Chevy 1500HD vs. 2500

falconbrother wrote:
Question: What was the difference between a Chevy Silverado 1500HD and a 2500? Both have heavy axles and the larger V8.

Lower GVWR on the 1500HD. Echoing what DRSteve posted, It was 8600 GVWR.

My brother had a 2003 1500HD.

I don't think it had the "Powerdome Hood" (as GM called it), which was the taller hood that the 2500HDs have.

2500HD of that era was 9200 GVWR.


As far as component differences between the two trucks, I don't know what all was different.

I know springs were different, and I think the spring hangers on the frame were taller, I remember this when comparing my 2500HD to his 1500HD.


If I remember correctly, the 2500HD came out in 2001. Prior to that the 2500 was a non HD designation, and could have been 8600 GVWR.