Search results

  1. C

    03 Yukon xl 1500 (vin z) stutters around 4k rpm and randomly shuts off

    Dropping the tank is easy - I did it on my Suburban and it was way easier than I imagined it would be. Just make sure to somehow drain as much gas out of the tank as possible. If it was me I would not cut a hole in the floor.
  2. C

    03 Yukon xl 1500 (vin z) stutters around 4k rpm and randomly shuts off

    I don't have time right now to write out the whole story - but I had a similar problem with my 2003 Suburban 2500. All sorts of codes , fuel pump, cam position sensor, crank position sensor, ignition codes, engine shutting off - the whole thing. First problem I found was that mice had gotten...
  3. C

    Wilwood big brake kit

    I put the Wilwood big brake kit on my 2010 GMC Yukon XL 2500 back in very early 2020. I did the fronts first and then a year or two later I did the rears. The reason I went with the Wilwoods was that it was - from what I found thru a bunch of research ..... the only real viable option for my 8...
  4. C

    Chevrolet Suburban 3500 Questions

    When I get a chance I will post pics of the hitch I made for my Yukon XL using the center section from a B&W hitch meant for a Silverado 2500/3500. From B&W the rating was for 16,000 lb trailer weight and I think the tongue weight was 1600 pounds.
  5. C

    Chevrolet Suburban 3500 Questions

    I looked thru all of the GM Suburban and Yukon XL brochure PDF's I have saved - and none of them seemed to list a curb weight. So I went and did a google search - and it says the curb weight for a 2010 Suburban 2500 is 6215 to 6551 pounds. It says a 2010 Suburban 1500 is 5846 to 6024 pounds...
  6. C

    Chevrolet Suburban 3500 Questions

    The Chevrolet towing document I referenced - gave a GCWR for the 2017 Suburban as being 14,000 pounds. Your 3500 Suburban has a GVWR of 11,000 pounds - ergo ..... what's leftover from that 14,000 lb GCWR - is 3000 pounds - which is how you end up with the 3000 pound FACTORY tow rating for your...
  7. C

    Chevrolet Suburban 3500 Questions

    According to the Chevrolet 2003 brochure for the Suburban, the 2500 with the 8.1L Vortec, 4.10 gear ratio had a GCWR of 19000 pounds and a max trailer weight of 12,000 pounds. The 8100 V8 gas was rated at 340hp @ 4200 rpm with 455 lb ft of torque. I'd have to go lookup what a 2500/3500 pickup...
  8. C

    Chevrolet Suburban 3500 Questions

    Bingo - that makes total sense. I did some searching for GM literature to see what the GCWR is for the "standard" 2017 Suburban - and found the Chevrolet 2017 Towing and Trailering guide...
  9. C

    Chevrolet Suburban 3500 Questions

    That actually makes sense - because the tow rating they give for the truck doesn't really add up based on the components they used to put that truck together. For instance, I have the GM brochure for the 2015 HD trucks saved on my computer - and the GCWR (combined weight rating) for a crew cab...
  10. C

    Chevrolet Suburban 3500 Questions

    I don't think there is any difference between the frames in the 2500 and 3500 pickups. You could probably figure that out by checking some of the online GM parts sites - if I remember correctly they have the entire frame listed in there somewhere. It's been a few years since I did it, but my...
  11. C

    Chevrolet Suburban 3500 Questions

    The Duraburb guy said it was the same frame as the previous generations 2500 SUVs used with some slight differences. As far as hitch goes - I put a 16K rated hitch on my 2010 Yukon XL 2500 by building a semi-custom hitch for it - using the center section from a B&W hitch for a similar vintage...
  12. C

    Chevrolet Suburban 3500 Questions

    I've spent a decent amount of time in the past analyzing what the true towing capability would be for my 2010 GMC Yukon XL 2500. I went component by component trying to see what the differences were between what was in the Yukon vs what is in the 2500/3500 GM trucks of similar vintage - and...
  13. C

    Is it possible to keep truck too long?

