Towing Capability Question
It appears that a Chevy 1500 5.3 has a higher towing capability than a Chevy 2500 6.0. Chevy site says a 1500 CC std box 5.3 3.73 4X4 will tow 11700 lbs. 2500HD CC std box 6.0 3.73 4X4 will tow 940...
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desert captain wrote:
LMAO! As I said "Good luck" with that. You have a trailer that is twice the weight of your half ton truck, with half ton brakes, suspension, shocks etc. Yes, the newer half tons are beefier than the old ones, that is not news.
Lets see now the one ton DRW GM weighs in the 7.5k-8k bracket and has a 30000 lb tow rating which is almost 4 times the weight of the truck.
But the 1/2 ton at 5500-5800 lbs can't handle a 10k trailer that is almost 1 1/2 times its weight.
Funny math. Now I understand where your comming from. :B :R
