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yrusoslo
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Aug 28, 2013

dual vs. wide singles

Has anyone taken off their dual tires and put on a single wide tire on the back of their class a MH. Either 2 or 4 tire. If so, did it make a differents in your fuel mileage?

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  • They suck in snow,if you get a blowout it will destroy the side of your coach
  • Pat's post pretty much sums it up! I drove them over the road (OTR) until, I retired in 2010 and did not care for them at all! But, I will say they look good as far as looks go!
  • I was driving on super singles way back in the early 1980s. And again when I retired in 2003. No way would I want them on my diesel pusher!!! Some cons have been pretty well covered above. Expense of buying new super single wheels (have you priced them yet:R?) And you think regular 22.5 Michelins are expensive!!! Three years ago super singles were running $872.68 + $31.66 FET each. Bet they are over $1000 each today:B. Plus the traction is horrible, and they don't like to stop well:E. And when you get a flat, you sit where ever you are at and wait for a tire truck. And seeing you have super singles, you may sit a very long time waiting for a new tire, cause not all shops maintain them in their stock. All the drivers I knew did not like them. Only people I knew who liked them were bean counters who did not drive trucks with super singles.
  • This came up a few years ago and since then my wife and I look for ANY vehicles with the singles installed.

    Never saw a motorhome with them and maybe 10 trucks that had them, cement mixers not included.

    After having a rear inside dual blow out several months ago you couldn't pay me to run those.
  • There has to be a benefit to the single over duals mixed in there somewhere. But: I like the security of having a second tire to take up the slack if there is a blowout. I can't see any argument against that.
    Now, how do I get duals up front for the same insurance? :h
  • If you get a blowout remember theres only one tire now. Cant get to a safe spot if you needed to. Duals are better in snow as the wider tire tends to float. Lol dont know if that really matters on a rv though. Yeah duals are a pain in the ass and i think the real reason for truck companies going to them honestly is for weight reduction. Has to make room for atleast 500 extra pounds of freight i would imagine. I dont know. I guess if you got the dough go for it? Report back if you do!!!
  • After reading many posts I thought I did hear someone has changed from duals to the super singles. Frankly I can't figure out why the coach builders aren't calling for these over duals.
  • I don't think your going to find any one with a motorhome that has done this, it cost a lot of $$ to get new rims and tires for this, also you will than need to carry 2 spares, 1 for the front and 1 for the rear.

    Anyways I have heard it only saves about 2-4 percent in mpg, not enough savings for the little miles we drive our motorhomes.