What Are The Upsides & Downsides To Driving A DRW Truck?

Duplicate post - network problems! Sorry!

Duplicate post - network problems! Sorry!

If I understand you correctly, you're saying you don't park your SRW in the spots because they're too small. That was my point...it would make no difference to you whether it was SRW or DRW b/c you're not using that space anyway. If you're talking about your DRW here, please correct me.

And re: the length - you're talking about the difference between brands or options...and still not the difference between SRW and DRW.

It seems that we're talking past each other, so I'm gonna bow out of this part of the discussion.

Have a nice evening! :)

Jeff, what makes you so sure that people who don't have a DRW have never driven one?

Yes, you are more likely to get door dings. It's not your door opening that you have to worry about. A SRW can cheat against one line in a corner parking space to gain effective space on the other side. The DRW can't go over as far because the wheel/fender sticks out.

I'm happy for those of you that can't tell a difference in the spaces for where you park. That's not the case for many of us. I don't drive my truck to work now because I can only park it in a very few spaces. I can literally be blocked in by people being legally parked. The spaces are barely wide enough for a SRW if you want to stay inside the lines. Like it or not, a DRW track is wider. I would have bought a SC SB GM if I knew I was going to work where I work now, no, it would not be a DRW LB CC. :) I would have had to bail on the Ford. I bought the Ford because it was the most capable diesel that would fit where I had to park at work.

As far as length is concerned, Ford's are longer than Chevys from cab forward, and crew cabs are longer than a super cab. You don't have to like it, but that's the truth just like if the turning radius barely works for a short wb supercab, a DRW CC is going to be a major pain in the neck. Most DRWs seem to be CC. Some people have SRW CCs. Those would be the same length, but for the most part a SC isn't even an option for some DRWs.

Just because you don't have to deal with it doesn't mean it's not true.

I think when comparing "a large DRW diesel vehicle" to an SRW (like a "2011 Chev 2500hd diesel Superrcab Longbed"), the height and length are independent of the number of wheels. The OP wasn't asking about the downsides of a DRW compared to a sedan.

So the only difference in question, as I understand the question at least, is the additional tires (and associated changes with a DRW vs SRW).

Hello, I have had a 2002 Ford F250 diesel Longbed supercab and now a 2011 Chev 2500hd diesel Supercab Longbed, but want to get a bigger Truck Camper, 4300lb dry, so I need a large DRW diesel vehicle.

What are the down sides to owning, driving, parking a large DRW/ Dually?

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Jim - I don't think it's about ignoring the OP at all. I think it's about people listing the downsides based on some numbers they've read on the internet, even when they don't have the actual experience to determine whether those theoretical downsides actually exist.

Like the width. Are you really more likely to get door dings because your dually is "wider?" No...not unless you park your hips next to another car's doors in a tight spot. How often does that happen?

How often does someone in a dually actually pass by a parking spot that would work fine with a standard full-sized pickup? Sure, the numbers say it's wider, and you can read that on the internet...but so far the only people saying this is ACTUALLY a consideration are folks who apparently don't drive duallies...so they don't KNOW! They've just interpreted some numbers they read and used that to make their own decision...and then present that interpretation as fact.

There are some legitimate downsides to duallies, and even dually owners in this thread have agreed with them. But there are also some mythical ones that just "seem to make sense" but aren't actually relevant. That means they're just noise.

:)

Bedlam wrote:
I work and live in a congested area - Even my short SRW has trouble fitting in some of the spots that were designed for the Prius crowd. To discount the additional width and length as nothing only means you drive outside of a major city. Even height in parking garages can be a problem - I squeak by just under 7' and have to remove my radio antenna to keep it from catching everything hanging off the ceiling. I have also had to back out of a tight garage because speed bumps were added later and my cab would have contacted the ceiling when going over them.

Fortunately, I rarely have to take the truck into town, but even the local store parking lots are down sized to meet parking requirements in less than adequate space. Many times there is no "back 40" parking and you have to circle the lot until a space frees up.

Agree the ''back 40'' is becoming less and less and they have reduced the required numbers of spaces needed, then added the requirements of tree islands and curbing to increase our fun.

I work and live in a congested area - Even my short SRW has trouble fitting in some of the spots that were designed for the Prius crowd. To discount the additional width and length as nothing only means you drive outside of a major city. Even height in parking garages can be a problem - I squeak by just under 7' and have to remove my radio antenna to keep it from catching everything hanging off the ceiling. I have also had to back out of a tight garage because speed bumps were added later and my cab would have contacted the ceiling when going over them.

Fortunately, I rarely have to take the truck into town, but even the local store parking lots are down sized to meet parking requirements in less than adequate space. Many times there is no "back 40" parking and you have to circle the lot until a space frees up.

Just Jeff wrote:
It's the difference between experience and folks looking up numbers on the internet.

No, it's the difference between ignoring the original question or not. :) The question isn't what are the downsides of driving a DRW truck with TC on it. The answers would be different.

I take it that people who need a DRW are going to drive one regardless. But, it seemed like the OP was wanting to know what the potential tradeoffs were.

In any case, it isn't just people here who know there are disadvantages of a DRW in specific circumstances. People convert DRWs to SRWs, and Rickson sells a kit. http://www.ricksontruckwheels.com/drw-to-srw.php Heresy, right? ;)