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Update 5/2/21 - Bounce and Porpoising - Especially Towing
I picked up a 2005 Yukon XL 2500 with 6.0L and 4.10 rear axle and only 91K miles a few months ago to serve as the primary tow vehicle for my 6.5K travel trailer. It's been exactly what I wanted and we've had it out on 3 trips covering several hundred miles and it's performed great - except the...- norcalboon
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2005 GMC Yukon XL 2500
I had been looking for a 2003-2006 3/4 ton, and since I’m in CA I preferred to find a local 1 owner low mileage option to use as a primary tow vehicle for our 28ft, 6,700lb (loaded) travel trailer. As anyone on this page can attest, the market really exploded for these things in the last year or...- norcalboon
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1998 Suburban C2500 Towing Performance
Thinking about towing my 7K TT with a 1998 C2500 Suburban 2WD with the 7.4L, any real world experience? Rated to 8,500 with the 3.73, will it struggle up hills? How is general reliability of the 7.4L big block? Anyone know the rear axle weight rating for these, and are they full or semi float...- norcalboon
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No output from battery stud #2
Discovered I do not have power from Stud #2 in my 2012 Yukon Denali XL. I have the integrated trailer brake so one red/black wire was already connected and I confirmed the trailer brakes were working and I was able to set the appropriate gain prior to towing. Wanted to connect the 12V charge...- norcalboon
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Suburban 2500 or Yukon XL Denali?
Replacing a 2005 Yukon XL 1500 w/ 5.3 3.42 2WD that has been wife's DD and our TV that is used to pull 28ft 7Klb TT 6-8 times per year typically only a couple hours each way with no real mountains, also loaded with 3 kids, a dog and gear. I added a Tru Cool 40K trans cooler, Powerstop K36 HD...- norcalboon
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'05 Yukon XL - Rear Shock Replacement
'05 Yukon XL 2WD, 140K miles, wife DD plus used to tow 7K# TT 2-3K miles per year. Was planning to replace all 4 OEM shocks with Bilstein 4600's - my installer mentioned that the OEM rear were more heavy duty and expressed concern about the Bilstein's holding up while towing. Any thoughts?- norcalboon
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- Forum: Street Suspension
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Towing Basics - 2005 Yukon XL 2WD
Considering a new travel trailer with GVWR about 1,000 lbs under stated limit (8400#) - what should I do to prep my rig to tow this load? Appreciate comments and suggestions.- norcalboon
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