1998 1/2 ton vs. 3/4 ton both with 350cid
What is the difference (besides the obvious engine) between these two rigs? Assuming the same suspension, transmissions and gear ratios, are they rated the same or does the big block account for a lot...
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Hemling wrote:
What is the difference (besides the obvious engine) between these two rigs? Assuming the same suspension, transmissions and gear ratios, are they rated the same or does the big block account for a lot of the towing capacity? The reason is ask is that I cannot find a decent 3/4 ton 454/4L80/4.10 suburban that isn't already trashed. I have a line on a really nice 350 3/4 ton sub., (don't know the year ratio). I have a vortec 350 in another truck, and don't doubt its ability to pull a decent weight, and maybe with a 4L80 and decent gears it could manage 8,000-8,500 in a 3/4 ton chassis?
The main difference is that the 3/4 ton will usually have a higher payload, somewhere around 2500lbs, while the 1/2 ton will have payload around 1500lbs.
Anything of that vintage will be pretty "long in the tooth". I would probably try for something in the 2002-2005 range. If you are lucky you might actually find something with less than 100000 miles.
