DRW vs SRW safety, tire blowout
Every time the DRW vs SRW debate starts up, dually owners always point to the safety of having 4 rear wheels in case of a blowout while driving. What I am wondering is has anyone actually experienced ...
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This is great first-hand info. Thanks for sharing it.
I feel extremely confident with the lateral stability of my SRW running 19.5's, but it also has a lot of suspension upgrades.
It is good to know that a rear blowout on a SRW is not likely to result in a Hollywood style rollover.
I feel extremely confident with the lateral stability of my SRW running 19.5's, but it also has a lot of suspension upgrades.
It is good to know that a rear blowout on a SRW is not likely to result in a Hollywood style rollover.
WarrenS65 wrote:
When I was running my Lance 961 on a 97 Chevy 2500, I had 2 left rear blowouts. First one was with the camper going about 70, second one was with the camper and a 7000# trailer going about 65.
Both times, I felt the truck shudder and start "sloshing" around.
I put on the hazards, eased off the gas, and pulled over to the right.
Changed the tire and back on the road with no loss of control.
I also had a right front blowout on an Isuzu pickup going 80 and had no loss of control. I didn't have a cabover camper, but I did have camper shell loaded with camping gear.
I was never worried about loss of control on a rear blowout, but I'm still concerned about a front blowout with a top heavy camper, in a turn.
I switched to a DRW, not because I was afraid I'd lose control, but because I found my tires were running right at the limit and I wanted a better margin.
I also feel like the DRW was more stable than the SRW, but that could be the springs. Also possible going to 19" wheels on the SRW would have helped.
