my new tow vehicle - well, maybe
Well, I purchased my wife a 2009 Tahoe yesterday, and I am thinking this may be our next tow vehicle. I still have my truck, but I am thinking I will get rid of the fifth wheel and get a bumper pull ...
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Terryallan wrote:Tystevens wrote:Terryallan wrote:
Only thing I would suggest. Make sure of the Tahoe tow rating. I would bet it has a 3.42 rear gear. That is going to kill the tow capacity. You may be limited to around 6000lb loaded.
Nope. The 3.42 is the best towing gears GM put in this platform. So if you have 3.42, you're doing good. 3.42 w/ the 6 spd is a good towing pairing. That is what we have in our '10 Suburban.
The kicker is whether you have the K5L cooling package. Look for the K5L code in your glove box. If you do, you have a Tahoe equipped to tow the max for the model. If not, you will be limited -- check the owners manual for exact numbers.
It is a decent towing platform. We have towed our 6500lb TT many miles w/ our '10 Suburban and it gets us there. Don't be afraid to let it rev, 6th gear is all but useless, but overall it is a very nice, comfortable, and reasonably stable platform.
Just because it the "best" GM puts in it. don't mean it's good.
Well, maybe its good, maybe its not. But my point was, don't send the OP on a goose chase looking for a higher (lower) gear ratio. If his truck has the 3.42, it is as good as its going to get.
And for what its worth, I've owned an '05 w/ 4.10 gears and a 4 spd, and a '10 w/ 3.42 and 6 spd. I'll take the 3.42 and 6 spd any day of the week, both towing and not towing.
