Will my truck tow safely in the Smokys?
I have a 2017 Silverado with max towing of 6100lbs, it is a 5.3 w/ 3.08. My TT is 5000 lbs dry. My Truck feels strong enough on flat land but I've never taken it anywhere with a real grade. We'd like ...
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Terryallan wrote:The downsides is less ground clearance, and maybe having to readjust the hitch... As expensive as tires are nowadays, I'd just put the $$ towards regearing... BTW, if you look at what your trucks ratings would have been with different gears from the factory, you can figure out where you will stand rating wise with a gear swap.Grit dog wrote:
^ Totally true statement, but in my experience, the gear splits on the GM 6 speed would be pretty good for 3.08s based on revs and mph with the 3.42s I have.
OP, another way to gain a bit more “power” is to run the absolutely shortest tires you can reasonably run.
If you can size down the tires a size or 2 and still keep the load rating you need , that will get you part ways to where gearing down would.
Very true. Smaller tires area easy way to change the gearing. Just remember. It will change the Speedo. But that is easily taken care of with a GPS. You can see your actual speed with one.
