1/2 Ton Suburban in steep grades with TT
I've read a bunch of different posts in several forums about towing with a 1/2 ton Suburban and how it will struggle on steep grades and that you should really have a 3/4 ton. Here's my situation:...
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MARK VANDERBENT wrote:
Just take it easy up hills . Slow in 2nd gear reving high is nothing for a vortec. I have been towing with half ton burbs for 16 years now. Mine is a 2000 2 wheel 373 with 210,000 miles. I always maintain fluids and run lucus additive in trans.
So 2nd is better than 3rd? Read mixed things about that. I wish I had a higher ratio diff than the 3.42, but my friend said its kind of a b***h to do a swap.
