The never ending debate..SRW vs DRW
So I've been reading for days about this and have read mixed reviews on the topic all of which don't directly relate to my situation so I thought'd I'd ask someone with some experience towing. I j...
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memtb wrote:
If you watch a dragster, when the tire rpms increase, the tire increases in circumference, and gets considerably more narrow. If they wanted the tire patch to remain wide, the sidewalls would be considerably stiffer. Thus, limiting the effects of the tire rpm. But, the stiff sidewalls would actually hurt performance. "Wrinkle-wall slicks"! Maybe the narrower tire offers less arodynamic drag as downtrack speed increases. I don't know. Another example: a motorcycle will stop quicker using the front brake than will the same bike using only the rear, though the rear is a wider tire. Weight transfer to front,creates more force in psi on the contact patch (provided you don't lock it up and "bust your buns")! But,comparing dry pavement to ice or wet pavement is not the same physics. On wet roads with identical tread patterns, the wider tire will hydroplane easier than the narrow. There are many factors involved with tire traction, on varying road conditions. Under wet snow conditions, a wider tire may offer better traction than a narrow. But on ice, in zero or sub zero conditions, the narrow seems to work better. As we experience those conditions more than say Washington state (wet snow). There are many options and under certain conditions, either can perform differently than expected. I'll stick with the narrow. Even in snow the narrow may work better, cutting thru down to a more solid surface, rather than floating (hydroplaning) on top. memtb
THat's all fine and good but this is a towing forum. We often get sidetracked by other considerations, but when it comes to towing, which is the focus this forum, the dually is king. A dually will always out perform a SRW when it come to towing. It will carry more weight, stop faster and handle better.
Driving in snow, going to get groceries,parking in a downtown garage or going to the drive through are scenarios that don't even apply to many on this forum.
However, we are all here because we tow. The dually is king of the hill when it come to towing
