2010 Suburban AWD or 4WD, Confusion ?

[vcode]

interesting.

Not sure the 2 speed case is really that much more popular from what I've seen. That said, for me the most important thing to do to get traction in the snow was to turn the traction control off. Otherwise the T/C cuts in with any wheel slip and dramatically cuts the power. I would not do this on the highway, but slogging around town in deep snow it makes a huge difference. 4 hi does lock up the transfer case, so you really don't want to leave it there on dry pavement.

 

[mikez71]

I read somewhere once that it was 45 mph but it really depends on your gear ratio.

I think top speed is like 20 MPH at engine redline or something like that. So yeah, usually not needed unless you have to.

HPTuners is showing me 80MPH for a WOT 5-6 shift (6L80 3.08)

 

[petethepug]

You are correct! btw, @kirkdc , awesome topic starter

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a16581340/2009-gmc-yukon-denali-hybrid-car-news/

Denali and Escalade Hybrids got Z95 too if memory serves.

I’m impressed. I didn’t know GM upfit the Denali Hybrid with z95 MagRide from 09-13.

2010 sales brochure shows you had to have Denali trim to get MagRide / z95.



Darkhorse, who built the 08 2500 3/4 Ton Escalade ESV with the 6.6L Duramax stated the control modules for z95 & z55 are identical in the harnesses & connectors. He has z95 on the 2500 Esky.

I’ll betcha both Autoride & Magneride are interchangeable on the chassis as long as the struts match the corresponding module.

 

[petethepug]

Thought I’d throw this in here for a 4WD to AWD swap.

4WD to AWD Swap

Has anyone done this? Specifically using an NP149 transfer case. This is in my Silverado, but it would apply to any 4WD vehicles. I've seen some talk that you can shift the vehicle into 4WD, then just disconnect everything and the front axle will stay locked in. This would be the easiest for...

www.tahoeyukonforum.com

Note this is for the NBS / 00-06 Full size SUV that use a NP149 (different operating style) xfer case.

 

[GMCChevy]

Not sure the 2 speed case is really that much more popular from what I've seen. That said, for me the most important thing to do to get traction in the snow was to turn the traction control off. Otherwise the T/C cuts in with any wheel slip and dramatically cuts the power. I would not do this on the highway, but slogging around town in deep snow it makes a huge difference. 4 hi does lock up the transfer case, so you really don't want to leave it there on dry pavement.

It is from what I've seen over the years or even looking at them online when there's a clear shot. Used there's never a price difference either, people mainly only care it's rwd or 4wd.
I mainly stay in rwd, if it's after a storm when 4wd is needed I usually use auto unless roads are consistently bad.

 

[j91z28d1]

Denali and Escalade Hybrids got Z95 too if memory serves.

My 9.5" axles came from RWD Escalades, one from an ESV and the other a shorty.

yeah my 2011 yukon has the z95 shocks.

the older 08/09 hybrid caddy has a 3.42. I always wondered if it was the larger rear end or not. everything else got the 3.08

 

[j91z28d1]

Thanks all. My concerns were not so much about having the 4 low - as most people mentioned its rarely needed. But I was concerned that the 4 Hi was a REAL 4 hi and not some kind of AWD set up...like in the Escalades and Denalis.

besides being able to switch to 2wd. what is the practical difference between the full time awd in caddy?

 

[PG01]

I dunno, i use 4lo often…..

 

[swathdiver]

yeah my 2011 yukon has the z95 shocks.

the older 08/09 hybrid caddy has a 3.42. I always wondered if it was the larger rear end or not. everything else got the 3.08

They had 8.6" 10-bolt rear axles.

 

[swathdiver]

I dunno, i use 4lo often….. View attachment 444011View attachment 444010View attachment 444009

Pete, why are you prolonging the inevitable? Even my father-in-law has left New York for Florida!

 

[petethepug]

Wait!?! @j91z28d1 does your Yuke show z95 on the glove box door?

So true! FL is amazing and I didn’t want to leave when I was out there on business. Pretty sure my blood pressure dropped down a notch too. Felt like home.

My girls are 17 & 20 so I’ve got to secure they get through school and / or get a starter home in this $7.89 family size bag of potato chip economy.

