Suburban as a tow vehicle
Have been looking around at a few Suburbans to use as a tow vehicle. Im looking at a couple in the 04-07 range.2500 series with 8.1 litre engines. Anyway,,, A customer of mine (Frame and body sho...
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I've never heard of any frame problems. The factory GM hitches on Suburbans, Tahoes, Trucks, etc. in those years were supposedly weak. However, I often had over 10,000 pounds on the factory hitch of my '05 dually with no problems.
The 8.1 is a great engine; it's smooth, quiet, and powerful. I had one in an '01 dually and it was ALMOST the equal to my Durmax. I got 10 mpg period; towing, empty, loaded, highway, off road, it didn't matter.
I'm also currently looking for Suburbans form those years. 8.1s are more plentiful than you might think. I'm watching several on ebay right now.
The 8.1 is a great engine; it's smooth, quiet, and powerful. I had one in an '01 dually and it was ALMOST the equal to my Durmax. I got 10 mpg period; towing, empty, loaded, highway, off road, it didn't matter.
I'm also currently looking for Suburbans form those years. 8.1s are more plentiful than you might think. I'm watching several on ebay right now.
