SRW or DRW

[Randyman]

I have a cheaper option for you Keith and that is to put better tires on your trailer. I switched from the Marathons with the 16" wheel that my bird came with and went with 17.5 rims and tires. What a difference that made. Just went on a 2500 mile pull with her and it is much more stable feeling. I got the impression that the Marathons were balloons that would let the trailer bounce and sway because they weren't made strong enough. Just my humble opinion....and a lot less than a new truck! Randy

[Mike Clay]

Well I agree you probably should have a drw if your towing over 16k. You could blow a front tire just as easy, not to mention I bet my srw rides the same or better then your drw pulling a larger trailer then what you have. If your not hauling a camper (one of those things that fits in the back of your truck ) or hauling something that is around 16k then that it comes down to choice. Now a little disclaimer here I am talking 2011 plus one ton trucks that are designed to carry these type of loads.

Plus the one thing I saw while watching people come in and out of the park for the month is weigh the dang thing. Get your pin weight, I seen one guy that was so over loaded that he was sitting on his spring stops. Now that is what gets you in trouble.

[Chief409]

It depends on your experiences and comfort factor, when you get down to it about SRW vs DRW. To each their own.

Jeff

[campswithcritters]

Well I don't know about towin' with them cute lil' trucks, but.... Just kiddin. I think todays trucks take all of yesterday's thinkin' straight to the trash. If it's in limits "go for it"!

[bilmorvn]

This info won't apply to many making SRW/DRW decisions, so for what it is worth. One of the reasons for us going with SRW at the time was that we traveled a lot all over Mexico. If you used toll roads or bridges and you had DRW your toll fees were 50 to 100% higher. Also in many of the older cities, DRW made your vehicle a truck and you were banned from driving in certain areas--very high fines. You would see real trucks in these cities, but they only had SRWs and were not banned as trucks--go figure Also parking and driving with SRWs was a lot easier on the narrow, crooked streets.