2014 Yukon Denali

[m.hony]

The Tundra Crewmax has 2 different towing capacities, too.
I wonder if it is the different wheel and tire combinations- 20's vs. 17's-

[Airrogant]

Playing devil's advocate: you might strongly consider narrowing your search to only the 3/4 ton (2500) series Yukon XL (or Suburban).

IMO the 1500 is too small for the job. You will likely find that the payload on the 1500 is exceeded if you intend to carry passengers and luggage. I would be surprised if the tires or wheels you are considering are capable of handling the load. For comparison purposes, my 2500 Suburban came from the factory with 17" 8-bolt wheels with LT tires.

Hypothetically the situation might unfold like this: AS published tongue weights are notoriously low. Your loaded tongue weight might exceed 1,000 lbs.? You may need to adjust your trailer's load towards it's back to keep the tongue under the limit of the TV's hitch. Add 100-200 lbs. for hitching equipment, 39 gallons of fuel at about 240 lbs., passengers at 150+ lbs. each, luggage, etc.. You'll exceed your maximum payload very quickly unless you leave the luggage area empty by putting all of your stuff into the trailer. You'll also have to limit how many people you are carrying.

Buy the 3/4 ton - all the cool kids are doing it.

[Slowskee]

We tow our 2014 27' international with a 2014 Yukon Denali (not XL). I'm no expert as this is out first trailer, but I'm very happy with how it tows. It's been 3 months of weekend trips but will have our first true test going over the Sierra Nevadas in altitude in September. There are a lot of hills around here so I just wish it had a bigger gas tank.


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[Franswa]

Unfortunately gm no longer makes a suburban or Yukon 2500 at this time, they do offer the denali trim level on a crew cab GMC 2500 duramax/ allison Sierra however. If you think the 4door pickup isn't what your looking for and want a Yukon with additional towing capacity, I would suggest you put a call into Duraburb Inc. They have a fantastic reputation for making factory quality duramax/Allison 2500 chassis conversions on yukons and suburbans, they aren't cheap but you get a factory quality conversion to a real 2500 chassis (legitimately increased towing capacity) with a warranty. Just another option to think about.