Towing Advice
I am new to trailer camping and towing. I have a 2008 Suburban with a 5.3l. It is rated to pull up to 8100lbs. The camper i am buying weighs 7300lbs. The suburban has the towing factory package wi...
Forum Discussion
falc wrote:
i will be under the towing weight, but not by much.
you haven't provided much info about TT weight and your Burb's specs.
what TT are you looking at? are you quoting the brochure/website's fictional "dry" weight number?
what's the yellow sticker factory weight of it? what's its GVWR?
on your Burb, what does the driver's door yellow sticker say the payload capacity is?
and i don't think your 2008 Burb has 8100lbs. towing capacity. i have a 2007 Avalanche, which is basically the Burb with a pickup bed and its max towing capacity is 7200lbs. and it weighs less than the Burb and has the 5.3 with 3.73 rear end and factory tow package.
where did you get the 8100lbs towing number? that amount is only for the 6.2 engine or the 5.3 engine WITH the 4.10 rear end, which is very rare.
how many passengers and how much cargo will be in the Burb?
i'm guessing you have the same 3.73 rear end ratio that i do and that means your towing capacity is in the 7000lbs. range.
