Super Singles

I have them on my truck and on some trailers i pull. They weigh less than singles. and have better rolling resistance. they absolutely suck in the snow. and i can not answer the mountains since i do not drive there.

 

I have super singles on my trk and trl. and they do have great rolling resistance. As samurai said, they do suck in the snow and can't really tell much difference in the mountains. The thing I don't really like about them. is that if you blow one, you are where you blew it. At least with duals, you can limp somewhere to get it changed. You can't do that with singles, but a lot of companies are going to singles.

 

They're "wide singles."

Better than duals? Depends on the application. If you plan on driving over 65 mph constantly or lots of off-road work, you're probably better off with duals.

Individually the tires are heavier, but compared to a pair of duals and wheels, the wide single/wheel combination is lighter per axle. The rating of all of the components determines the ability to legally haul a given weight... things are pretty much rated the same way whether you've got duals or wide singles. I've been running wide singles for 3 years now, in a variety of conditions including icy roads, snow, rain (of course) - and haven't had a bit of problem. In one case I've completed a run in adverse winter conditions where many other folks were in the ditch or stuck using duals. My carrier went to wide singles for the weight savings and to improve fuel economy using low rolling resistance tires. Many folks complain that they can't limp down the highway with a flat wide single the way they can with duals. This is true, and it's also illegal. However, I feel if you take adequate care of your tires (checking your tire pressure during pretrip, instead of just staring at them for example,) avoid running over road debris, etc, you won't have a problem with blowouts.

Personally, I like 'em. Of course as with all things, your mileage may vary.

 

Overall I like them as well and have been using them on the truck for about 5 years. Only in the last 6 months that I got a trailer with them to and so far I haven't had a blowout on them. Just paranoid I guess LOL.

 

Last week alone I saw 3 guys blow those wide singles out.. One was on the exit ramp on 85. I could barely pass him but it really depends on what you haul and where.