Pickup truck tow vehicle stability tests

valhalla360 wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:
I've towed the same 5er over the same terrain with a 1 ton SRW truck and the dually...99% of my towing is on mountainous, curvy roads in NC, SC, TN, VA and WVa....Running at the same speeds, the dually, in my opinion, handled my 5er in a more stable manner on the curvy, mountainous sections of the roads..just seemed, (to me), to handle the load a little better....I have a high profile 5er loaded to 16,300#.

Driving on flatland, guess it might not matter, but in windy conditions, seems the towing experience seems to be a little more stable....Again, going by my own personal experience. And it should be obvious, as stated above that the "wide tracking" in the rear that the dually provides, will help with a more stable ride...I personally purchased my first dually in 05' because of weight of a 5er I was towing...not necessarily for anything else, BUT, after towing the same roads with the same unit and then hooking up to a dually, THEN, I became convinced that it offered a more stable towing experience...but again, I'd say it would depend on how heavy you're towing and WHERE you're towing. In my case, and my opinion, with my 5er, I prefer the dually for where I do most of my towing.

What you describe is more about stiffer suspension than extra wheels.

Sorry, not buying into THAT is all it is...has nothing to do with the wider stance in the back compared to a narrower stance with a SRW truck????.(side to side stability with pin weight and that part of 5er setting over a wider truck, (just physics)...sorry, I disagree with you...my 2500 handled the 14,500# 5er I was towing it with...sure the 3500 DRW truck has a heavier spring pack, but it's rear stance is different, guess it's so obvious,some tend to ignore 4 wheels and a wider stance, versus two wheels, and narrower stance in the rear...believe what you want to, but the "wide tracking" also plays into cornering when towing uphill and down hill, ESS turn after ESS turn on secondary mountainous curvy roads in the mountains of WV, TN, VA and NC....Don't have the "sway"....you don't want to believe it, then believe what you want and I know what I know.