silverado 1/2 ton with 5.7L V8

[Road_Runners]

Does anyone pull a 20 foot trailer with the subject truck? If so, I would love to hear how the truck handles the load.

[bobndot]

As a side note , RE the tires. just in case anyone has 20" wheels on the horizon.
Overloading , that was my worry too. My truck came with 20" wheels and i was not sure about buying it due the limited avl. tires in a more heavy duty ply.
I did some research on snowmobile forums and boat forums and those guys were towing 5-7k with the 20"'s without any issues , so i took a chance.
Thankfully, my 20" XL (extra load) tires are doing the job. My rig tows flawlessly and im really surprised at the 'no sway' part of it from passing trucks etc.

[CavemanCharlie]

If you can't pull a 20 foot TT with something like that you better give it up.

I used to tow my 1993 20 foot TT with a 1995 F-150 that had a 5.0 L (or 302 to us old timers) and it handled it just fine. I couldn't go 80 mph up hill on the interstate or anything, nor would I want to. But, for 55-65 I had no problem.

There was at time people towed TT's with cars. You wouldn't want to do that with any modern car but, if your 1/2 ton Chevy pickup with a 5.7 can't handle a TT that small you better go buy a Ford or Dodge.

[ken56]

I pull my 30ft. 6800lb travel trailer with my 2014 Silverado 1500, 5.3L, 3:42 rear end 4x4 with no problem, even in the big hills out west. I agree that you need to replace the P rated tires with LT. (Make that park of the deal when you buy the truck) The tires were the weak link in my set up. With the P tires it was a bit squirmy on the highway. The LT tires made a huge difference.

[rexmitchell]

We pull a 28 ft TT with our 2016 silverado 1500 4x4 w/ 5.3L and 3.42 gears. Pulls with no problems. Have the integrated brake controller and a good WDH.

[camp-n-family]

I wouldn't go by length to determine how well that truck will tow. The question should be "how much does it weigh"? A 20' trailer can weigh 3000lbs or 10000+lbs. Big difference in how they will tow.

[jerem0621]

Terryallan wrote:

cmeade wrote:

SoundGuy wrote:
AFAIK GM doesn't offer a 5.7L engine but rather as standard a 5.3L. That said, one would have to know far more about the particular truck you're talking about - model, year, body style, 2wd or 4wd, transmission, axle ratio, etc to be able to intelligently discuss it's towing capabilities.

5.7 liter is the most famous Chevy v8 of all time commonly called the 350 small block !!!!!

But you can't get it now

Craigslist?? Sorry..I had too :B

[Mark_and_Linda]

I have a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado, 5.3L that I pull a Puma 25RS with. I have a ProSeries WDH with SC. I added a Friction Sway Bar also to help, no problems. Just remember your gas mileage is going to be around 11-13 mpg. I also removed and installed a set of Timbren Support blocks on the rear axles to help out.

[trail-explorer]

SoundGuy wrote:

cmeade wrote:
5.7 liter is the most famous Chevy v8 of all time commonly called the 350 small block !!!!!

!!!!! Famous or not the OP won't find one in a 2016 Silverado. :R

DITTO! 🙂

cmeade wrote:
5.7 liter is the most famous Chevy v8 of all time commonly called the 350 small block !!!!!

Correct, but it was never offered in the Silverado Body Style.... which is GMT800, aka, 1999 and newer.

When someone posts about a "Silverado" or "Sierra", everyone that is familiar with GM trucks will conclude someone is referring to a 1999 and newer truck.

Previous body style trucks, there was a Silverado nomenclature, but it was a "trim level".

Remember the Cheyenne, Scottsdale, Silverado trim levels of pre GMT800?
GMC had the Sierra, Sierra Classic, Sierra Grande, High Sierra.

[Kennedy64]

I pull my 20 ft with the "mom-mobile" 02 Yukon with a 5.3L.

[Bigmac8]

Pulling my 27 foot trailer around the country on a 3 month trip using a 2015 5.3 with 3:42 gears. Granted it's a light weight but having no problems. Pulls like a dream

[SoundGuy]

cmeade wrote:
5.7 liter is the most famous Chevy v8 of all time commonly called the 350 small block !!!!!

!!!!! Famous or not the OP won't find one in a 2016 Silverado. :R

[bobndot]

click on my profile.....see the pic of my 2016 5.3 4x4 3.73 with max tow package, payload is about 1900 #.

the new 2017 will have more aluminum in the truck plus an 8 spd trans. opposed to a 6 spd for 2016. so far the 2016 has been awesome.

i think the tow rating is 10,900. My 23RB at 27 ft rolls down the road at approx 6k# with about 850-900 TW on average.
I don't know how it would perform at high steep altitudes but towing east of the Mississippi, it has zero problems holding speed.

It will crank up to near 4000 rpms to hold 65 mph on long 7% grades but that's been the norm for this engine as well as my 04, 4 spd., 6.0 with zero issues. Max towing pack has a tranny cooler which is important. The DIC on the dash shows tranny temp as well, im at 195-205F most of the time during the hot summer months.

This 2016 1500 is a better feeling TV than my 2004 6.0, 4.10 gears 2500HD with beefed up rear spring pack, stable loads and air bags ( all are not needed due to the light trailer) .
2016 1500 max tow does the job better and easier. The rig tows real smooth at 65 mph .

[time2roll]

Properly equipped truck will be a breeze to pull 20' TT.
My old dinosaur pulls 26' just fine.

[APT]

Get the HD Trailering package at least (with 3.42 gear and trans cooler). The max trailering package (NHT) is even better.

Get a WDH with integrated sway control. Use Tow/Haul mode. Enjoy.