![]() ![]() I was not comfortable with weight distribution "twisting" the crossmember to which the factory hitch is attached. ![]() As Jeep finally figured out with the JL, this is the way the brakes should have been from the factory. To help me be comfortable with that (and yes I realize nothing I do technically raises limits), I added Teraflex big rotors front and rear, an ACE Pro Series Bumper (integrated receiver), and Airlift bags. I wanted to be able to tow with the Jeep to nearby campgrounds (have F150 for longer trips and cooler or rainy weather). I use a Tekonsha P3 brake controller and an Andersen weight distribution hitch. Loaded for camping the tongue weight is 450lbs (measured with Sherline tongue scale). I haven't dragged it across a scale so can't give you loaded weight. We have a 2011 Coleman CTE 184 hybrid - about 3600lbs empty. Obviously not up a Jeep trail but a lot of Forrest service roads to more remote areas, no problem.Ģ012 JKUR 6spd manual with 4.10 gears lifted 2.5 and on 35s. With the Casita I can take it a lot more places. Motorhome was pretty much limited to RV parks. BTW really like our Casita and we downsized from a Class A motorhome. Had it not been for Covid would have been in Canada on our way to AK right now with this setup. Personally I am not towing my Casita or any other trailer at 75-80mph. I imagine those limits are considered in tow ratings. Some limits in the US are up to 75-80mph, 85mph on one road in TX. I believe their speed limits for towing are lower, 60mph or so. Another thing to consider is the JKU Wrangler is rated for 5000/500 hitch in Europe and about the same in Aussie land. ![]() A 1000 mile round trip recently averaged 13.5mpg towing 60-65mph. Another 200# or so of gear in the back of the Jeep plus our German Shepard. Have about 2000 towing miles so far, no issues with sway even in 20mph cross winds, no porpoising over uneven roads (WDH working here) or other control issues. 4th on bigger hills and occasionally 3rd on steep grades. No issues with this setup, tows easily in 5th on flat to slightly rolling terrain at 60-65mph. Use an Andersen WDH (highly recommend) and a Prodigy brake controller. Trailer is a 2019 Casita Independence Deluxe, Loaded ready to travel, full water and propane, 3200-3300#/ 400# hitch weight. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way.Ģ017 JKU Rubicon Recon 4.10/auto trans, stock size tires. Too many people home in on that max tow number and think they can pull that much weight and be within limits. I don't have access to my owner's manual at the moment, so I don't know what my GCWR is, but I can assure you when I subtract my fully loaded weight from that number I will have significantly less than 3500 lbs of tow capacity left. Your real max tow number is the Gross Combined Weight Rating minus the weight of your fully loaded Jeep as it weighs when you're ready to hit the road. I bought a KZ 130RBSE to tow behind my JKUR, it's 2200 lbs empty and has a gross of 2800 lbs, so I'll be over on tongue weight and frontal area.Īs for that 3500 lb tow rating, that number is not your real max tow rating. All that stuff you add on to your Jeep decreases your payload capacity. Subtract from that my add-ons, such as the three Rock Hard skid plates and the Vector Offroad bar, and it's more like about 700 lbs. My JKUR label, which is specific to my Jeep, shows I have a payload capacity of 850 lbs. You need to look at the yellow label on the B pillar for actual payload capacity for any specific Jeep. Sometimes you need to move weight around to maintain proper tongue weight. You may also want a tongue scale, to make sure the weight of the trailer is properly balanced and the tongue weight is within the 350 lb limit. I am fine towing at 60 - 70 mph, and at those speeds I can tow up to the tow rating. And part of it is how fast do you expect to be able to drive while towing. Anything beyond that limit, that is up to you.īut part of it is where you are towing, flat lands, hills, mountains. The tow rating is 3500 lbs, I would have no issues towing anything up to that limit. We have already upgraded our brakes, my brother is planning on upgrading theirs but has not yet. And my brother / sister in-law tow a trailer that size (Clipper 17FQ) with their JK, again with no WDH (although he is buying one for his F150, which seems to struggle with the weight more). It may be a good idea to add a weight distribution hitch (WDH), but we have towed a similar size trailer with our JKU without a WDH. After that, you should be good up to the tow capacity / limit, 3500 lbs. I did not check, but I would expect all the trailers you are looking at will have brakes. ![]()
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