Towing ability of 2004 Suburban 5.3L, 4.10, 4WD
Can anyone give first hand knowledge of the towing abilities of a 2004 Suburban 4WD with 5.3L engine and 4.10 axles? It is 7200 MVGW and has Z82 hd towing rpo. Thanks!
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IMO, any reputable source will be fine and the biggie is both your gut and the
local shops that will be servicing your Sub
Long tube headers are tuned for low end performance and does make a difference.
Forgive me on locality, as I'm out here in the SF Bayarea and headers do last
longer than you folks back there in severe ambients. Ex's mom is from Nashville
and buddy grew up in Nashville (now Virginia) and in visiting found how cold and
blazingly hot/humid.
That means if you do go headers, suggest having them ceramic coated (Jet). Might
be a bit too much overhead for you, but when my Sub goes headers, they will be
ceramic coated
Knew you already had the tow package and the OEM external ATF cooler, but I'm
of the opinion (greatly debated here and other forums) of going as large as
you can. Albeit know that ATF can be too low in temp. ATF needs enough temp to
vaporize any possible moisture during cool down over nite. Develops or turns
acidic to rot out the tranny from the inside.
Also know in your area there are some pretty good hills/mountain ranges. That
is where the ATF takes a beating...along with towing heavy
Since I keep mine a loooong time, know and learned to keep my temps on the low
side of the spec. Both vehicle spec and fluid spec
Can not stress how important it is to get a solid or more solid bottom end and
that means a 4 bolt
local shops that will be servicing your Sub
Long tube headers are tuned for low end performance and does make a difference.
Forgive me on locality, as I'm out here in the SF Bayarea and headers do last
longer than you folks back there in severe ambients. Ex's mom is from Nashville
and buddy grew up in Nashville (now Virginia) and in visiting found how cold and
blazingly hot/humid.
That means if you do go headers, suggest having them ceramic coated (Jet). Might
be a bit too much overhead for you, but when my Sub goes headers, they will be
ceramic coated
Knew you already had the tow package and the OEM external ATF cooler, but I'm
of the opinion (greatly debated here and other forums) of going as large as
you can. Albeit know that ATF can be too low in temp. ATF needs enough temp to
vaporize any possible moisture during cool down over nite. Develops or turns
acidic to rot out the tranny from the inside.
Also know in your area there are some pretty good hills/mountain ranges. That
is where the ATF takes a beating...along with towing heavy
Since I keep mine a loooong time, know and learned to keep my temps on the low
side of the spec. Both vehicle spec and fluid spec
Can not stress how important it is to get a solid or more solid bottom end and
that means a 4 bolt
