Towing concerns. What are you towing at what max?

[Bobzdar]

You are still exceeding the tongue weight limit, then.

If a truck is limited to 765 pound tongue weight, then your tongue should not weigh over 765 pounds no matter what. It's a myth that a WDH "reduces tongue weight".

WDH does not reduce tongue weight - so if that thing it limited to 765, you can't tow with a 900 pound tongue weight just because it's a WDH.

It reduces weight on the truck, which is what the spec is meant for. As is obvious, jeep is just quoting 10% of the max trailer weight for tongue weight and do not quote a WD hitch limit. A properly set up equilized hitch will put 1/3 of the tongue weight on the trailer axles and front and rear axle of the truck, respectively. So all of the weight hits the hitch, yes (and all 5600lbs of the trailer weight pushes and pulls in it while actually driving, not just the tongue weight), but will keep all axle and other weight ratings in line. Unless you think there's something magic on the max tow that lets it handle 765lbs tongue weight vs. 700lbs on the Rubicon, even though they have identical hitches, axles and frame. Jeep is just quoting 10% of the max rating.

Besides, I can lower my tongue height and get the actual tongue weight down to 600lbs, but that will make it tow worse and be harder on the truck and trailer, not easier.

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[Jaybre007]

Forget about letting the transmission shift itself. Do it yourself. Look up in this thread for my post about manual shifting. It'll make a world of difference not only in performance but possibly even fuel economy as you'll be running in between 2,000 and 2,500 RPMs crusing instead of letting the transmission drop down to 5th or 4th gear and the RPMs going over 3,500 RPMS all the time. It'll handle it quite nicely.

1st time I towed with mine I immediately went to the manual shift mode. for accelerating or moving foward. When I slow down I switch back to the auto mode. I am not sure why the computer hunts so much but I found my sweet spot at 62 mph. I have a small travel trailer and tow around 4k when loaded.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

1st time I towed with mine I immediately went to the manual shift mode. for accelerating or moving foward. When I slow down I switch back to the auto mode. I am not sure why the computer hunts so much but I found my sweet spot at 62 mph. I have a small travel trailer and tow around 4k when loaded.

Yeah, that speed makes sense.
For accelerating, I let the system determine best spot, but on hills at a steady speed where it wants to keep going up and down - manual mode. I watch transmission temperatures on the off road pages when towing and if it's hunting a lot and I see a rise in temperatures, I kick it over to manual.,
But I keep the RPM up because that's where the HP and torque are best - above the lower 2,000s, and It's going to be more efficient with the timing of ignition and valving.
It would seem the best torque is going to be mid-2000s on up to perhaps lower 4,000s. That's where I had my best pulling power and it did best on hills. It liked to stay around 3,300 rpm and it seems to me that's in the range of the highest torque although I can't find the chart I had for these engines (prepping for HVAC replacement tomorrow so a lot of wiring and such to do.....)

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