Wide

[Zefal]

Honestly, yes, but you have to understand I live in East Tennessee. There are roads here that have two-way traffic that are only 12 feet from edge to edge and sometimes less. No they don’t have a lot of traffic and no, I’m not on them very often but every now and then you do have to back up on a narrow windy twist Road until you can find enough dirt on both sides for two vehicles to pass each other. But on a 12 foot wide road the rebel’s and the Denali are not gonna be any different. That’s just east Tennessee and I’m sure a whole lot of other places. The RHO is skinny compared to my Dually and it’s been there too.

I am also in East TN, and there have been some times where im like... will this make it? but overall its been pretty smooth... Honestly the place with my absolute most concern happens to be the street I live on, as its not very wide and people park on the street like a**holes

 

[RHOfan]

Going from RHO width to standard pickup width, I realized how much time/effort I spent keeping the RHO in its lane. It’s something about the visible fender bulges & steering…can’t put my finger on it. But I was always checking to be sure I wasn’t drifting. If I stopped checking, I drifted into the adjacent lane pretty quickly.

I never think about the width of my current vehicle. It just stays within the lane markers with zero conscious effort on my part. And, it’s a full-size truck…just not extra wide.

 

[RHOfan]

I considered trading my RHO for a Rebel, with the package that gets you the same interior as L0 RHO. But, you couldn’t get the Hemi with that package. If you select Hemi, you get a rotary shifter…blah!

And, Rebel with the top trim package isn’t much less expensive than a L0 RHO. It just didn’t make sense.

That being said, the SO Hurricane has better overall drivability vs. HO Hurricane. Sure, peak power is lower, but it’s so much more responsive around town & quieter. And, the narrower width of Rebel, while not as badass looking as RHO, is much easier to live with day-to-day.

 

[Av8tor]

Nope, I drive it like a sports car

 

[Santino]

I think she said the length was a bigger problem than the girth....

 

[Dark Knight G45]

Not a problem. I‘Ve had 3 1500 rebels and a 2500 rebel. I drive through one of the densest cities in the US. The RHO is not an issue at all. I find it can be parked anywhere a Rebel could be parked. I always park far away when I can regardless of what truck I have.
The Rebel is an awesome car. The RHO certainly feels and looks special compared to it.

 

[RiviantoRHO]

I am also in East TN, and there have been some times where im like... will this make it? but overall its been pretty smooth... Honestly the place with my absolute most concern happens to be the street I live on, as its not very wide and people park on the street like a**holes

Damn, how many of us in East TN are on here?

 

[Kingfish1760]

I'm the exact opposite of the original poster. I started looking for a Rebel to replace my 1500 Sport and got sucked into the RHO rabbit hole! I love this truck. Its like having a sports car, an offroad vehicle, and a daily driver all in one. The width only bothers me because I live in the north Texas burbs and parking lots are tight. I have always parked out and away from other folks when I can so its not that big of a deal. On the streets I don't notice the wider stance.

 

[jaxadam]

My Tundra with a 3/1 and 0 offset rims was much more cumbersome to park than the RHO.

Hell I can go the wrong way in the grocery store parking lot and bust a 180 and park it!

 

[mghtymous21]

I originally ordered an RHO from Mark Dodge but it took so long for anything to happen, I changed my mind after all of the negative experiences I read about. There was always the price, too - just seemed like a lot of money, even with the Mark discount.

Since then, I've side-eyed a few RHOs but realized what they do really isn't for me - maybe most owners jump dunes but it's just not my groove. After getting bait-and-switched, on an RHO, by a dealer in Sunnyside, WA, I went home and had a look at the local dealer's web page. For whatever reason, the Rebel caught my eye. I'm generally the guy that opts for the most horsepower available but, given the truck's content as well as the price (15K off MSRP) I had to look. Needless to say, I'm now happily looking at my new Rebel in the driveway. Is it RHO-fast? Nope, but it's as smooth, comfortable and powerful as any non-modded diesel or Syclone I've had. I can see a JB4 in it's S.O. future but I love that it happily sips 87, especially since 83 isn't available where I live.

The purpose of this post has nothing to do with the above - consider that background. As I drive the Rebel over the many two-lane back roads of the farming community in which I live, I've noticed how much wider it seems than the GMC Denali truck that it's replacing. I've got almost 50 years of driving under my belt but crossing narrow bridges with on-coming traffic seems a little dodgy - the GMC never felt that way. Given that the RHO is, what, six inches wider, does that ever cause an ass-clench situation for you RHO owners?

Nope, it's really not that wide at all. Maybe it's because I came from a lifted Silverado with wheels that stuck out the same width as the RHO . But to me, no it's not too wide nor does it feel wide. But damn she has some nice curves!

 

[mghtymous21]

Yes, the truck is only 6"s wider, so if you can't handle 3"s aside well.

And no I'm not gay.

You aren't gay, but your boyfriend might be

 

[mghtymous21]

And all this time he thought there was 8” to a foot. You just completely demasculated him.

It's guy math, kinda like when I tell my gf I have 9inches