The verdict is in! DRW vs SRW....real world

The Dually is box stock and handles the AF990 with ease and comfort. I'm confident after some mixed driving that it totally outperforms the modded up SRW in cornering, sway in use (camping without jacks down), cornering, Interstate driving under windy conditions and more. It's simple better!

The SRW had air bags, stables loads upper and lower, Hellwig bigwig rear sway bar, adjustable shocks, 4080lb tires and more! Even moved the spare up front and it just does not compare to the dually.

So if in doubt, take my word for it, the stock 2019 DRW F350 smokes the 2010 F350 SRW hands down.

Hehhe, Yah, that was the problem I had initially...
If you get this... You'll need to ADD these...
Sigh, it became a buy truck and then get it upgraded...

So just went with the dually... and no complaints... after almost 4 yrs full timing... works great...

Happy trails...

With the changes in trucks capabilities in the last 10 years, it's not really a fair comparasion.
But glad your happy with the new truck, now ,,,,, enjoy.

I’m glad you like the new truck.

It’s also 10 years newer. :) I think your math must be way off though or you really paid a lot for your installs. Not to mention, you just spent way more than $5K. ;) I wonder if you would have had the same response if you had gone 19.5s and airbags and extended bump stops.

Many of us had SRWs first. In my case, the limitations of the DRW were too much to overcome when it was my daily driver. I still miss the SRW when the TC isn’t on.

Anyway, enjoy the truck!

wanderingaimlessly wrote:
With the changes in trucks capabilities in the last 10 years, it's not really a fair comparasion.
But glad your happy with the new truck, now ,,,,, enjoy.

Sorry, but will disagree the difference in stability between a SRW and DRW is very noticeable!
Many refuse to a DRW when the load demands, and throwing band-aids at their SRW 350/3500's and even some with 250/2500's, having those 2 extra tires make a huge difference in stability.
Yes, they are wide at the hips, mine is 8', but will fit most places I want or need to go.

jimh425 wrote:
I’m glad you like the new truck.

It’s also 10 years newer. :) I think your math must be way off though or you really paid a lot for your installs. Not to mention, you just spent way more than $5K. ;) I wonder if you would have had the same response if you had gone 19.5s and airbags and extended bump stops.

Many of us had SRWs first. In my case, the limitations of the DRW were too much to overcome when it was my daily driver. I still miss the SRW when the TC isn’t on.

Anyway, enjoy the truck!

You list location as Western Montana, what limitations did you feel with DRW as a Daily Driver?

Our DRW is our only vehicle, we full time and DW didn't like chasing in a car, DW will take the truck to the store shopping and into parking lots, even tight ones, no doesn't park like a smart car, but not much worst than a SRW CC long bed, it is 95% size perception.

rhagfo wrote:
You list location as Western Montana, what limitations did you feel with DRW as a Daily Driver?

No daily driving for me now that I’m retired. :). Rare to have an issue with a DRW in my area now if I choose to drive it. I can go through country sized drivethroughs, too. Of course, the spaces are large as well.

Anyway, I worked in Redmond in the Seattle area. Our building didn’t have a single space that I could fit in with a DRW. Sure, there was somewhere on campus I could have parked, probably.

BTW, I also had a SC not CC. I simply couldn’t have parked a DRW where I had to park for work because it was too wide. I could get by with the SRW only by making sure I got a spot on the end, so I could open the door. There were zero drivethrus that I could make it through with a DRW might not have made it with a CC. Forget about parking in most parking lots almost anywhere in Redmond/Bellevue. That was an area of mandatory compact spaces and the rest of the spaces were small.

Later, I changed companies and worked in Seattle. That was even worse. There were zero spots that were long enough for the SRW. At that point, I had to buy a special vehicle to drive to work, and then, there was no reason to keep the SRW and I went DRW. Oh, I didn’t suffer too much driving an older convertible Mustang to work.

I think the red looked better. (Just kidding)

emcvay wrote:
The Dually is box stock and handles the AF990 with ease and comfort. I'm confident after some mixed driving that it totally outperforms the modded up SRW in cornering, sway in use (camping without jacks down), cornering, Interstate driving under windy conditions and more. It's simple better!

The SRW had air bags, stables loads upper and lower, Hellwig bigwig rear sway bar, adjustable shocks, 4080lb tires and more! Even moved the spare up front and it just does not compare to the dually.

So if in doubt, take my word for it, the stock 2019 DRW F350 smokes the 2010 F350 SRW hands down.

Congratulations on the new truck!
One never realizes what they are not enjoying until they make the move to a DRW.

Love my 2012 ram crew cab long bed dually. It's my daily driver, no problems fitting anywhere I need to. Yes, It sticks out sometimes. I back into all tight spots. If it's a large lot, I park out where no one else is. Fits no problem in the parking garage in Estes Park, also downtown Estes Park, backed in. Parked in the airport parking garage last week, backed in. Width was fine, length stuck out. Be careful and have an exit strategy, no problems. I have a picture of the airport parking garage, but can't figure out how to embed it. I'm not afraid to drive it anywhere. If it don't fit, I'll find a spot for it.