2014 Silverado 1500 4.3 v6 - towing questions
We have a 2014 Silverado Double-cab 4x4 with the 4.3 V6, with tow package but no factory brake controller. We have friends selling a hybrid 25 FT TT, with a dry weight of 5500 pds. Chevy says the truc...
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Okay, people had asked me to post results after towing. We had a "shakedown" run to a campsite, and towed to a State Park about 170 miles round trip. It towed like a boss! Although the V6 was, as suggested by some, not an out-and-out powerhouse, it did pull just fine. Transmission temps were only up about 2 to 4 degrees above usual, engine temp stayed stable, and I even saw some "V4" mode on level pulls. Got between 10 and 13 MPG, depending on the routing I took and how many stop lights I had to accelerate from. Everything went pretty well.
I do have a question for those out there more used to distributing hitches. I found I had to pull up another notch on the chain to get the truck level and a little more weight on my steer axle. Everything, truck and trailer, ended up about perfectly level, (far and away more than a lot of rigs I noticed coming in to the park!!!,) but my torsion bars are past parallel to the frame on the trailer (end of the bar where the chain attaches at the mini u-bolt is about 2 1/2 inches from the trailer frame). Will this hurt in the long run, or am I okay to leave as is?? Next trip out will be a long one from Illinois to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota!
I do have a question for those out there more used to distributing hitches. I found I had to pull up another notch on the chain to get the truck level and a little more weight on my steer axle. Everything, truck and trailer, ended up about perfectly level, (far and away more than a lot of rigs I noticed coming in to the park!!!,) but my torsion bars are past parallel to the frame on the trailer (end of the bar where the chain attaches at the mini u-bolt is about 2 1/2 inches from the trailer frame). Will this hurt in the long run, or am I okay to leave as is?? Next trip out will be a long one from Illinois to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota!
