Does anyone recommend super singles over dual wheels? i have a 99 dodge 3500 drw and i do a good bit of farm work and regular on road towin. any advantages of puttin super singles on other than traction and do super singles last just as long if not longer than dual wheels

 

as far as tire life, i'm not sure. i know getting 20K out of a set sucks. i personally don't like the look but that's just me.

 

Exactly what super singles are you talkin about, never seen a 16'' super single

 

i have. it's more of a agriculture float tire...

 

A true super single is designed to haul the weight of a set of duals, if they don't do that then it's just a bigger tire

 

16's are getting scarcer too. are there 19.5 super singles? As finances allow I will be getting 22.5 super singles with aero wheel covers.

 

I've seen 19.5" super singles in the Michelin catalog, think they were aimed at car haulers. That was a couple years ago, I'm not sure if they caught on.

 

I'm not sayin there arn't 19.5's but I've never seen anything but 22.5 super singles.

 

I agree with tiremann, I have only seen 22.5 super singles. I like running them personally. (on a big rig)

Pros:

* weight savings: (if I remember right) either 250 or 500 pounds per axle.
* Faster Chainup: Chains just like a steer tire.
* I never wore a set out, so I don't know...but I was told they were comperable to superior on tire life, especially if siped.
* Superior traction in sandy soils. Better flotation.

Cons:

* If you blow a tire, there you sit. No limping in on the other dual.
* If you are on a road that has bad ruts in it from heavy truck traffic, they can handle a little squirelly...since your contact patch is down to the rise between the duals ruts. It is handleable, just something you will notice.
* They absolutely suck *** in heavy clay or calichi mud.

On the tire life, if they didn't last at least nearly close to the same # of miles, trucking companies would have dumped them...except for a few that need the extra capacity they get from dropping weight.

Please, if you have seen 16, or even 17 inch super singles, post a link. I would likely pick up a set for my Ford!

Cheers!

 

Trucking companies use them for fuel milage increase.