DRW or SRW ??
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DRW or SRW ??
Hey guys lookin for some help here, I'm currently on my 4th truck (all have been good to me) but I just currently pulled the trigger on a 2011 DRW and was hoping to get some opinions on a DRW vs SRW. Every truck I've owned thus far was a SRW. I always wanted a DRW I've always had some toys to haul around, nothing to big or heavy.Who here has owned both? Thanks for your help.
Hook it, I'll pull it.
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You will see for yourself once you hook to your trailer and go down a curving road. I had a srw and the first time I pulled my trailer, I could tell how much better the drw is.
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Well put. What is the inconvenience with the DRW ? Parking? Getting it around? What don't you guys like about a DRW most?? Thanks
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In addition to the things you mentioned, which you will just get used to quick enough, the most important thing to me is off-roading for hunting and fishing. Duals are rarely an advantage off-road, and you will also be limited as to all-terrain tires you can use.
All the other stuff you'll just get used to. Well, except for the cost to buy tires. You won't ever get used to that.
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I have never owned one, just driven one a little. I want to be clear about that.
In addition to the things you mentioned, which you will just get used to quick enough, the most important thing to me is off-roading for hunting and fishing. Duals are rarely an advantage off-road, and you will also be limited as to all-terrain tires you can use.
All the other stuff you'll just get used to. Well, except for the cost to buy tires. You won't ever get used to that.
In addition to the things you mentioned, which you will just get used to quick enough, the most important thing to me is off-roading for hunting and fishing. Duals are rarely an advantage off-road, and you will also be limited as to all-terrain tires you can use.
All the other stuff you'll just get used to. Well, except for the cost to buy tires. You won't ever get used to that.
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If you're hauling quite a bit the drw is nice and after driving one for a while I think you get over the disadvantages pretty quickly. I've never driven a Ford drw but I have extensive experience with a dodge. You just have to park a little farther away from time to time. In this situation the guy who owns it is an old cowboy so he kind of beats on it. We've been down jeep trails in his 4 door drw
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Bought DRW as my second truck to haul a 5ver. Ended up buying a cabin instead. Kept the DRW because it looked cool, but parking is a pain. rotating tires/replacing, not fun. But most of all it absolutely sucked getting into the cabin in the snow.
Traded it in on a SRW. BTW, I pull a 31 ft TT with the SRW, no problems.
Traded it in on a SRW. BTW, I pull a 31 ft TT with the SRW, no problems.
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Well covered. One other factor is that DRW will usually have more rotating mass and more windage. Both mean more fuel required.
But as said, if you need it, you need it. If you don't, well....
I have several buddies towing 30'+ fifth wheel toyboxes (a couple over 15K) with SRW and they have no complaints. We camp on sand dunes on regular basis, and setting up a DRW for sand driving is more difficult and expensive.
But as said, if you need it, you need it. If you don't, well....
I have several buddies towing 30'+ fifth wheel toyboxes (a couple over 15K) with SRW and they have no complaints. We camp on sand dunes on regular basis, and setting up a DRW for sand driving is more difficult and expensive.
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My dad has owned DRW trucks since shortly after I was born. There is a HUGE difference between DRW and SRW when towing and hauling. DRW lets you haul more and tow more with less nuisance. For example, I had to borrow his truck to pull my travel trailer once, and with my truck a small crosswind would push us around (this was about a 24' camper), but with his, we had 20mph winds and the truck wouldn't budge. I always need a sway control on my camper with my truck, while with his we do not. However, my truck can't really handle the weight of his 42' fifth wheel, while his F450 obviously can. He doesn't really wear out tires faster, you just have to remember to rotate them, and that the rotation pattern is somewhat different from SRW.
However, if you don't actually need the extra wheels, there's no real point in the extra expense.
However, if you don't actually need the extra wheels, there's no real point in the extra expense.
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My dad has owned DRW trucks since shortly after I was born. There is a HUGE difference between DRW and SRW when towing and hauling. DRW lets you haul more and tow more with less nuisance. For example, I had to borrow his truck to pull my travel trailer once, and with my truck a small crosswind would push us around (this was about a 24' camper), but with his, we had 20mph winds and the truck wouldn't budge. I always need a sway control on my camper with my truck, while with his we do not. However, my truck can't really handle the weight of his 42' fifth wheel, while his F450 obviously can. He doesn't really wear out tires faster, you just have to remember to rotate them, and that the rotation pattern is somewhat different from SRW.
However, if you don't actually need the extra wheels, there's no real point in the extra expense.
However, if you don't actually need the extra wheels, there's no real point in the extra expense.
