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zell66
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Sep 17, 2013

towing capacity 2001 GMC Yukon XL 8.1 liter engine

this will probably start a fire storm but I need to know some information. I'm looking at buying a 2001 GMC Yukon XL suburban 2500. it has a rear axle of 3.73. And what I can find online towing capaci...
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APT
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Sep 21, 2013
krobbe wrote:
The 3/4ton Suburban has over 1000# more payload than the Excursion.
2003 Suburban 3/4-Ton 2WD 8.1L(496ci)V-8 CurbWt:5620#, GVWR:8600#, Payload:2980#


That is just not accurate. Payloads for 8.1L 3/4 ton 5WD isright aroudn 2000 pounds. 2WD adds 300 pounds. 2980 might be a stripper 2WD 6.0L, but that big block is heavy.

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