Anyone towing with a '08 GM 1500?
I've got a 2008 Sierra 1500 crew cab 5.3l. Truck is rated for 9500lbs. Just bought a trailer with a dry weight of 6455lbs, so figure around 7000lbs loaded. Haven't pulled anything that heavy with t...
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APT wrote:CKNSLS wrote:
I am towing a 5,500-29 foot pound travel trailer around the country, over 4,000 miles thus far, with my 2011-5.3 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab. Truck is completely stock....The stock shocks at 33,000 are sagging
You have two more usable towing gears with the 6-spd over his 4-spd. You tow 1500 pounds lower weight. Shocks do not sag or hold the vehicle up, springs do.
The shocks are not doing their job. It's not the springs. Maybe "sagging" was a bad word to use.
