Want to switch from duals to single wide tires

Go to your tire man and ask him the finer points on switching over . Be sure to sit down when they tell you the cost for all new parts to switch over .

I myself don't see enough difference in fuel savings or wear on truck or cost of tires to spend the money but that is just my OPINION and we all think ours don't stink .

If you don't have a tire man just stop and ask as many tire shops as you can.

 

marmonman is correct. just for s&g ive asked tire shops what the price of one of those super singles is.....$1000+ for just one tire. and if u have a blowout u have to sit and wait for a service truck. u cant limp on down the road and get to a shop to get it fixed.

 

As far as I know all super singles are 22.5's but there is one size that is the equivalent to a lo pro 22.5 and another size that is equivalent to a low pro 24.5

 

Europeans use single tires on trailers and I'd say yep, better an lighter the twins, but trucktor drive tire is too wid to be secured on frame as spare one

 

If you have 24.5LPs now, you will need the 445/55R22.5 to stay in the same rev range. That will keep your gearing unchanged. On the wheels themselves, youll want either a 0" offset wheel, or a .5" offset wheel. Stay away from the 2" offset wheels that move the wheel out, they beat the hell out of the wheel bearings.

 

This has been debated many times before in many threads. I have always perfered duals over SS. I have pulled SS single trailers but never driven a tractor with SS. I am always heavy and all local work. A friend in CT drives a dump truck with SS and he says it sucks in snow(i have no doubt).
As has already been said, if I lose one, i always stop. The wheel is never on the road, but i dont take the chance. I can dump the air out of suspension, chain the wheel (axle) up to bunk, then reinflate suspension to get home, but still have to stop. They do slide around easier in mud, snow. I can go on, but those are the biggest reasons.
Maybe in an otr rig where every pound counts, maybe, but not for me.

 

There is a thread about singles in the Owner operator forum... check it out.

I've been running a 2" offset for about 360,000 miles and on my second set with no issues.
I've run both duals and now a wide base and prefer the wide tires and not had any issues.

BTW, 445/50/22.5 = lo pro 22.5 & 455/50/22.5 = 11R22.5

 

Info correct. A side note... the 455/50/22.5 = 11R22.5 also equals Low pro 24.5.