Well, exactly, that and stability. You have more load-bearing capacity with
two tires as they're symmetrical, and evenly placed on the wheel, and as
punch mentioned, if one goes flat (I've seen a lot of trucks running with an
inside tire flat), provided it's a pickup or an empty medium-duty, sometimes
the driver won't even notice it. I imagine it's a bit different with an
outside tire blowing, but I don't know...
-- -Jon jonsdak@midmaine.com http://jonsdakota.tripod.com 1996 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4, 3.9L V6, 42RE, 3.92:1 8.25 axle, "BackRack" Headache Rack, Dodge Motorsports decals, steering wheel cover, and front license plate, diamond-plate bedrail covers, Lund VentVisors, Lund BugShield, Jensen MP-3310 CD/MP3 Receiver, Pioneer TS-G1347's in front, TS-A5713's in rear, Bulldog RS-82 Remote Starter""Punch"" <2punch.crash2000@AHM.com> wrote in message news:b0gos9$hfj$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > > ""Mallett, Donald B"" <Donald.Mallett@BNSF.com> wrote in message > news:0F45A7A5E62CD211B8CC0008C7A402F013BCD4C7@ftwntexmp002.bnsf.com... > > > > What is the advantage of having dual wheels on a pickup or I should be > > asking what is the advantage of two wheels over having 1 wider tire? > Cindy > > asked me this and I couldn't come up with anything other then, it might be > > cheaper for 2 standard tires then 1 wide tire. > > I beleive its to cary more weight, if one goes flat you still have 3 > carrying the weight! > > they do make a single tire for truck rigs though!!!! > > punch > >
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