Silverado 1500 Towing
Anyone know the towing capacity for a 2013 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 5.3 engine with 3.42 rear end with trailer package? Can't find anything on line. Dealer says 9600 pounds but not sure about that....
Forum Discussion
The Texan wrote:
Why not post a chart for the GM 1500 with the 6.2 and a 3.73 instead of the Ford. Both have similar torque and identical gears.....It is definitely better than the 5.3 with 3.42
'Tis true. Then it would look a lot like Ford's Ecoboost chart. The point why I made the spreadsheet and that screenshot of it is to show:
mkirsch wrote:
HOWEVER, the point here is that in the Year of Our Lord 2013, a 5.3L with a 3.42 axle ratio is *NOT* the "awful" "useless" "worthless" "gutless" tow combination people keep saying it is.
****SIX SPEED TRANSMISSION****
We're not in the 1970's anymore!
BenK wrote:
What matters is the effective ratio to pavement
Agreed.
And Chrysler's 8-spd and Ford/GM's 9/10 speeds under development will change things even more.
