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eluwak's avatar
eluwak
Explorer
Feb 06, 2014

9th Gen 2500 Suburban

I've been hunting around for a decent Expy this past week and ran across a 1997 2500 2wd Suburban with the 5.7L and 4.10 rear end. Going to take a look at it this weekend, but am having a tough time locating something that would give me a more accurate towing capacity for it. Does anyone know what it should be? I've seen as low as 6k lbs, but thought it should be more.

I know the newer generations have been generally praised as good TVs, I assume this would be not too bad too?
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  • jerem0621's avatar
    jerem0621
    Explorer II
    Feb 06, 2014
    This Towing Guide to get you pretty close. It's for 99's but they should be the same.

    Looks like the trailer rating is 7500 lbs max.

    The issue is the 350 chevy. To put it in perspective that truck has 30 less HP and 5 lb ft of TQ than the 2014 4.3 chevy V6 base motor in the new silverado.

    It's a great motor, just underpowered by today's standards.

    IMHO, spring for the 454. You get 10,000 lb tow rating and plenty of power from a gasser. Plus the mpg shouldn't be that different between the 454 and the 350.

    Thanks and good luck!

    Jeremiah

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