    Yeah - exactly. I've lusted over doing a "Duraburb" type conversion on my Yukon XL 2500, but in my state that would be a problem because of the emission regs. I've toyed with the idea of putting an 8.1L into a GMT900 for more towing power, but there's issues around that. Then - last week -...
  14. C

    Is it possible to keep truck too long?

    How much money do you feel like spending? I have a 2010 Yukon XL 2500 - outside of the Suburban 3500 they manufactured during the next generation, which are extremely rare - there's no exact replacement for this truck for me. Plus the prices on new stuff is just totally out of my ability to...
  15. C

    Can you build blind spot detection mirror?

    The other thing I would add to this thread is: there's a lot of aftermarket blind spot systems - that just give you an indicator light that can be mounted on the inside of the door on the mirror mount or the windshield column or something like that , here's a cheap one on Amazon...
  16. C

    Can you build blind spot detection mirror?

    My question would be: so how "doable" is it to add blind spot detection - if the truck didn't come with it from the factory. My 2010 Yukon XL 2500 - didn't come with blind spot detection. I've had the entire rear of my truck apart, and just checked again the other night , and I don't see any...
  17. C

    2025 8 Lug Suburban

    I seem to remember reading somewhere that GM added more interior space to the latest gen of Burb/Yukon XL - because they didn't need to use up as much space to fit in the independent suspension rear end. That seems like a solveable problem though - by just adding a little more height to the...
  18. C

    2025 8 Lug Suburban

    Interesting. As I remember GM stopped building the Yukon XL/Suburban 2500's for "consumers" - when the GMT900 line ended in 2013. Pretty sure the were using the old "weren't selling enough of them" excuse. Duraburb has a video up on Youtube where they pulled apart one of the 2015-2020...
  19. C

    Can you build blind spot detection mirror?

    Sorry for necro-thread revival , but I just ran across this while investigating adding blind spot detection on my 2010 Yukon XL Check out Boost Auto - they make replacement glass for some of the GM mirrors - that has the blind spot indicator built in
  20. C

    My hefty lighting investment - worth it - Alpharex and Diode Dynamics

    I have a 2010 Yukon XL 2500 - and I installed the Morimoto XB LED headlights into it a couple of years ago -and I think they were definitely worth the money. WAY more output than the factory lights, really good beam pattern, and they look good too. I had installed the Morimoto projector LED...
  21. C

    Winter Wiper Replacement

    I used to have a 2003 Suburban 2500 - and that thing seemed to constantly have problems with wipers. I put the best Bosch wipers on it - and they'd still skip and chatter across the glass. I Rain-X'ed the windshield - still had the same problem. I think I went thru three or four different...
  22. C

    Big brake retrofit for 2500 trucks?

    I did a bunch of research to see if there was any path to using OEM to put bigger brakes on my 2010 2500 series Yukon XL - and could not find anything that was "easy". I think it's the 2011 and newer trucks that use the new metric bolt pattern and I recall seeing a lot of people saying they...
  23. C

    What year would you avoid in a Tahoe or Yukon?

    My father watches one of those mechanic Youtube channels ( I think it's South Main Auto), and keeps bringing up the same episode with me (he's like 85 now) - where the mechanic gets in this Chevy pickup - of relatively recent vintage - that the customer had into the dealer multiple times for all...
  24. C

    2009 Yukon Needs New Headlights. What to Get?

    I don't think all aftermarket is the same. The Morimoto headlights I put in my 2010 Yukon seemed to be high quality - as good or better than OEM. I've had them in there now for at least 2 years and they're still working just fine. I did put clear bra type material over them just to protect...
  25. C

    2009 Yukon Needs New Headlights. What to Get?

Forum statistics

Threads
132,308
Posts
1,865,731
Members
96,897
Latest member
Trin

Latest posts

Top