Suburban 2500…6.0 vs 8.1 vs Excursion V10
I have been really considering buying a Suburban 2500 from the early to mid 2000's. We are an SUV family and I think we will be well served by our future TT with a Suburban 2500. My wife and I ri...
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I think the OP has stated in the past 5 pages that: 1) they were looking for an early 2000's 'burb or the others; and 2) that they had a different primary daily driver.
I had a 2002 2500 Burb with the 6.0 and towed a 8,000# trailer for 3 years. I was not happy with the towing performance. Didn't and don't care about mileage but it wasn't very good either. I upgraded the rear axle to the 4.1's and that helped a bit, but I still didn't like the towing performance in the Texas Hill Country and in the hills of Oklahoma and Arkansas. Never went to the Rockies and never would have with that setup.
I'd strongly recommend not going to the 6.0.
I had a 2002 2500 Burb with the 6.0 and towed a 8,000# trailer for 3 years. I was not happy with the towing performance. Didn't and don't care about mileage but it wasn't very good either. I upgraded the rear axle to the 4.1's and that helped a bit, but I still didn't like the towing performance in the Texas Hill Country and in the hills of Oklahoma and Arkansas. Never went to the Rockies and never would have with that setup.
I'd strongly recommend not going to the 6.0.
