Escalade/Tahoe/Suburban suspension upgrades
So, several years ago I picked up a 2006 Escalade and a travel trailer that is about '32 feet ball to bumper. I've since towed this rig from Ohio to Florida, from Ohio to Montana and from Ohio to Ariz...
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Some great info here, guys. Thanks.
Just took it up to Mogollon Rim, Arizona. The Escalade is starting to show its age, and of course, the heat out here is worse than anything we've ever subjected it to either further North through the Rockies or along the East Coast all the way down through the Appalachians into Florida. At times both the engine and the transmission were running hotter than I would have liked to see them... I just can't push the limits like I was able to do when it only had 50k miles on it.
The suspension and stability was fine, though - descending and climbing some long steep 6% grades in fairly strong cross winds and I wasn't feeling any more white knuckled than I would have in a C or A class.
Just took it up to Mogollon Rim, Arizona. The Escalade is starting to show its age, and of course, the heat out here is worse than anything we've ever subjected it to either further North through the Rockies or along the East Coast all the way down through the Appalachians into Florida. At times both the engine and the transmission were running hotter than I would have liked to see them... I just can't push the limits like I was able to do when it only had 50k miles on it.
The suspension and stability was fine, though - descending and climbing some long steep 6% grades in fairly strong cross winds and I wasn't feeling any more white knuckled than I would have in a C or A class.
