2021 Gladiator Overland Towing Capacity - Lots of Mixed Information?

[ShadowsPapa]

While you were posting this, I was searching the manual, and did screenshots of each page. For my '22 Overland, it's pp 166-172.

FWIW, this is the ONLY place I've found the information. It doesn't seem to exist in Jeep world outside the owner's manual. I suspect that lack of distribution is the source of folks' confusion. MY dealer told me that the tow rating was 5800 lbs, which is actually the GVWR of the Jeep.

It was in a marketing book I got back in 2019 when buying my 2020. I found it online and knew the differences between the various JT levels and tow ratings going in.
So it exists out there as I didn't yet have an owners manual, but knew the Overland was rated to 6,000 vs the max tow I was looking at getting. The sales guy knew when my wife said she'd rather go overland because of other features - he and I both spoke up about the lower rating.

But it's not easy to find because most dealers echo the "best in class blah blah blah" and list the max tow numbers.

This is from a dealer site - unusual for sure -
Jeep Gladiator models with the best ratings tend to be properly equipped Sport and Sport S. They are generally the lightest weight of the lineup. Trail go-getters such as the Overland and Mojave will max out at a 6,000-pound tow rating while the high-strength Rubicon can handle 7,000 pounds, when properly equipped.

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[TCheek]

I struggled with the same weight issues. I bought a 16ft cargo trailer and began with an empty weight building a camper. I am installing the brake controller in my tow package this afternoon. First stop will be the local Love's truck stop to get a total weight of the rig. I feel confident I am under 4K with the build. Good luck with your search, I recommend staying around 4k if possible with your overland. My overland is a 20 with the factory tow package. I live in the Applachian foothills of NC and I am anxious to make my first trip. Good luck.

 

[MrJeep]

The other bottom line is: it doesn't really matter if you CAN tow above 6,000 because I can tell you you won't WANT to tow anything heavier especially if it has a large frontal area.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

The other bottom line is: it doesn't really matter if you CAN tow above 6,000 because I can tell you you won't WANT to tow anything heavier especially if it has a large frontal area.

People concentrate only on weight and not frontal area. Jeep may as well save some paper and a few trees and stop putting that part in the section on towing. No one ever looks at it.

Sometimes I wonder why jeep even bothers with a book or even the PDF version.

 

[hepcat]

People concentrate only on weight and not frontal area. Jeep may as well save some paper and a few trees and stop putting that part in the section on towing. No one ever looks at it.

Sometimes I wonder why jeep even bothers with a book or even the PDF version.

In '16 with my Wrangler Rubicon, I had to order a paper version of the manuals. They didn't come stock with the Jeep. My '22 JT Overland, however, had the manuals when I picked it up.

 

[DailyMoparGuy]

People concentrate only on weight and not frontal area.

This is what I tell my wife when she asks if she’s getting fat.

“Get that frontal area down babe, you got this”

 

[Labswine]

This is what I tell my wife when she asks if she’s getting fat.

“Get that frontal area down babe, you got this”

And he's still alive to tell us

 

[ShadowsPapa]

This is what I tell my wife when she asks if she’s getting fat.

“Get that frontal area down babe, you got this”

You are one brave dude, for sure.

 

[DailyMoparGuy]

You are one brave dude, for sure.

LOL, I’m totally joking of course. She would murder me in my sleep.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

LOL, I’m totally joking of course. She would murder me in my sleep.

In ways very uncomfortable to think about..........

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