Time to upgrade from the trusty 6.0 gas into a new diesel. While looking at the tow ratings, I noticed that with the bumper pull, the tow rating was identical on 2wd and 4wd, but when I looked up the ratings for fifth wheel, there is a 1600lbs difference. On a crew cab, standard box the tow rating on a 2wd is 15200 and on 4wd its 13600. On a reg cab, the difference is only 300lbs. On a crew long bed 4wd the tow rating goes all the way down to 12500.
Any ideas? all i can think of is weak link at the transfer case and drive shaft length.
My trailer only weighs about 10500 loaded up, but im looking to upgrade into a widebody. Anybody have issues going over tow limits?
All this is making me :freakin_nuts:
Maybe some of you goodwrench dudes have an answer. I work at a GMC dealer, so I will try contacting the factory dudes, but those guys are clueless sometimes.