Suburban Towing

[HPBoats83]

Does anybody have a newer Suburban 06 or newer. If so how does it tow? What motor is in it, the 5.3 or 6.0? What are you towing with it and what kind of mileage are you getting from it?
Thanks,
James

[shippingguy]

Does anybody have a newer Suburban 06 or newer. If so how does it tow? What motor is in it, the 5.3 or 6.0? What are you towing with it and what kind of mileage are you getting from it?
Thanks,
James
I had an 04 with a 8 inch lift on 37'swith 4.56 gears. It had the 5.3 and it towed fine. I did not tow alot with it, but the times I did it was fine. I do not recall the mileage maybe 10mpg or so. I think the motor is fine I would worry more about the tranny handling it over the long run. I towed a Ultra 27Shadow on a triple axle Extreme trailer. I would say total weight around
6700 lbs.
Mike

[25Elmn8r]

We have an 07 with the 6.0 motor sitting on 22's. It tows great! Havent checked the mileage towing as it is mostly in town. We did go up to Mohave this last summer and it towed great.

[finsfan4life]

I have a '07 with 22" wheels with the 5.3L (320 hp). I tow my 23 ft deckboat, loaded with luggage. I tow it from Santa Clarita to Havasu or Mojave, So far so good.

[Powerquestboy]

I have an 02 Yukon with the 5.3 and I tow a 29 foot boat. It tows alright on flat ground but get it in he hills and its game over. The tow from Phoenix to Powell is a killer. I probably ask a little too much of it with a 29 footer in tow but I wasnt overly impresed with the way it towed my 22 either. Otherwise its a great car

[HPBoats83]

What's the mileagle just driving with a boat?

[epeagle]

07 z71 with 5.3 struggles to tow my 26ft. trans temp hit 295 doing 55mph on chiriaco grade..ambient temp was 60 degrees.

[BajaMike]

Does anybody have a newer Suburban 06 or newer. If so how does it tow? What motor is in it, the 5.3 or 6.0? What are you towing with it and what kind of mileage are you getting from it?
Thanks,
James
You need a 3/4 ton Suburban with a 4.10 rear end if you plan on towing anything bigger then a 20' boat, especially if you want to have big tires.
:idea:

[BajaMike]

07 z71 with 5.3 struggles to tow my 26ft. trans temp hit 295 doing 55mph on chiriaco grade..ambient temp was 60 degrees.
Not good............:idea:

[Bite the Bullet]

You need a 3/4 ton Suburban with a 4.10 rear end if you plan on towing anything bigger then a 20' boat, especially if you want to have big tires.
:idea:
The 3/4 ton is now equipped with the heavy duty 6 spd transmission. If you can wait a bit, Truck Trend reports the 6.0 will be replaced by the 403 HP 6.2 next year. I presume they mean next calender year and not model year. No report on what mileage would be with either the 6.0 or 6.2.