Armada to Pull 33' Lightweight TT

Me Again wrote:

JIMNLIN wrote:
A 31'-33' TT on a mid size suv with P tires may not make for a fun towing experience. Thats a long tall wall for side winds and passing semis to push on.
Now if the suv was on a '08 3/4 ton chassis 6.x engine and 3.73-4.10 gears with LT E tires with 5xxx fawr and 6xxx rawr then it would be a great handling combo in the wind on on the interstate around semi trucks.

AKA as a rare 2500 Chevy Suburban! One has to go back to 2001-2006 models however to get the 8.1L with Allison transmission, with is a towing beast and likes gas.

Burbs DID NOT get the Allison behind the 8.1, they got a 4L85E 4sp auto.

With this in mind .....

Having 4 kids myself. Back in 92 when I bought a TT, we six weighed about 750-800 lbs. Once I had 4 adult sized teenagers, we were closer to 1200 to a bit over that! How much payload does your Armada have?

Realistically you will want something with 2500-3500 lbs. Which is going to put you into a 25-35 series 8lug van, crew cab pickups. I would not pull my old 25' 7000 lb total with my teenage kids, with my current GM 1500.

The chassis itself is fine with a couple, 700 lbs of hitch weight, I'm at it's 2000 lb payload limit.

Get a bigger tow rig! Then look at one of those trailers!

Marty