Stability

transamz9 wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:

transamz9 wrote:
I thought about these types of threads the other day while driving to work with 30-40 mph sidewind gusts blowing me all over my lane. I was in my DRW truck. I just couldn't believe my eyes because there was SRW trucks still on the road everywhere. I don't know how they were staying on the road.

Think we were talking about when towing, and not exaggerating examples.....I've felt wind buffet my truck, but never experienced one blowing me all over or out of my lane with either a SRW truck or the Dually when empty.. I've noticed more stability with the dually versus SRW when towing on curvy mountainous roads...that's been more of my personal experience.

I towed with SRW vehicles from 75 through 2005 and purchased my first dually in mid 05' ONLY because I went to a heavier 5er...THAT'S when I noticed the difference on the many curvy mountainous roads I tow on...All trucks will get buffeted by wind and if you're towing, it'll be even more noticeable, I just feel with rear wide stance and 4 wheels on the ground with the dually, it offers a more "solid" or "stable" towing experience...certainly something that not only I noticed, but also my wife felt the difference when towing...Don't think she's just making it up, nor am I...

So the additional spring and sway bar don't make it feel more stable? It's all just adding two tires. The way these threads always read it's the 4 tires on the back that makes the difference. I guarantee my 2013 feels as stable as a dually with the same payload capacity. The center of gravity is not that much different btw a DRW and SRW.

Not going to argue with you,,, I stated, "the wide rear stance"...... I've towed the same curvy mountainous roads with same 5er and SRW & DRW, -and felt the difference when going up or down hill in the mountainous, curvy terrain in NC, TN, VA and WVA, ess curve after ess curve..


Nothing I imagined or lied about, or even made it up...I'm merely stating a FACT with my experiences on the above roads...If I lived and towed in the " flat lands", don't know if I'd experienced the same thing...I'm not making these statements to be argumentative, and am not cutting on SRW trucks either. I towed with them from 1975 through 2005, and again, I moved to a dually because of the weight of the camper I was going to tow...

But, evidently we can't discuss the differences due to the fact I'm looked at by you as either a liar, or I've made this all up...SOOOO. Never stated aSRW truck was inferior, or used any of the arguments that you've stated..this is worse than a brand name war or " which is the best...I'll remember to keep my real life experiences to myself so as not to offend some.....guess I was wrong

You're right, there is no difference betwee a SRW or A DRW truck towing heavy on very curvy, mountainous terrain....I was wrong, I just stated there was a difference to justify only ONE of the reasons I tow with a Dually. So if you're going to tow HEAVYweight, don't waste your money on a dually, get a SRW truck, there's no difference in towing experience, (towing is what we're talking about, right.)?

OK...some should now feel better in here...I made my experience up just to justify me owning a dually....sorry everyone:R