Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
 
 


Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 07-29-2012, 03:39 PM   #1
imouttahere
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: On the Road
Posts: 50
Chevy 550 experiences anyone?

Looking at an 07 Chevy 550 with airbags, 20K 5er hitch in a custom hauler bed. What should I be looking for...

gd
__________________

imouttahere is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-30-2012, 07:01 AM   #2
Cheif 2
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Salt Springs, Florida
Posts: 89
I looked at them a few years back. Make certain you have a good towing capacity. The Allison Transmission they put in made the determination. Don't recall the exact difference, but there was. The ones I looked at were right at the max weight for the vehicle after they put the custom body on and the upgrades in the cab. Good luck!
__________________

__________________
2007 38Rl3 MS
2005 Chevy 3500 4x4 5" Exhaust, Edge Attitude Tuner, Airaid Intake, Air Bags, Rancho Shocks, Hellwig Big Wig Sway Bar
Cheif 2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-30-2012, 08:32 AM   #3
hitchup
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Currently: working on the road
Posts: 770
We looked at them in 2006, but the weight of the 5500 reduced the max towing capability. So it wasn't much of an upgrade from our 2005 3500 Chevy.

Plus, the truck bed was much too high to tow our Elite Suite (18.5 GVWR). Then Ford came out with a '08 F450 in 2007.
__________________
2014 Mobile Suite Estates 38RSB - custom home
2014 F450 KR CC 4x4 ...... his office
2015 Lance 1172 - traveling Motel (solar and generator)
Working Fulltimers since 3/2005
hitchup is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:52 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
×