Towing a car

[brianinca]

DANG no WDH!?!? Wow, that's very comforting!

Sweet YJ, too! My 93 hardtop 4L manual with 33's is pushing 3400 in the Winter. Is that a 2.5L? What are you going to build it into?

I just towed a 1994 YJ ( about 3000lbs) on an older steel U-Haul car trailer they said 2500lbs plus) 166 miles over two mountain ranges, 1400 ft of elevation. I did this with my 2020 Max Tow and it knew the 5500-6000lbs was back there but had no trouble maintaining 70mph up both mountains.

Lowest gear drop was 5th at 4000 rpms, tranny temp stayed around 203, highest was 210. Ambient temperature was upper 20*s and lower 30*s F.

I have towed a lot, most of my towing with one ton diesel Fords. The JT isn’t as powerful, but surprisingly held its own on the trip. I didn’t feel pushed around (I passed a lot of semis), braking was very good (trailer had surge brakes). plenty of passing power, at one point I looked down and I was doing 87mph. Too fast but did so with out paying attention for a min.

Overall the JT Max Tow is very capable and one more reason to love it. Jeep did an awesome job with the JT.

If I was towing that kind of weight all of the time I would opt for full sized diesel truck. To be able to make an occasional trip in the JT like I did is amazing!

When I towed the empty trailer on the same trip to pick up the wrangler, the 2500lbs plus was nothing for the JT.

Take away; I think if you want to regularly tow, keep the weight below 5000lbs and you will be able to enjoy your trips.

I averaged 11.2mpg tire pressure 38lbs on 245x75x17’s stock Jeep JT Max Tow.

Definitely need a load leveling hitch, heavier rear springs and better shocks.

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[XJADDICTION]

DANG no WDH!?!? Wow, that's very comforting!

Sweet YJ, too! My 93 hardtop 4L manual with 33's is pushing 3400 in the Winter. Is that a 2.5L? What are you going to build it into?

It was crazy when I saw the sag, but had to run with it. The drive was fine even over some decent climbs. Never hit a chain.

This is my friends 2.5 cylinder 1994 YJ. He is in his late 60’s, on a fixed income and this is his only Transportation. He has sentimental value in the Jeep and had a bunch of motor work done only to find a bad fuel pump in the tank. I HATE MECHAICS THAT DONT LOOK A VEHICLE OVER BEFORE LETTING A KIND UNKNOWING PERSON SPEND A BUNCH OF MONEY ON IT. When he took it to get the new fuel pump replaced at another shop they found the rear frame horns were rotted. They were afraid to remove the fuel tank. I have a friend I used to wheel with (off road with)years ago who owns a 4x4 shop. He is going to fix the frame rails for him. I’ll fix a few other issues and take it back up to the mountains to my good old friend.

 

[brianinca]

That's awesome! Jeep family!

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