school me on towing

[Arundlemcbrundle]

i'm looking at 99-03 2wd short bed/reg cab silverado's with either the 4.8 or 5.3 for towing purposes. the plan is to tow vehicles to my storage lot with it mostly suvs, some cars, maybe a full size truck sometimes. is the short wheelbase/2wd gonna be able to handle it?

[Bigbike]

tow truck maybe?

[Arundlemcbrundle]

hah dont need a tow truck. only will be used maybe 4 or 5 times a month.

[Hydra]

i dont see why not, the shortbed shouldnt have a huge effect on the minimal towing you plan to do with it

[wannabejeep]

I have a 99 sierra single cab long bed 2wd 2500 with a 5.7 that I tow with on occasion. Tows great. I'd go with a 5.3 but that's just my opinion.

[grundlepunch]

buy a 2500

you can get them for cheep

the short wb/2wd will have a lower tow rating then an extended cab

[04WranglerX]

buy a 2500

you can get them for cheep

the short wb/2wd will have a lower tow rating then an extended cab

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times two

Most of the time when I do landscaping I use the 3500 6.6 turbo diesel, which, you don't know anything attached to you, but sometimes I have to use the 2500, and once I used the 1500. all three towing the same trailer, def diff between 25 and 15.

[Arundlemcbrundle]

i can't believe how expensive these trucks are. 11 year old 2wd nothing in it work truck 1500s are still goin for 4 grand . . . i might have to go older. i only wanted to spend 2500

[grundlepunch]

i only wanted to spend 2500

yikes...

http://newlondon.craigslist.org/cto/1575779711.html

http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/1582579150.html

[wannabejeep]

i can't believe how expensive these trucks are. 11 year old 2wd nothing in it work truck 1500s are still goin for 4 grand . . . i might have to go older. i only wanted to spend 2500

for the record my sierra has 207k on it and still runs great. I wouldn't let high miles (between 160-200k) scare you. at least with a 5.7

[Arundlemcbrundle]

i'm not worried about miles. those lsx motors will run forever

[Arundlemcbrundle]

that first one is alot more than i want but would be nice

[#DEZERTDAD]

I prefer to Tow with a Diesel-Cummins or 7.3L PSD!

Do some research and see what the Tow Capacities of the vehicle you are thinking about purchasing have.

Proper planning prevents poor performance

[clean4drxj]

if you want a 1500 chevy do not get the 4.8 unless it's a newer model the older 4.8's sucked, the 5.3 is a great motor

[DrThunder]

Power is the only issue I see, those motors are both high revers!

My last tow rig was a caprice with a 5.7 which has to be shorter than a shortbed truck still and my current is a grand cherokee with 4.7 which is even shorter than the caprice I believe. Some call me crazy but I think they both tow great! Def get at least the 5.3. Chevy has a hard time building motors with low end torque!