max load

[preshus]

whats up . . . i was wondering if anyone could tell me how much they have

pulled with there tahoe . . . iv ben looking for the max load i could possibly

pull with it but i cant find it any where . . . plus i don't have the tow package i

don't think becouse there isn't a button that says tow on it any where . . . im

almost possitive i shouldn't pull a 10500 pound sail boat but let me know

something if ya can

 

[_Dylan_]

You need a 3/4 truck to pull 10500 lbs. Don't try to do it with your Tahoe because the brakes are too small and the 2door wheelbase is way too short.

 

[preshus]

ya man i don figured it was to much i didn't wanna burn nothing up . . . but i figured it

should atleast be able to pull a 22 footer that ways bout couple thousand pounds right

. . . my title says the truck ways close to 2 tons so i figure since its pullin its own

weight plus couple more thousand pounds i would deffinatly have to up grade my

brakes or something

 

[Yukon420SEL]

Was there a tow package available with a button and all for our trucks? i say that because iv got a working trailer brake controller and hitch but no actual "tow" button

 

[preshus]

Was there a tow package available with a button and all for our trucks? i say that because iv got a working trailer brake controller and hitch but no actual "tow" button

iv got the same hook up on my truck the brake controller but i know mines

not standerd because its got the original plug pluged into the controll plug

i wouldn't think it came like that but i may be wrong . . .

 

[Ceejkay]

no actual button, its suggested to put it in 3 while towing. i would honestly say towing the weight of your vehicle would be the most for me.

 

[SunlitComet]

preshus, pass on the details of your year, body model, engine, tranny and gear ratio if possible for a detailed answer.

 

[preshus]

preshus, pass on the details of your year, body model, engine, tranny and gear ratio if possible for a detailed answer.

ight sorry . . . yall know i got this truck off of brynt , or blacked out hoe i

think but its 96 chevy tahoe its got the 350 in it 4l60 tranny im pretty

sure thats right and the gears are 4.10's pretty sure but i could be wrong

its got the 14 bolt axel in it i guess standerd front ifs lifted with 6 inch rcx

suspinsion and 2 inch body if that helps its got the hitch mounted to

the frame and a plug pluged into another bigger plug i was told that's

for brake controll i could be wrong i'd post piks of everything but i havn't

had my truck for almost a month now . . . its currently out of commission

 

[_Dylan_]

ight sorry . . . yall know i got this truck off of brynt , or blacked out hoe i

think but its 96 chevy tahoe its got the 350 in it 4l60 tranny im pretty

sure thats right and the gears are 4.10's pretty sure but i could be wrong

its got the 14 bolt axel in it i guess standerd front ifs lifted with 6 inch rcx

suspinsion and 2 inch body if that helps its got the hitch mounted to

the frame and a plug pluged into another bigger plug i was told that's

for brake controll i could be wrong i'd post piks of everything but i havn't

had my truck for almost a month now . . . its currently out of commission

Do you know for sure there is a brake controller?

The with the short wheelbase, 6" lift, 35s, and stock brakes. I would only tow around 2500lbs. If there was a brake controller I would say around 5000.


Either way you can't tow 10,500lbs with it.

 

[SunlitComet]

3.73 was the biggest option gear ratio but with that you can do 6500 hundred pounds of total trailers weight if 4wd drive-train. 2wd setup up will get you 500 more pounds. tongue weight of no more then 10% of trailer and do not let that and internal cargo exceed GVW rating on door sticker. Must have the oil cooler and trailer brakes installed to do anything over a 1 ton trailer. Anything over 2 tons require sway controls. If the tranny get shift happy take it out of overdrive. There should be wiring provisions for a trailer power supply and brake control in addition to lighting power wires.