dual vs. wide singles

[yrusoslo]

Has anyone taken off their dual tires and put on a single wide tire on the back of their class a MH. Either 2 or 4 tire. If so, did it make a differents in your fuel mileage?

[Rickyrocket]

They suck in snow,if you get a blowout it will destroy the side of your coach

[J-Rooster]

Pat's post pretty much sums it up! I drove them over the road (OTR) until, I retired in 2010 and did not care for them at all! But, I will say they look good as far as looks go!

[wny_pat1]

I was driving on super singles way back in the early 1980s. And again when I retired in 2003. No way would I want them on my diesel pusher!!! Some cons have been pretty well covered above. Expense of buying new super single wheels (have you priced them yet:R?) And you think regular 22.5 Michelins are expensive!!! Three years ago super singles were running $872.68 + $31.66 FET each. Bet they are over $1000 each today:B. Plus the traction is horrible, and they don't like to stop well:E. And when you get a flat, you sit where ever you are at and wait for a tire truck. And seeing you have super singles, you may sit a very long time waiting for a new tire, cause not all shops maintain them in their stock. All the drivers I knew did not like them. Only people I knew who liked them were bean counters who did not drive trucks with super singles.

[ArchHoagland]

This came up a few years ago and since then my wife and I look for ANY vehicles with the singles installed.

Never saw a motorhome with them and maybe 10 trucks that had them, cement mixers not included.

After having a rear inside dual blow out several months ago you couldn't pay me to run those.

[hershey]

There has to be a benefit to the single over duals mixed in there somewhere. But: I like the security of having a second tire to take up the slack if there is a blowout. I can't see any argument against that.
Now, how do I get duals up front for the same insurance? :h

[6dot6]

If you get a blowout remember theres only one tire now. Cant get to a safe spot if you needed to. Duals are better in snow as the wider tire tends to float. Lol dont know if that really matters on a rv though. Yeah duals are a pain in the ass and i think the real reason for truck companies going to them honestly is for weight reduction. Has to make room for atleast 500 extra pounds of freight i would imagine. I dont know. I guess if you got the dough go for it? Report back if you do!!!

[Two_Jayhawks]

After reading many posts I thought I did hear someone has changed from duals to the super singles. Frankly I can't figure out why the coach builders aren't calling for these over duals.

[the_armadillo]

There has been several threads on this topic, one from earlier this month. See links below for those discussions. Lots of interesting info and opinions.

Super Singles

and

Michelin XRV Super Singles

[timmac]

I don't think your going to find any one with a motorhome that has done this, it cost a lot of $$ to get new rims and tires for this, also you will than need to carry 2 spares, 1 for the front and 1 for the rear.

Anyways I have heard it only saves about 2-4 percent in mpg, not enough savings for the little miles we drive our motorhomes.