Towing with a 2005 Chev. Trailblazer
We are in the market for a tag along that we can easily pull with our Trailblazer. Basically we need to pull it home from where we purchase it and to our river lot where it will stay until we have to ...
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Our trailer is 26 feet from hitch to bumper, and 4300 pounds ready to camp. We towed it for 4 years with a Trailblazer with the inline 6. Towed it 5426 miles in 8 western states, and we dont live in the flat part on the country.
I added a transmission cooler, had the ECM custom tuned to firm up the shifting and inprove power, upgraded the shocks, and put tires with the highest load capacity I could get on the Trailblazer. I had the transmission serviced every spring when we were towing.
Never tow in OD, the OD clutch pack wont take the load.
The narrow track and short wheelbase of the Trailblazer really limits what you can safely tow. If I had to do it again I don't think I would. I got tired of being pushed around whenever a truck passed us and got a bigger tow vehicle.
Gary
PS. we still have the Trailblazer, 105K miles and the transmission is still going strong.
I added a transmission cooler, had the ECM custom tuned to firm up the shifting and inprove power, upgraded the shocks, and put tires with the highest load capacity I could get on the Trailblazer. I had the transmission serviced every spring when we were towing.
Never tow in OD, the OD clutch pack wont take the load.
The narrow track and short wheelbase of the Trailblazer really limits what you can safely tow. If I had to do it again I don't think I would. I got tired of being pushed around whenever a truck passed us and got a bigger tow vehicle.
Gary
PS. we still have the Trailblazer, 105K miles and the transmission is still going strong.
