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Posted by: jaybeecon55
The 3.42 will give you better fuel milage but will not give you as much power for towing. Somewhere in the Chevy literature - either in your owners manual or in the 1998 brochure - there should be towing figures for your engine/rear end combination. Bottom line is that if your truck can haul 6,500 pounds with the standard rear end, your 3.42 will make that figure lower.
Jaybee
Posted by: Bing
i say go with the enclosed trailer,,,,and then find a truck to pull it
Posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: LittleBill
lol, what you posted, i would pull with my 4 cyl car, that truck will be fine for it
maybe for local trips,,,,,but if he puts a lot of big trips on it with a heavy load near any big hills, he will just wear that truck out in short order
not to mention safety
now,,,,an aluminum flatbed would be fine
Posted by: 400eecksRider
your transmission will melt like a candy bar in a fat kids hand.
Posted by: bigwannabe
I think that you wouldn't be happy pulling that trailer with 4 quads in it. Not only do you have the weight to contend with but your will have the wind resistance as well (yes, even with a V nose). A lot of people don't take wind into consideration when pulling an enclosed trailer but it really does make a BIG difference at highway speeds.
Good luck with your quest!
Posted by: Seadog2
Pull an enclosed 25' 7000lb max w/ my '01 Chev 5.3 liter 4X4 Z71 w 3.73 gear ratio in the Sierra Mts w/o a problem, either towing or stopping. Use it for snowmobiles in winter w/ major snow & works fine. Keeps the equip secure when not being used
Posted by: LittleBill
lol, what you posted, i would pull with my 4 cyl car, that truck will be fine for it
Posted by: Elimin8r
I am looking to buy a 4 place trailer- Preferrably enclosed. I found a snowmobile trailer that I am interested in.
Its a 23 FT 4 PLACE GREY WELLS CARGO 2002 V NOSE ENCLOSED DRIVE IN DRIVE OUT TRAILER.
The curb weight of the trailer is about 3300
Hitch weight is 10-15%
GVWR is 7600
AVG. PAYLOAD CAPACITY(LB.) is 4300
I would be towing with a 1998 Chevy Silverado 4X4 1500 350 ext cab
the GVWR on my truck is 6200lbs The manual says I should be able to pull 6500lbs.
Now here's the catch, according to my Window sticker (it was still in the manual packet ) this truck came with a 3.42 axle ratio.
The normal axle ration- according to the manual is 4.10 or 4.56
What does a 3.42 axle ratio do for a truck? I mean it seemed to be an option.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Posted by: Elimin8r
thanks for all the replies.
I think I may just go with an open 4-place snowmobile trailer for now.
Might have found one. I will let you all know and I will have pics on my profile soon.
Thanks again.
Posted by: Elimin8r
It was hard enough finding a trailer and with the $ I just spent on the wheelers I couldnt even think about a new truck yet.
I posted a picture of the trailer I'm getting on my pics page in my profile.
Thanks everyone.
