1 ton Excursion?
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Originally Posted by Btravelen
I agree with most of your post but the Suburban, especially back in its early days, was commonly described as either 1/2 or 3/4 ton. As with pickup trucks, this had nothing much to do with it's load carrying capacity. Not sure about these days, but I'm pretty sure that they're offered in at least two load ranges. Admittedly, those ranges don't refer to 1/2 or 3/4 ton capacity.
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Interesting that GM still classifies them that way, although it is a familiar referrance that a lot of folks still remember!
Sorry to see your bad experience with your Exc. I think They finally made some improvement on the 6.0L. Too bad GM screwed up the design of the Yukon/Suburban so as not to allow the Duramax/Allison option. They would sell a TON of them!
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Sorry to see your bad experience with your Exc. I think They finally made some improvement on the 6.0L. Too bad GM screwed up the design of the Yukon/Suburban so as not to allow the Duramax/Allison option. They would sell a TON of them!
Take Care
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Originally Posted by Btravelen
Interesting that GM still classifies them that way, although it is a familiar referrance that a lot of folks still remember!
Sorry to see your bad experience with your Exc. I think They finally made some improvement on the 6.0L. Too bad GM screwed up the design of the Yukon/Suburban so as not to allow the Duramax/Allison option. They would sell a TON of them!
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How do they still come up with the 1/4 or 1 ton these days anyway? Why don't they just say what the total loading capacity is after filled with fluids...across the board? Anyone could look and know they were looking at one truck you could put 2500#'s in and tow 8000#'s, and another truck that could tow 10000#'s but only take 1800#'s payload. They would KNOW what they're looking at and just forget the label.
I replaced the stock springs and shocks with Fabtech 5.5's and Rancho9k's. Went down to the tile place and they used a forklift to carefully place 2300#'s of tile in the back. Lowered the rear bumper about 1". Drove very nice, but it was a TOTAL DRAG to unload at home without a forklift.
I replaced the stock springs and shocks with Fabtech 5.5's and Rancho9k's. Went down to the tile place and they used a forklift to carefully place 2300#'s of tile in the back. Lowered the rear bumper about 1". Drove very nice, but it was a TOTAL DRAG to unload at home without a forklift.
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