1500 CONVENTIONAL TRAILERING
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Weight-carrying hitch limit: 5,000-lb. trailer with 600-lb. tongue weight. Z85 Handling/Trailering suspension or Z71 Off-Road suspension and a weight-distributing
hitch with sway control required over 5,000-lb. trailer weight. Please read the Trailering Basics on the next page before towing a trailer with any Chevy truck.
1500 FIFTH-WHEEL TRAILERING
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Fifth-wheel trailering with a Silverado 1500 requires Z85 Handling/Trailering suspension or Z71 Off-Road suspension. Please read the Trailering Basics on the next
page before towing a trailer with any Chevy truck.
REGULAR CAb EXtENDED CAb CREW CAb
ENGINE AXLE RAtIO GCWR
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StANDARD bOX 2WD LONG bOX 2WD StANDARD bOX 4x4 LONG bOX 4x4 StANDARD bOX 2WD LONG bOX 2WD StANDARD bOX 4x4 LONG bOX 4x4 SHORt bOX 2WD SHORt bOX 4x4
Vortec 4.3L V6
3.73 10,000 5,400 5,200 5,100 4,900 - - - - - -
3.23 9,500 4,800 4,700 - - 4,400 - - - - -
Vortec 4.8L V8
3.73 12,000 7,200 7,100 - - 6,700 - - - 6,700 -
3.42 11,000 - - 6,000 5,800 - - 5,500 - - 5,500
3.23 10,000 - 5,100 - - 4,700 - - - 4,700 -
3.23 9,500 4,700 - - - - - - - - -
Vortec 5.3L V8 with Heavy-Duty
Cooling Package
3.42 15,000 - 10,000 - 9,800 9,700 9,500 9,600 9,300 9,600 9,500
3.42 14,000 9,100 - 8,900 - - - - - - -
3.08 12,200 7,400 7,200 7,100 7,000 6,900 6,700 6,800 6,500 6,900 6,700
Vortec 5.3L V8 XFE 3.08 12,200 - - - - - - - - 7,000 -
Vortec 5.3L V8 3.08 11,500 6,600 6,500 6,400 6,300 6,200 6,000 6,100 5,800 6,200 6,000
Vortec 6.0L V8 Hybrid 3.08 12,000 - - - - - - - - 6,100 5,900
Vortec 6.2L V8 with
MAX Trailering Pack
3.73 16,000 - - - - 10,700 - 10,400 - 10,600 10,400
Vortec 6.2L V8 3.42 15,000 - - - - 9,700 - 9,400 - 9,700 9,400
REGULAR CAb EXtENDED CAb
ENGINE AXLE RAtIO GCWR
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LONG bOX 2WD StANDARD bOX 4x4 LONG bOX 4x4 StANDARD bOX 2WD LONG bOX 2WD StANDARD bOX 4x4 LONG bOX 4x4
Vortec 5.3L V8
with Heavy-Duty
Cooling Package
3.42 15,000 8,900 - 9,700 9,400 9,000 9,600 8,100
3.42 14,000 - 8,200 - - - - -
Vortec 6.2L V8 with MAX
Trailering Pack
3.73 16,000 - - - 10,600 - 10,300 -
Vortec 6.2L V8 3.42 15,000 - - - 9,400 - 9,100 -
1 Maximum trailer weight ratings are calculated assuming a base vehicle, except for any option(s) necessary to achieve the rating, plus driver. The weight of other optional equipment, passengers and cargo will reduce the maximum trailer weight
your vehicle can tow. See your Chevy dealer for additional details.
2 Gross Combination Weight Rating. NOTE: Trailer tongue weight should be 10% to 15% of total loaded trailer weight. Trailer kingpin weight should be 15% to 25% of total loaded
trailer weight. Addition of trailer tongue weight/trailer kingpin weight cannot cause vehicle weights to exceed Rear Gross Axle Weight Rating (RGAWR) or Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). These ratings can be found on the certification label
located on the driver door or doorframe. Fifth-wheel hitch is available as a dealer-installed accessory on select models. See the Trailering Basics on the next page for more trailering information.
