SRW vs Dually

I was on the Ford build and price site and found it interesting that when I selected an f350 platinum the default vehicle was a dually. When I changed my selection to a SRW short box the price increased by $1510.

Me Again wrote:
Just for the record, today's SRW have the capacity of your father's dually,

They don't even go back that far..

My 2009 dually is a wimp compared to the GM SRW trucks of 2011 and later.

jerem0621 wrote:

Learjet wrote:

IdaD wrote:
This one is easy. DRW if you need the carrying capacity because you need it. If you don't, SRW because they're better in every other way.

Except! if a tire blows out towing a trailer...SRW not better :)

If it’s a front tire you are still jacked up

tires

Towing a large fiver, the chances of a rear blow out are MUCH higher than a front.

Another pro for the dually is that you can run a much lower pressure in the rear tires even when towing heavy which contributes to a much better ride. And I love how cool the tires stay.

IdaD wrote:
This one is easy. DRW if you need the carrying capacity because you need it. If you don't, SRW because they're better in every other way.

Not true - DRW looks MUCH better! :B

philh wrote:
one costs more to put new tires on

I'm not so sure about that with the cost of the large tires on SRW trucks these days.

one costs more to put new tires on

Learjet wrote:

IdaD wrote:
This one is easy. DRW if you need the carrying capacity because you need it. If you don't, SRW because they're better in every other way.

Except! if a tire blows out towing a trailer...SRW not better :)

If it’s a front tire you are still jacked up

IdaD wrote:
This one is easy. DRW if you need the carrying capacity because you need it. If you don't, SRW because they're better in every other way.

Except! if a tire blows out towing a trailer...SRW not better :)

This one is easy. DRW if you need the carrying capacity because you need it. If you don't, SRW because they're better in every other way.

Just for the record, todays SRW have the capacity of your father's dually, and more of everything over your grandfather's truck, such as exhaust brake, many more gears, nav, XM/Sirus radio, stereo with subwoofer on and on. Chris