DRW Stability
Been reading the SRW vs DRW threads... I have never towed with a DRW and I'm curious what everyone means by "stability". Can you describe what you're experiencing that feels more stable. To say ...
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nevadanick wrote:
It was stated earlier why. Its the differeance between the sidewalls of 2 tires versus 4 tires.
That's good point... mguay mentioned sidewall flex in his post.
But wouldn't the additional stability provided by the sidewalls of 4 tires be noticed most in lateral forces:
The side to side motion generated by the 5th wheel that I'm referring to is more rotational:
Caused by high winds or passing semis rocking the trailer or a sloping roadway and transferring those forces to TV.
I believe these rotational forces would be much more prevalent while towing verses pure lateral forces and the DRW's heavier suspension is providing the feeling of better stability... more so than the tires and wider stance. If you separate these rotational forces into their vector components what percentage would be horizontal vs vertical? And how much of that energy is being absorbed by the suspension verses the tires?
I'm not disagreeing with any ones comments or opinions here... If the feeling of stability and increased confidence while towing with a dually is that significant for you... great. I have nothing against duallys... if your payload needs require the increased GVWR the dually offers by all means get a dually.
However; as discussed in other threads there are several disadvantages to owning a dually. And with the increased payload specs of the newer SRW's the stability benefits of a dually may no longer be worth the trade off.