 

[j91z28d1]

Wait!?! @j91z28d1 does your Yuke show z95 on the glove box door?

So true! FL is amazing and I didn’t want to leave when I was out there on business. Pretty sure my blood pressure dropped down a notch too. Felt like home.

My girls are 17 & 20 so I’ve got to secure they get through school and / or get a starter home in this $7.89 family size bag of potato chip economy.

yeah I have the yukon hybrid. it's got the z95 suspension on it. and the 2 speed t case. I didn't realize it wasn't a normal thing.

 

[PG01]

Pete, why are you prolonging the inevitable? Even my father-in-law has left New York for Florida!

Lol, a few more years James… gonna get my boy through HS…

 

[swathdiver]

Lol, a few more years James… gonna get my boy through HS…

That's what my sister-in-law is waiting for. A year or two and she's out of there.

 

[vcode]

That's what my sister-in-law is waiting for. A year or two and she's out of there.

My friend moved there last year. 3 hurricanes, 2 straight months in the mid-90's, and $800/mo. for home insurance (on a $325K house), and he is regretting his decision.

 

[swathdiver]

My friend moved there last year. 3 hurricanes, 2 straight months in the mid-90's, and $800/mo. for home insurance (on a $325K house), and he is regretting his decision.

What part of Florida did he move to? As for the hurricanes, you learn to prepare for them and they come and go. No snow, no earthquakes, few tornadoes.

I would like to be a snowbird, spending the summer in cooler climates.

 

[vcode]

What part of Florida did he move to? As for the hurricanes, you learn to prepare for them and they come and go. No snow, no earthquakes, few tornadoes.

I would like to be a snowbird, spending the summer in cooler climates.

Homosassa area. He has to go thru some state insurance thing as his house was built before 1990 and he can't get insurance thru a normal carrier. At least that is what he told me. My neighbors are snowbirds. 1/2 there, 1/2 in Wisconsin. No earthquakes here either... lol!

 

[swathdiver]

Homosassa area. He has to go thru some state insurance thing as his house was built before 1990 and he can't get insurance thru a normal carrier. At least that is what he told me. My neighbors are snowbirds. 1/2 there, 1/2 in Wisconsin. No earthquakes here either... lol!

That's a nice area I haven't visited in a long time. He might be in a flood plain living near the coast or a river and that drives up costs.

 

[j91z28d1]

Homosassa area. He has to go thru some state insurance thing as his house was built before 1990 and he can't get insurance thru a normal carrier. At least that is what he told me. My neighbors are snowbirds. 1/2 there, 1/2 in Wisconsin. No earthquakes here either... lol!

FL isn't what it once was. growing up there was nice, hurricanes weren't as common, or at least we didn't care much. for 35 years of my life we never even considered evacuating. hell the house I grew up in didn't even have insurance on it. Just a old wooden house that had been there as long as anyone could remember. stuff was pretty cheap because it was so hot and muggy no one wanted to live there year around. as soon as the blue hair snow birds left(and took their money with them) everything went back to normal. they actually used to. cover the migration on the local news haha. once they started not leaving and started throwing their weight around. the state got behind the curve of the population, all the bigger city's are over crowded now, and it's become a poster child for politics.

sleepy chill/weird Florida is long gone. everyone I know that has lived there their whole life wants to retire some place else.

 

[swathdiver]

FL isn't what it once was. growing up there was nice, hurricanes weren't as common, or at least we didn't care much. for 35 years of my life we never even considered evacuating. hell the house I grew up in didn't even have insurance on it. Just a old wooden house that had been there as long as anyone could remember. stuff was pretty cheap because it was so hot and muggy no one wanted to live there year around. as soon as the blue hair snow birds left(and took their money with them) everything went back to normal. they actually used to. cover the migration on the local news haha. once they started not leaving and started throwing their weight around. the state got behind the curve of the population, all the bigger city's are over crowded now, and it's become a poster child for politics.

sleepy chill/weird Florida is long gone. everyone I know that has lived there their whole life wants to retire some place else.

Born and raised here. There are still parts of Florida with life going as you described it. Whenever we have to wait to be seated at a restaurant on a Friday night, it's time to move.