2004 Suburban Reality Check
I own a 2004 Suburban 2500 with the 8.1 gas engine, tow package with all the additional coolers for oil, power steering and transmission. It has the heavy duty 4-speed 4L85E automatic transmission, th...
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anw7405 wrote:kevden wrote:
I suggest upgrading the rear suspension with air bags, timbrens, or sumosprings. The suburban will certainly tow without them, but they will make it much more enjoyable.
just a question. Does this just help with absorbing bumps a little better? I don't think the springs need any help on the burb. My tongue weight is probably around 900-1000lbs loaded and the springs seem to be fine.
It helps bumps on mine, but more importantly it is much more stable and controlled overall. I installed air bags on our previous tow vehicle to control porpoising that bilstien shocks could not. The airbags not only cured that, but greatly improved overall handling both towing and empty. I liked the improvements so much that I wanted helpers for the Yukon, but decided on timbrens for simplicity and zero maintenance. Last winter I replaced the autoride shocks with Monroe reflex(front) and Monroe load adjusting(rear). Big improvement there as well.
