Towing Advice

besides getting a new vehicle how can i add towing power to it

That 8100 pound rating is for a bare bones vehicle with one 150 pound driver. Once you load your family the 1500 series suburbans are honestly hard pressed to get out of thwir own way.

The hitch does look like it is integrated into the frame of the suburban. If it says 8100 and i am few pounds over once the camper has stuff in it, does that pose a dangerous issue. I have heard that the manufacture always errors on the side of caution and puts the number a little lower.

I am sure someone will tell you to make sure that the weight you are talking about is real weight, not just the "dry" weight.

One thing you need to look at is the hitch on the Suburban. The hitches from the factory are notoriously weak - maybe a 5000 pound weight rating. There were some model year Burbs that had the hitch integrated in, and were very difficult to upgrade the hitch. Hopefully your Burb is not that MY.

I have an 03 Burb. I upgraded the hitch to tow my 6500 pound boat. It was honestly shocking how flimsy the factory hitch was. And my Burb is a 2500.