Point to ponder, hornets nest stir
Stopped by our old RV dealer today to speak w/ a person there and off course off today. So struck up a conversation w/ a sales lady about their take on today's SRW trucks and what the mfr's of them ar...
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JIMNLIN wrote:
One aspect is many one ton srw owners didn't want a drw and a rougher ride....or didn't need 4 tires and 10500 lb rawr payloads.
Most of us are old enough to remember for years all we had was 16" and later 16.5" tires and wheels. Thankfully the 16.5" were dropped in favor of our current 17"/18"/20" tires and wheels. New OEM 18" and 20" took a while for wheel and tire mfg to mass produce enough for all the LDT manufactures.
It will be interesting to see what Ram/GM/ Ford truck mfg come up for the next new gen mass produced higher capacity tires and wheels as gawrs on these trucks are steadily going up.
Since this thread is already derailed, I'll ask a question that has been on my mind for a while...
Why do duallys tend to have 17" wheels, whereas most SRW trucks have 18" wheels? Seems the tire selection is better, weight ratings are higher and it gives more room for brakes. It's always been odd to me that a higher GVWR truck has less capability per tire...
