2002 GMC Yukon SLT. Not much wheel base difference, and as fgar as the surge brakes, I've learned never to put faith into any secondary brake, surge, electric or otherwise.Originally Posted by DJD
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2002 GMC Yukon SLT. Not much wheel base difference, and as fgar as the surge brakes, I've learned never to put faith into any secondary brake, surge, electric or otherwise.
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I am by far not an expert but from my experience in towing an 18ft or larger bass boat the wheelbase, tounge weight and towing packages played a big difference in handling on the Interstate with big vehicles around. Any of those being off can make for a hairy ride.
We even towed a pull behind camper with an Infinity SUV for a small trip (scary) and then used my full sized extcab p/u the next time and it felt much safer. So IMO the wheelbase and my p/u's tounge weight rating helped us to be safer. If you check the towing specs and if they are in line then it should be fine. I know someone on here will have that package and hopefully they will give their opinion. Good luck.
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I have a friend with a extra cab Colorodo with the inline 5. He did the same thing downsized but from a crew cab silverado. He tows a stratos old model. He says the truck seems peppy until you hook up the boat then it works really hard and shifts alot. Gas mileage is worse than the fullsize while towing only. He says as long as you can plan ahead for stopping its ok but if someone stops suddenly it doesn't do so well. Just what I gather from the rants at lunch everyday. I suggest you take one for a overnight test drive and hook it up and drive. Good Luck
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