Silverado 1500 Towing
Anyone know the towing capacity for a 2013 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 5.3 engine with 3.42 rear end with trailer package? Can't find anything on line. Dealer says 9600 pounds but not sure about that....
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APT wrote:
Thank you Hybridhunter for once again singling me out. The spreadsheet screenshot is not flawed. Its application for the situations you suggest (top 2 gears) may not be relevant, but it certainly is not flawed.
Peak wheel torque for most of today's naturally aspirated V8s in full sized pickups is around 4500rpm in first gear, which is well under 130mph. Today's V8's have a fairly flat torque curve (85-90% available from 2000-5000rpm. I agree they are not as good as Ford's 3.5" Ecoboost.
Ignore wheel torque and stop at column E for torque multiplication.
If you wish to continue that discussion, please PM.
Hybirdhunter makes a excellent point. With no road speed the chart doesn't give any real word numbers for towing. Now if we were racing the chart is some what interesting.
Its much easier to use a chart with mph/gear selection/rpms/etc.
