Dually ride vs regular truck

CumminsDriver wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
My 15 RAM Dually with factory rear air ride with the rear tires at 35psi rode as good or better than a friends 3500 GMC SRW short bed.

Loaded and unloaded the truck rides GREAT!!!

Sounds like you changed your position on the ride quality...

OP,
Depending on your wife's back issue I would seriously consider a Motorhome. If anything you can get up and walk around. We have a Dodge DRW 07 model and that rides terrible and has been retired as a daily driver (because of the ride)to pulls a cattle trailer ever now and then. We even put a Ranch Hand front bumper on it to help with the ride.

I don't know why your Dodge Dually rides so bad, I've owned 2007 and 2009 Dodge Duallys and I thought the ride was pretty good for Dually pickups, and both were setup to haul a 5000 lb slide in camper. The 2013 Chevy 2500HD I had before my current truck in signature rode harsher than the Dodge Duallys. Some of that was due to having to run no less than 60psi in the rear tires when the truck was empty because of the TPMS. My current Chevy Dually rides great for what it is. No TPMS on it enables me to run 40 psi in the rear duals empty.

"I thought the ride was pretty good for Dually pickups" is a very relative term. The 07 truck I mentioned was by BIL daily driver truck and although he doesn't have back problems he just grew tired of the rough ride. Again the OP is asking if these trucks ride are suitable for someone with back issues and having a truck that bounces around and jolts you is not going to set well with a back problem no matter how comfortable the seat is.

Having said my dad's new '16 Chevy Duramax 2500 also has a surprisingly rough ride but he thinks he has to run 70psi in his tires due to the TPMS. I think he'll he figure out what is the lowest psi required pretty soon.

blt2ski wrote:
I'll vote with the seat part of equation. THAT is the key to having back issues. Or not shall we say.

I've driven my navistar for 8+ hours with no issues. Drive my base level reg cab pickup with less gvwr than GFAWR of navistar, I need 6 tablets of ibuprofen at the end of the day, and a trip to chiropractor! Even my spouses ML320 is worst than Navistar. Altho the MB Sprinter at work, not sure how positive to say it is from a seat comfort level. Been in it 12 hours and 450 miles in a day, still feeling good at the end!

ALtho I do admit, some rigs suspension is worst than others from a bounce standpoint. BUT, seats are the key. They fit, or they do not fit ones butt!

Marty

X2!
As someone with back problems, when I shop for a truck, 10 way adjustable bucket is mandatory and even then the cushion has to be comfortable.
I test drove '16 Silverado 3500 and the bucket seat is no where near as comfortable as my '09. Silverado, off the list.

I'll vote with the seat part of equation. THAT is the key to having back issues. Or not shall we say.

I've driven my navistar for 8+ hours with no issues. Drive my base level reg cab pickup with less gvwr than GFAWR of navistar, I need 6 tablets of ibuprofen at the end of the day, and a trip to chiropractor! Even my spouses ML320 is worst than Navistar. Altho the MB Sprinter at work, not sure how positive to say it is from a seat comfort level. Been in it 12 hours and 450 miles in a day, still feeling good at the end!

ALtho I do admit, some rigs suspension is worst than others from a bounce standpoint. BUT, seats are the key. They fit, or they do not fit ones butt!

Marty

"Sounds like you changed your position on the ride quality... "

Please explain.

dirtydan57 wrote:
With the rear air bags and my tires at about 65 I think mine rides pretty decently.

Same here. I have around 5,800# pin, smooths the ride right out!

FishOnOne wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
My 15 RAM Dually with factory rear air ride with the rear tires at 35psi rode as good or better than a friends 3500 GMC SRW short bed.

Loaded and unloaded the truck rides GREAT!!!

Sounds like you changed your position on the ride quality...

OP,
Depending on your wife's back issue I would seriously consider a Motorhome. If anything you can get up and walk around. We have a Dodge DRW 07 model and that rides terrible and has been retired as a daily driver (because of the ride)to pulls a cattle trailer ever now and then. We even put a Ranch Hand front bumper on it to help with the ride.

I don't know why your Dodge Dually rides so bad, I've owned 2007 and 2009 Dodge Duallys and I thought the ride was pretty good for Dually pickups, and both were setup to haul a 5000 lb slide in camper. The 2013 Chevy 2500HD I had before my current truck in signature rode harsher than the Dodge Duallys. Some of that was due to having to run no less than 60psi in the rear tires when the truck was empty because of the TPMS. My current Chevy Dually rides great for what it is. No TPMS on it enables me to run 40 psi in the rear duals empty.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
My 15 RAM Dually with factory rear air ride with the rear tires at 35psi rode as good or better than a friends 3500 GMC SRW short bed.

Loaded and unloaded the truck rides GREAT!!!

Sounds like you changed your position on the ride quality...

OP,
Depending on your wife's back issue I would seriously consider a Motorhome. If anything you can get up and walk around. We have a Dodge DRW 07 model and that rides terrible and has been retired as a daily driver (because of the ride)to pulls a cattle trailer ever now and then. We even put a Ranch Hand front bumper on it to help with the ride.

With the rear air bags and my tires at about 65 I think mine rides pretty decently.

tatest wrote:
Lower back problems usually have more to do with the seat and how one fits into it than any vehicle ride quality issues. My lower back problems go back more than 50 years to an amusement ride injury in my late teens, and I've learned that what is most important is how I fit into the seat.

I've gotten rid of several vehicles within 2-3 years because I couldn't stay in the seat for more than an hour or so, kept others 10-12 years because I could sit in them all day.

what he said! I have battled back issues for years, my truck I feel great! the wife just bought a new infiniti and I cant sit in the seats for more than 20 minutes without starting the seat dance.

Lower back problems usually have more to do with the seat and how one fits into it than any vehicle ride quality issues. My lower back problems go back more than 50 years to an amusement ride injury in my late teens, and I've learned that what is most important is how I fit into the seat.

I've gotten rid of several vehicles within 2-3 years because I couldn't stay in the seat for more than an hour or so, kept others 10-12 years because I could sit in them all day.