low hanging independent rear suspension any problems

[tbta02]

was told to stay away from the new Yukons due to the rear suspension hanging low because its not good off road. would be using it on the beach. has this been a problem for anyone ?

 

[Pro299]

was told to stay away from the new Yukons due to the rear suspension hanging low because its not good off road. would be using it on the beach. has this been a problem for anyone ?

That seems a strange sort of logic to me. Haven't compared the ground clearance between the live axle and IRS versions, but I'm pretty sure your clearance in back either way won't be worse than the front, so what difference would it make?

 

[Banks22]

Who wants to take a pretty $75k suv off road? Go buy a jeep, I try to keep any bit of dirt off mine. But I guess to each their own....

 

[Stbentoak]

Exactly…You aren’t going to see too many of these at Moab…
it will do any reasonable thing you need it to do. This isn’t a vehicle for unreasonable things….

 

[avalonandl]

On the beach, no problem. These vehicles get tested extensively.

Rock crawling.... another matter

 

[Geotrash]

was told to stay away from the new Yukons due to the rear suspension hanging low because its not good off road. would be using it on the beach. has this been a problem for anyone ?

Note that Land Rover has a very similar independent rear suspension design on their rigs. I owned a 2007 LR3 with this setup after having owned a 2004 Discovery 2 with the solid rear axle setup. The rear suspension arms hung low like those on the new Yukons, and everyone in the Land Rover world was worried about them, but their fears were proven to be for naught. The LR3 was a far superior off-road truck to the Discovery 2 in every way. Mine was bone stock and it made it through the infamous "Metal Masher" in Moab with no issues. I don't think the IRS in these new trucks will cause any trouble at all off-road.

 

[gaffster01]

I’m glad someone asked the question. I was wondering the same thing following a Yukon home this weekend and the suspension seemed really low to the ground.

 

[garymyman]

Four Wheeler named the Yukon AT4 their 4x4 Of The Year. So it can't be too bad. I completely agree that it looks weird, and low (oddly enough it looks lower on the passenger side when I'm behind one).

2021 GMC Yukon AT4 Wins Four Wheeler’s SUV of the Year Award The Z71 Tahoe was also in contention. The Yukon was better equipped.

 

[navyseal334]

Resurrecting this one.

Has anyone experienced/heard of any problems from the control arm's low clearance? I don't do any rock-crawling but driving on dirt/rocky roads (nothing extreme) or through snow are my main concerns. Seems like anything deeper than 4-6 inches will have the arm plowing underneath the truck.

 

[Doubeleive]

Who wants to take a pretty $75k suv off road? Go buy a jeep, I try to keep any bit of dirt off mine. But I guess to each their own....

LOL, who wants to take a $75k jeep off road? no space of any kind in it or on it, you have to tow a trailer to carry anything lol

 

[Doubeleive]

the wheel base is what gets you hung up, shorter wheel base makes it places a longer wheel base will not without a lot of modifications, lift, larger tires, sliders.

 

[BlaineBug]

Who wants to take a pretty $75k suv off road? Go buy a jeep, I try to keep any bit of dirt off mine. But I guess to each their own....

Not much difference in price there these days either.

 

[tom3]

That low section on the arm is pretty close to the tire so by watching how you drive, it should be ok off road. Getting a wheel in a deep rut could be big trouble though. I really think these machines are (on) road vehicles. An old Jeep Cherokee with a good lift, gears, and 33s is the off road machine.

 

[Edfromcorolla]

Resurrecting this one.

Has anyone experienced/heard of any problems from the control arm's low clearance? I don't do any rock-crawling but driving on dirt/rocky roads (nothing extreme) or through snow are my main concerns. Seems like anything deeper than 4-6 inches will have the arm plowing underneath the truck.

They definitely plow the sand. Worse than most other vehicles I see on the beach.

 

[navyseal334]

They definitely plow the sand. Worse than most other vehicles I see on the beach.

Haha, notice the curvature of the arm carved into the sand...

A picture is worth a thousand words.

 

[66 Galaxie]

To solve it we need someone to come out with a lift kit that includes lower control arms without the low spot for the spring/shock perch.

 

[tom3]

Torsion bars back there? Why not, they're on the front?

 

[Craignor]

It’s not unusual to get a few feet of snow around here…I would be concerned of the Yukons low suspension getting stuck.

Hopeing GM reengineers that low suspension when they launch the next version, if not I will buy something else. I mean job 1 when making an SUV should be high ground clearance.

 

[2024 White Tahoe]

It’s not unusual to get a few feet of snow around here…I would be concerned of the Yukons low suspension getting stuck.

Hopeing GM reengineers that low suspension when they launch the next version, if not I will buy something else. I mean job 1 when making an SUV should be high group clearance.

What is high group clearance?

 

[ReaperHWK]

It’s not unusual to get a few feet of snow around here…I would be concerned of the Yukons low suspension getting stuck.

Hopeing GM reengineers that low suspension when they launch the next version, if not I will buy something else. I mean job 1 when making an SUV should be high group clearance.

Nah. 99% of these trucks are pavement princesses. Even the at4 version. GM knows what they are doing. They needed to drop the suspension to increase interior passenger and cargo room. Worthwhile trade for what people use it for.

They are selling them at record numbers no need to cater to niche markets. If GM made it have more ground clearance and decreased the cargo area and made the ride more harsh it would be a no go. Lower trucks are also better aero so get better mpg. Hell my RST with air ride will lower itself after 60mph just foe that reason.

Hell I avoid puddles in mine so I don’t get it splashed lol. My RST was 90k, not going off-road. I have a wrangler for that which is superior to any suv off-road.