i am showing 17.5 to 18.5 on my SRW 3500.

i think parking would be my prob - not MPG, i park for crap

but if you tow a lot - i would go for the DRW

will mama have to use it as a DD? my wife and kid are comfortable with the longer Mega cab than we thought, but the DRW would add more to it

 

I think parallel parking the DRW is much easier because the rear outside wheels stick out farther and are easily visible in the mirrors. Because of this, getting the tires right to curb I find very simple.

 

Whoa................ It sure does. I hope they were 22.5's at that price

 

Hotrod, I picked a SRW truck to pull my Formula 272 because of its slender hips when being used as a daily driver. At least in this area, it seems that most parking lots/spaces cater to the small cars, not full size trucks. I previously drove a Ford 4x2 big doolie. Parking that truck it was a royal pain in the butt - that truck was also an 8' bed, my truck is a shorty.

You can tell the difference when towing a bigger load with a drw over a srw, but I can't tell much difference pulling my boat. There's much more to consider with a drw than fuel mileage - which is probably a moot point anyways.

You didn't ask about 4x4. I like 4x4 when pulling the boat up messy ramps. Many of the ramps are ok with a 4x2, but if you ever try to pull a heavier boat up a less-developed ramp and start spinning and not going anywhere - you will appreciate 4x4. Heck, wet grass can be a show-stopper for a 4x2 drw.

 

D. Wiggs, I recognized that dealership instantly. Surprised I never saw you around here before.

I bought my 05 at Nelson. I will buy my future trucks there as well.

(Sorry, don't mean to derail the topic)

 

I just bought my first dually, and it is ok. I only bought it to pull the camper. If it wasnt for the camper, I would stick with single rear wheel. Better in the snow, less tires to replace, I can run 35's on a single and the dually need spacers and then the tires stick WAY out. I also think the single rears look better. If I didnt need it, I wouldnt have the training wheels.

 

I've been getting consistantly getting around 20 mpg hand calculated since the first oil change at 3000 miles. It did pretty good brand new, but I had to really baby it to get the good mileage #s at first. I run the BD in performance mode exclusively. My truck does best around 65 mph, anything over about 73 mph hurts the mileage. My truck is an automatic with 3.73's in the rear. I don't think there is that much difference mileage wise, SRW vs. DRW. Now bank drive thru's, that's a whole different story.

 

I would deffinatly get the 4x4 living in new england. And yea I was deffinatly thinking about a nice slick boat ramp with only 2wd would sux. Thanks

HotRod

 

Mileage should not be your only concern. A few dollars a year My arguement will be based on where you live. My old dually that had a Gvwr of 11k cost me 140 dollars a year to register. And I registered it at 9900. My new truck a SRW cost me $35 for 2 years. Thats more than $100 over a few dollars. Plus your insurance company may force you to put a commercial policy on it. That would cost probably over $300 a year more. Now add in the fact that SRW will get about 1-2mpg over the DRW and you need to buy 6 tires every couple years instead of 4. PLus parking issues if you get a quad or MC. I have done th Drw and yes I also think they have nicer lines to them. But it more than a few dollars a year