I have looked for hours and have found only a couple pics of this. In the latest Diesel Power mag they had an F-450 with a super single setup that I thought would be great on my mega cab. I would like to keep big rig tires on it for the longevity of it and keep the diameter down so I don't have to lift it. Am I asking to much for this kind of setup? I think the look is Sweet and the weight savings is huge over 22.5" Duals.

does anyone have pics of trucks with this setup?

thanks

 

You're still out of luck with this setup. With the super single, you have to run to tall of a tire. The smallest diameter they make for the super singles is still like 42" tall or something like that. You will need a big lift. Just get the 22.5 duals. With the G56 that you have, the weight savings isn't going to be much different power wise.

 

i drive a tractor trailer and alot of guys talk about them , they're expensive and dont really do anything for you besides look cool

 

thanks for the heads up, I wasn't sure if it was even possible. And I was thinking about doing it to look cool, oh and for some of the sand dunes I am forced to go to with the toy hauler, my dually sucks in sand right now.

 

With super singles if you ever blow a rear tire, your stuck on the side of the road, at least with 4 rear tires you can limp to a tire shop if you have a blow out.

Nick.

 

If you blow a tire...

I hear that all the time in the semi world. In the last 10 years of trucking I have blown exactly 0 (zero) tractor tires. The only time I have blown trailer tires is when the company I was leased to used recaps and they were not taken care of. That's over 1 million miles and no blow outs on the tractor. That argument doesn't wash.

The advantages to super singles are less rolling resistance, less weight, less cost (once the initial cost is spent to convert), and better traction (more tire patch contact).

 

You can run a 22.5 shaved to fit 22" tires. Then you can be anywhere from a 35-40" tire.

 

They're lighter and less rolling resistance (better fuel mileage) but they're very expenisve, don't last as long and and pull VERY hard in soft ground. We've got one truck/trailer with the new wide base super singles. The top of the line Michelin drive tire is about $900.00 each. The truck we converted had full size (non Low profile) 22.5 duals and we lost about 300#'s by switching to singles on the tractor alone. They can be recapped now with makes them WAY more attractive. There are pics of pickup trucks with these wheels/tires but they are all lifted to the moon to clear them. They're definately different and better looking than every other lifted truck with little tiny wheels and giant mud tires that only last about 5k miles.

 

better traction ? you would have to have 4 ton in the bed to drive in snow/ice

 

well i dont know about you but i have had to limp back with a flat tire, the repair shop said they were about 4 hours behind and i couldnt wait(daycab), thank god i was empty and drove back 150 miles with one flat drive tire.

 

when you find this please tell me about it aswell.