Pickup truck tow vehicle stability tests
Always lots of anecdotal statements on rv.net around dual wheel vs single rear wheel "stability". Anyone have any links that point to actual testing results under controlled conditions?
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Cummins12V98 wrote:
When traveling West on I-10 where the windmills are with the SRW I could feel the wind whenever it was blowing. With the Dually I rarely feel the wind there I have to look at the foliage along the road to see if it is windy.
Which is interesting, as I rarely feel the wind in my SRW. The only time I can really feel it is when there are large gust spreads... which are the same kind of gusts that I feel towing or not, and the kind that will actually try to open the door with the wind across the roof.
goducks10 wrote:
So it boils down to a wash depending on who you agree with. And add into it that a 2500 is the same as a 3500 sans rear springs. So in that sense a 2500 could tow what a DRW does. That makes sense doesn't it? :)
Heck my 3500 SRW has a higher tow rating than a DRW of the same year/gear. It just depends on what is being towed if you can actually get there with a stock SRW.
