Dual rear wheel potential

[Bones]

Oh What did I just do??????

I have joined the DRW club. I hope this thing tows better than my old set up.

A picture of the old one "not so old though" and the new one. I also got tired of taking the old one into the dealership for repairs for a new truck.


Here is a better pic of the new rig.



so specs
ASIN
4.10 gears
Nexun tires I think.
5th wheel prep
aux switches but I don't know what I will use them for

 

[Bones]

It turned out the ford was sold when I got back so I bought the dodge instead. Thanks for all of your help

 

[IronJ]

Ah well...that there dodge will git er done!!...congrats...

She's a purty one

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[JWalker]

I want a test drive!!!!

 

[Bones]

I want a test drive!!!!

You'll see her in a couple of weeks. Now I just need to put enough miles on the drive train before I tow.

 

[Storm1972]

Re: Oh What did I just do??????

You will never look back , same as mine and I drag a 4200 around


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[jmgratz]

Re: Oh What did I just do??????

Looks nice. Safe travels.

 

[jam20ster]

Re: Oh What did I just do??????

Best upgrade you could have made for your 5er. I'll never own anything but a dually again.

 

[Bones]

Thank you all for your advice. I am actually itching to get my trailer hooked up and tow around with the truck but I'm trying to put a few miles on the transmission and drive-train components before I do that. I had to readjust the feet on my hitch to get it to mount correctly but no issue there. The only thing I wonder is if I will need to adjust the height of my hitch since I have the auto level. Will it cause the front of my camper to stick up in the air?

 

[Bohemian]

She sure looks good, and familiar. Love mine.

 

[Bones]

She sure looks good, and familiar. Love mine.

Thanks

 

[Birchwood]

SRW or DRW it doesn't matter.If you are within (GVWR) the weight limits of your truck it will handle fine.Most people move to a DRW simply because the SRW was overloaded.

 

[roaddog28]

For me I like the stability of the DRW. For years my wife and I towed our Cyclone 3210 with out 07 Dodge 2500 4X4 with a H.O. 5.9 TD. While the truck could pull the trailer it was not always the most stable truck. We sold the 07 and bought a one owner 03 Dodge 3500 long bed dually with a 5.9 TD. Not much different on towing the load of our Cyclone but the stability was much better. I am now convince that towing trailers as heavy as most Heartland trailers one should consider a dually over a single axle.
Howard

 

[Bones]

For me I like the stability of the DRW. For years my wife and I towed our Cyclone 3210 with out 07 Dodge 2500 4X4 with a H.O. 5.9 TD. While the truck could pull the trailer it was not always the most stable truck. We sold the 07 and bought a one owner 03 Dodge 3500 long bed dually with a 5.9 TD. Not much different on towing the load of our Cyclone but the stability was much better. I am now convince that towing trailers as heavy as most Heartland trailers one should consider a dually over a single axle.
Howard

I will be able to tell the difference in 2 weeks when I will be driving for 3 hours on some back roads. That is where I noticed the rear end moving around a lot.

 

[JohnD]

I will be able to tell the difference in 2 weeks when I will be driving for 3 hours on some back roads. That is where I noticed the rear end moving around a lot.

Well, you do know that when you go 4-wheelin', your not supposed to take the trailer with you!

 

[Bones]

Well, you do know that when you go 4-wheelin', your not supposed to take the trailer with you!

Ha I thought I could take it anywhere.

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Well, you do know that when you go 4-wheelin', your not supposed to take the trailer with you!

I thought I could do this. Start it at 34 seconds in

 

[JWalker]

Found a used 2015 RAM DRW today, with only 9k miles. Man it is tempting. Everything I need except wrong color.

 

[jnbhobe]

Color doesn't matter, you don't drive it in the rain anyway,it won't get dirty.

 

[JWalker]

Color doesn't matter, you don't drive it in the rain anyway,it won't get dirty.

Yeah, but I have this one almost the way I want it and I'm think I'm to lazy to start over again. Haha

 

[jnbhobe]

I sure understand that part after building a new truck