[cal30_sniper]

I have been really pleased with my C20 Suburban in the towing department. It's a 3/4 ton with the factory HD towing package, so it got the large brakes and 14 bolt full floater like a 1-ton. I added the air lift rear bag conversion that my 1/2 ton had on it, ditched the factory vacuum brake booster setup for a hydroboost conversion, and figured out a bulletproof trans (NV4500), and I've had a blast towing with it since. I towed a 11,000lb 24' enclosed trailer from TX to NC a little over a year ago (with an extra 1000lbs or so of stuff in the cargo area of the burb) and had no issues at all. It handles a loaded flatbed car hauler almost like it isn't back there at all. If I was going to tow anything heavier than my enclosed trailer, I'd be looking towards a C20/30 crew cab with the longer wheel base, and possibly a dually. What I have now works just fine for anything I'll ever do though, and the shorter wheelbase/softer suspension (compared to a crew cab) of the burb makes it a blast offroad.

One other recommendation for your 1/2 ton. My 1/2 ton suburban was a dog with the TBI 350. I swapped on a pair of Vortec heads with an Edelbrock intake, 1.6:1 rockers, and good headers/exhaust. That made a huge difference in the power that 350 put out. Much more fun to daily and tow with that way. You could either tune the TBI to act friendly with it, or do a carb conversion like I did. Either way, it was a much more capable motor than stock.