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Open Roads Forum  >  Tow Vehicles  > Are duallies much more stable than singles ? Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Page  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 12   Next Gypsy Soul • View posts CT Full Member Joined: 12/07/2009 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 01/31/12 03:20pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Our new 5'ver is pretty heavy and when on the highway it'll sway a bit when a truck goes by or crosswind's come in to play. Thinking of selling current truck and buying a dually or convert current truck to one. donn0128 • View posts Pronounced Ore-gun Senior Member Joined: 04/21/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/31/12 03:35pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator What truck do you have? What are your scaled weights? Donn,Lorri,Max (rescued Lab) Saigon International Airport 1966/67 whisperide • View posts Golden Spike area Senior Member Joined: 09/27/2011 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/31/12 03:39pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I can't say my loads are top heavy, but the top is equally heavy as the bottom, and when I load, I load until I'm as tall as a semi. This is where I find advantage to DRW, provided there's a big anti-roll bar under there. They shouldn't be called sway bars, that's not really accurate. They reduce body roll. '06 GMC C2500HD RCLB gasser 4.10:1, 4L80E, custom camshaft '84 Trans Am 6.2 diesel, 700R-4, custom Class-3 receiver '69 F350 dually. GM 6.2 diesel, turbo, 700R-4, NP208 all pending. PenMan • View posts New Mexico Senior Member Joined: 05/31/2007 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 01/31/12 03:44pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Simple answer, yes they are a lot more stable no matter what you are towing. Chris and Jane and two boys (and a DDIL) who prefer tents 2007 Rockwood Roo 23B 2006 Dodge Ram 3500, 4x4, Crew Cab, DRW, 5.9 turbo diesel 1996 Harley Davidson Electraglide 2oldman • View posts Moses Lake Senior Member Joined: 04/15/2001 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/31/12 03:47pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Advantage/disadvantage dually dually or no 2011 More dually w/5er 2011 Wills250psd • View posts on the road Senior Member Joined: 08/13/2011 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 01/31/12 04:04pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator yep, about twice as stable. 45Ricochet • View posts North Idaho Senior Member Joined: 09/04/2009 View Profile Posted: 01/31/12 04:08pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Yes, simple physics 06 Dodge 3500 CC LB Laramie 4x4 Dually 5.9 Cummins 325/610 48RE Jacobs brake Smarty Jr GVWR 12,200 Payload 4580 06 Grand Junction 34' High profile 15500 GVWR 3200 pin Mor/ryde 5500 Onan genny Dual A/C 27' Hallett 502, 500HP whisperide • View posts Golden Spike area Senior Member Joined: 09/27/2011 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/31/12 04:20pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator If the DRW has the same spring spacing and spring rate as the SRW, and the same roll bars, then the DRW is gaining you nothing more than a bit of blow-out protection. In fact, the duals are giving the top of the load more leverage on the springs, actually increasing roll. If you're going to invoke physics, then be accurate. Gypsy Soul • View posts CT Full Member Joined: 12/07/2009 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 01/31/12 04:34pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator donn0128 wrote: What truck do you have? What are your scaled weights? 04 350 diesel. Not sure about scaled weight but it's not over what it can tow. Guessing 5'ver loaded 11k tops 11.5k MPI_Mallard • View posts Windsor,Ontario,Canada Davenport,Florida Senior Member Joined: 12/20/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 01/31/12 04:57pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I know mine tracks like it's on rails,plus i like the added safety of an extra tire back there. 07' Dodge 3500 6 speed Cummins Diesel Dually/6.7L Bully-Chipped / Jake Brake/07' Cedar Creek 37CDTSD Daydreamer fiver Mallard @ Frau Blücher Red Green: Now lets Bow your heads for the men's prayer. I am a man, but I can change. If I have to, I guess... Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Page  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 12   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Tow Vehicles  > Are duallies much more stable than singles ?

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