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opnspaces
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Jan 07, 2020

UPDATED Coast on the uphills accelerate on the downhills

Link to the update Jan 17 2021 I learned something new after 14 years of towing the same trailer. I took my first trip in the new to me 2001 Suburban pulling my 5,600 lb trailer. My older Suburban...
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Grit_dog
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Jan 08, 2020
smarty wrote:
would any of this "data" indicate the vehicle is exceeding its towing capacity?

The OP is certainly not exceeding the towing rating based on the trailer weight he gave. Not even close.
But as mentioned by others as well, a 19 year old vehicle with a presumably unknown history and those miles may have reduced or limited current ability without some repairs, or upgrades to reduce the stress on old components.

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