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danny68327
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Oct 18, 2013

Towing with 2014 Silverado 1500

I have a 2014 Silverado 1500 with 5.3 and 342 gear ratio. I would like to tow a 24 ft travel trailer (27.9 total length) that weighs 6,300 dry and has a GVWR of 8,200 lbs. Tongue weight fror the trailer is 850 lbs and the max payload on the door of my truck says 1639. I will be towing on mainly flat ground 100-150 miles 2-3 times per year. I used to tow this trailer with a 2000 3/4 ton suburban that had 180,000 miles on it and it towed fine. Also, I plan on changing from a 31.6" tire to a 32.2" tire. Will this make a significant difference? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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  • danny68327's avatar
    danny68327
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    Oct 19, 2013
    HydrogenCyanide wrote:
    Is it me or does that seem like a very heavy 24 ft trailer?


    The trailer is heavy for a 24 ft trailer. It's a 2006 and it seems like the newer ones are all light models. They call it a 27, but it's a 24 ft box
  • aedubber's avatar
    aedubber
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    Oct 19, 2013
    The truck will tow but you really should be careful with your payload weight..
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    danny68327
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    Oct 19, 2013
    OH48Lt wrote:
    No problem in flat country. My BIL has a similar truck (2013) and a slightly larger trailer. He doesn't like it in the Appalachians, but it gets the job done.

    That tire change isn't an improvement. It will put your speedo and odo off, and degrade the truck power somewhat, not significantly however.


    Thanks. Not to concerned with power (the fastest I ever tow is 60mph) more concerned with doing damage to the truck or being unsafe
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    OH48Lt
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    Oct 19, 2013
    No problem in flat country. My BIL has a similar truck (2013) and a slightly larger trailer. He doesn't like it in the Appalachians, but it gets the job done.

    That tire change isn't an improvement. It will put your speedo and odo off, and degrade the truck power somewhat, not significantly however.
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    danny68327
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    Oct 19, 2013
    ependydad wrote:
    Couple of things:

    1) Where you say, "Tongue weight fror the trailer is 850 lbs" - is that actual? Or estimated based on the dry weight? Or estimated base on X% of the GVWR?

    2) What other passengers do you normally carry with you in the vehicle?

    3) How much other stuff do you typically carry with you?


    Tongue weight is from the manufactures website.

    I travel with three other passengers - Wife and two kids. We usually just have surfboards chairs and beach stuff when we go camping.
  • mpfireman's avatar
    mpfireman
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    Oct 18, 2013
    Your spedo will be off on mileage and speed, unless the computer is reset with those larger wheels.
  • bgum's avatar
    bgum
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    Oct 18, 2013
    Stock the truck should be able to do what you plan. I am not sure what the tire change will do but it likly will degrade the trucks performance. Just stay at or below 60mph and you should be ok.

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