Silverado vs Ram, Dually vs Single

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Re: Silverado vs Ram, Dually vs Single

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Travelers wrote:
craigw wrote:The ideal truck for many would be one that was a single rear with bolt on dually wheels for when you need it. Probably more trouble than its worth but a thought. LOL
You would still have a "fender" problem. So you would need to bolt on a fender as well.
And rotating 6 tires.

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Also, if a dually will fit, so will the rig. :thumbrt:
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I just went from a Dodge 2500 to a F350 dually, the biggest difference I see is remembering to turn wider and the rear is sprung heavier so I get more bounce when driving solo. The new trucks fuel mileage is much better than I expected so that is not an issue. Parking is a bit more of a problem as a lot of places have downsized the spaces for the smaller cars and if it's straight in it's a tight turn. I like the dually for towing. If you go with the Dodge I HIGHLY recommend the Megacab, You'll love the extra interior space. The 6.7 Cummins is supposed to be a hoss and the new 6 speed auto seems to be holding up well.
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the problem with mega cab is it only comes in a short bed, I went with the crew cab and cut and carpeted a piece of plywood to ride on the rear seat makes a great area for the dogs etc and I can still take my long fishing rods in the back of the truck
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Re: Silverado vs Ram, Dually vs Single

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If I were to purchase another vehicle I would most likely go with a Chevy or GMC dually. I love my Cummins but not the chrysler transmission and the comfort of the seats is much more comfortable in the GM models than the seating in the Dodges. I have not been in a 2012 or 2013 Dodge but Martha hates the seats in my 2006 3500 and she disliked the seats in the 2000 model 2500 even less.

If I could get everything a GMC or Chevy dually has to offer with a Cummins engine I would be set for life!

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I know that I had my Chevy duramax and lived it up to the point where someone like it better than I and stole it. U think I will look for another and may consider a dually.
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BMullins46 wrote:I just went from a Dodge 2500 to a F350 dually, the biggest difference I see is remembering to turn wider and the rear is sprung heavier so I get more bounce when driving solo. The new trucks fuel mileage is much better than I expected so that is not an issue. Parking is a bit more of a problem as a lot of places have downsized the spaces for the smaller cars and if it's straight in it's a tight turn. I like the dually for towing. If you go with the Dodge I HIGHLY recommend the Megacab, You'll love the extra interior space. The 6.7 Cummins is supposed to be a hoss and the new 6 speed auto seems to be holding up well.
Because of the extra weight the RAM Megacab is low on carrying capacity! Chris
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Chief409 wrote:
Travelers wrote:
craigw wrote:The ideal truck for many would be one that was a single rear with bolt on dually wheels for when you need it. Probably more trouble than its worth but a thought. LOL
You would still have a "fender" problem. So you would need to bolt on a fender as well.

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I saw a chevy truck at a campground that had been converted to a dually. The owner used the rear end housing out of what he called a "bread truck". The wheels and tires were about 2" wider than the stock single rear end. It took a lot of modification to get the suspension mounted to the frame since it was also more narrow than the stock one, and the fender wells in the bed were really wide. It was kind of like tubbing a car to get those large drag tires under it.

It sure made a great looking dually.
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Re: Silverado vs Ram, Dually vs Single

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The advantage of the dually is that they have a wider rear end and are made for towing a RV. You can get a narrower rear end by buying a dual wheel cab & chasis unit and putting a custom bed on it. You'll get the extra load capacity but you loose the advantage of the stability the extra width on the Dually pickup gives. Several years ago they put 16.5" wheels on pickups and you could get a 12-16.5 tire which had a 4000lb+ weight rating and You could put them on the rear and they would act like the "Super Single" tires you see on some semis these days. I did that under my slide in camper on a 3/4 ton Dodge back in the 70s and it sure stabilized it without the need for fender extensions. I'm not sure if a very good selection of this type tire is still available.
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