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scardillo59
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Jul 06, 2017

Am I Calculating This Correctly?? Silverado 1500

First post so please be gentle... I have a 2016 Silverado 1500 with a 5.3L V8 and the 3.42 gear box. Full crew cab, short bed and 2WD. The dealership I bought it from said the following: Veh...
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flylipsdaddy
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Jul 11, 2017
1500 will work,but not like you would like it to.It Won't due in any big hills or mountain areas at all.You will end up burnin it up.Get a bigger truck or a smaller trailer.Changing the gear ratio won't work either,1500 in a diesel would do,the only way to make it up the hills.

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