DRW vs SRW safety, tire blowout
Every time the DRW vs SRW debate starts up, dually owners always point to the safety of having 4 rear wheels in case of a blowout while driving. What I am wondering is has anyone actually experienced ...
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mbloof wrote:StirCrazy wrote:mbloof wrote:Lantley wrote:
No dog in this fight but actual experience always supersedes text book theories
My dually is more stable than my SRW trucks.
Is it the out rigger effect or is it stiffer sidewalls? Does it matter? From the drivers seat I can feel a noticeable difference.
My dually also has more braking power, it certainly stops my trailer much faster the my SRW trucks. Again this is determined from the drivers seat not from the text book.
Funny as if you look at the actual part numbers for the DRW and SRW breaks guess what?
They are the same.
So much for "seat of the pants" theories... :)
Enjoy your DRW, for whatever reasons you have.
- Mark0.
your forgetting a few things, there is twice as much rubber touching the ground in the back so twice as much friction against the road.
in your previous post about spring mounts being narrower vs side walls if that was all that was inolved you would be right but DRW also have a heavier spring pack so theres that also you forgot about..
I have a SRW myself but there are times I wish I bought a DRW just for the higher load carring capacity.
Your forgetting that the width of the tire(s) has no bearing on the breaking distance - until they begin skidding - THEN the increased friction of the wider tire patch comes into play.
You also failed to read my prior post. I mentioned having the SAME springset (and assumed same mounting position as there is no difference between SRW and DRW trucks when it comes to spring pack location).
Yes SOME (not all) DRW's have heavier spring packs. Keeping in mind that almost ALL camper owners modify their suspensions regardless if they have a DRW or SRW AND most would not buy a DRW simply for the stiffer springs IMHO your point is moot.
- Mark0.
There is always friction between road and tire.
One of the reason cars cannot stop on ice is there is no friction between tire and ice.
Sure the brake pads stop the wheel but on ice the wheel does not stop the vehicle.
Eliminate the ice and the vehicle is able to stop.
