What is the difference?
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What is the difference?
I am new to the 350 size ford truck. I have owned only 150's and 250's. So forgive me if this question is stupid to some.
-What is the difference between a 4 tire rear ended F350 (normal dually) and a two tire rear ended F350?
Any light on this subject is appreciated.
-What is the difference between a 4 tire rear ended F350 (normal dually) and a two tire rear ended F350?
Any light on this subject is appreciated.
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Load carrying capacity, for one. A Dually (4 tires in the rear) lends itself better to pulling heavy loads due to:
1) wider stance
2) 4 tires can support more weight than 2 (weight distribution)
3) steeper gears (daullies come with 4.10s standard, SRWs get 3.73s with 4.10s optional)
If you're not towing heavy, I.E. 10,000lbs+ then you don't really need the dually...but they are SUH-WEET lookin' rigs!!!
1) wider stance
2) 4 tires can support more weight than 2 (weight distribution)
3) steeper gears (daullies come with 4.10s standard, SRWs get 3.73s with 4.10s optional)
If you're not towing heavy, I.E. 10,000lbs+ then you don't really need the dually...but they are SUH-WEET lookin' rigs!!!
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yes the do,that's one I forgot
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Load carrying capacity, for one. A Dually (4 tires in the rear) lends itself better to pulling heavy loads due to:
1) wider stance
2) 4 tires can support more weight than 2 (weight distribution)
3) steeper gears (daullies come with 4.10s standard, SRWs get 3.73s with 4.10s optional)
1) wider stance
2) 4 tires can support more weight than 2 (weight distribution)
3) steeper gears (daullies come with 4.10s standard, SRWs get 3.73s with 4.10s optional)
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Ok i'm done. Back to the subject at hand.
All I really know about duallys is that you get 32% more tires to buy & you can haul more weight with em.
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if they are geared the same the fuel milage is close
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But if the truck itself weighs more, wouldn't that have an impact on mileage? Heavier rear end and double meats on back...I would think that'd make a difference with MPGs.
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Of course it will. Not to mention more wind resistance. I've owned 2 dually's in my life, one POS Dodge and one very nice Ford PSD, but would never own another. I had no intention of keeping the POS so I let the rear tires wear down to not enough tread anymore. On a rain slick highway, going bald duals, are like driving on ice, maybe even worse.
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You're right. I didn't mean to make it sound like a huge difference if they're geared the same, but the increased rolling resistance along with the additional fenders will tend to drop MPG's about 1 to 1.5 in my experience.
Of course you can also loose MPG's by going with the 4 wheel drive option that sits up higher. (No this was not a reference to small females with big lifts and a lead foot
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Of course you can also loose MPG's by going with the 4 wheel drive option that sits up higher. (No this was not a reference to small females with big lifts and a lead foot
)