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Re: 9-7x to buy or not to >>>>
Posted by Craig [Email] (more from Craig) on Fri, 27 May 2016 09:22:42
In Reply to: Re: 9-7x to buy or not to >>>>, Name Left Blank, Fri, 27 May 2016 08:35:09
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If you're towing cars, they're going to be really light ones for a total weight of 4200lbs or less. A nice all aluminum car trailer is going to be at least 1000lbs and a steal or wood decked trailer at least 1500lbs. Throw on a 3500lbs car (which is not a particularly heavy car wet) and you're looking at a more realistic 5000lbs+ total load. That's still within the limits of the truck, but you're going to want to be careful on tongue weight, and unless the thing has has good self-leveling shocks you'll likely be sagging quite a bit in the rear, and you might also consider a weight distributing hitch. The other thing is that this a pretty short wheel base, softly sprung vehicle for towing. You're not going to enjoy the stability on the highway of an HD Suburban, for example.
I'd google around on what people with Trailblazers and stuff are towing to get a better feel for capabilities. My personal opinion based on pretty limited knowledge is that the thing will certainly do the job and I wouldn't hesitate to use it for the occasional tow, but it wouldn't be the most comfortable rig you could choose for long distance towing.
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