Question: Going duals

[Sledheadxp800r]

Do you guys have the tires touching in the middle or not touching? Any advantage either way?

 

[MadMaxx61]

I am not a puller but I will say not touching.

 

[ikeG]

Lots of guys run em touching each other. The only disadvantage that i have seen with that is that if the pits are muddy, they turn into one big giant tire.

 

[Sledheadxp800r]

I guess running them touching would have a narrower thrac width and be a little easier on the axle tubes

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

Mine touch but I havent ran it yet. I think having them touch will be stronger on the studs.

 

[bobxr50]

Mine touched with 285/75/16 stock 98 chevy dually wheels. I also have 2001 dodge dually wheels and they have a 1/4"-3/8" gap with same size tire and rim.

 

[lawnboy01]

Mine touch just cuz I'm too cheap to do it right

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

What are you gonna run for inside wheels? If they are a thick one you'll probably want to get longer wheel studs

 

[Sledheadxp800r]

Chevy daully wheels on the inside and regular wheels on the outside with 2 1/2" backspacing.

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

Wonder what to run as far as psi? Guess ill start at 45 and go from there

 

[05_LLY]

Ive run um both ways, cant say ive seen much difference if any at all. Duals will bend a SRW housing, no question, if your makin power and hookin it up, be prepared!

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

You talking about twisting the pumpkin, or bending tubes?

 

[05_LLY]

Bending tubes. notice the carrier is lined up with the spindal hole on the other side! This was towed in 1" at the brake rotor front and top.

 

[lawnboy01]

Ive run um both ways, cant say ive seen much difference if any at all. Duals will bend a SRW housing, no question, if your makin power and hookin it up, be prepared!

I don't think you even need to be making big power to bend a SRW. Here's a tip, get a dually rear end.

 

[Sledheadxp800r]

Ive run um both ways, cant say ive seen much difference if any at all. Duals will bend a SRW housing, no question, if your makin power and hookin it up, be prepared!

I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

The tracks are pretty loose up here well actually very loose. Our best track is probably as good as your worst track :roflmao: when it bends or breaks ill swap it out.

 

[05_LLY]

I don't think you even need to be making big power to bend a SRW. Here's a tip, get a dually rear end.

I hear ya, knowing what I know now, I cant believe we got a full season out of it. I measure the new one after every pull.....so far so good!

 

[SmokeShow]

Could a SRW housing be trussed to help stop the bending?

How much narrower are DRW housings? 2-3" on each side?

 

[Sledheadxp800r]

Could a SRW housing be trussed to help stop the bending?

How much narrower are DRW housings? 2-3" on each side?

I think they're actually wider than srw axles but have 4" axle tubes instead of 3 1/2"

I halfassed trussed my srw axle

 

[05_LLY]

Could a SRW housing be trussed to help stop the bending?

How much narrower are DRW housings? 2-3" on each side?

They are actually longer, about 3" per side, tubes on a DRW are almost twice as thick as SRW, both are 3.5"!

 

[rgullett83]

DRW's are wider. We also bent a SRW last year, so far the DRW is holding well for us. There is truck local to us that had a proformance pros rear axle, and still bent the spindles on it.($8000ish) price tag. We had $500 in a used DRW housing, plus the cost of new rotors bearings etc.. Back OT we have been both ways with tires touching and not touching, and as of now I see no problem with them touching.