ones on in the correct position
 
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