2021 Suburban. How Much Trailer?
I just ordered a 2021 Z71 Suburban with the Max towing package. I don’t have it yet, so I don’t have the details provided on the yellow sticker inside the door. The manufacturer indicates 8,100 lbs as...
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BurbMan wrote:
As an example, let's say the max capacity of the Suburban is 1500 lbs. Subtract 450 for passengers, 300 for cargo, and 100 for WD hitch and that leaves 650 lbs of capacity available for trailer hitch weight. So 650 / 0.13 = 5000 approx max trailer wight. Since this is the fully loaded weight, the trailer dry weight should be about 1000 lbs less, around 4000 lbs.
Generally I agree with this. I do not tyhinmk people will put another 300 pounds of stuff inside the tow vehicle. 300 pounds is a lot inside the cabin and I'd recommend putting more in the TT since we are all towing giant boxes of air. Also, not all WDH weight is on the TV axles and neither is all trailer tongue weight with a properly adjusted WDH.
I recommend 6000 pounds dry max. Get a WDH with integrated sway control and learn how to adjust it. Enjoy.
Interesting catch on the TFL vid. 2007+ GM large SYVs all have 1000 pound TW limit with WDH. I would be surprised if that was reduced in the 21+ redesign.
2021 Suburban Owner's Manual wrote:
Do not exceed a maximum trailer tongueweight of 567 kg (1,250 lb) for a conventional
trailer hitch.
