Advice on 2004 Grand Cherokee
 

Hello,
above vehicle will be used to tow ~ 3000# trailer during the summer,
usually just 20-30 miles 1-2 times a week.
with 1 or 2 longer trips during the course of the summer.

Looking for reliability ( and maybe fuel mileage running a close 2nd) more
than anything ,as I tend to keep vehicles for a long time.

Questions:

1-- 4.0 engine w/ 4 speed auto vs. 4.7 engine w/ 5 speed auto

Any problems with either one of these engines or
transmissions?

2--Selec-Trac transfer case vs Quadra-Trac II transfer case

I understand how they work and don't mind shifting into
4WD
but would one be better than the other for towing?

Also we live in a snow belt area so we get a couple hundred inches of snow a
year :-)

3-- Any problems in general with the Grand Cherokee??

Thanks for any info,
---Greg---

Re: Advice on 2004 Grand Cherokee
 

Selectrac is only available with the 4.0L engine, not the 4.7 V8. I've
towed with a 4.0L Cherokee but there's no comparison between it and the two
4.7L Grand Cherokees we've owned (we still own the second one). Superb
engine and does great towing a trailer of your size. The 4.7L is the
second-best engine I've owned, second-best only to the superb 4.0L I had in
a Lexus LS400... which is to say the 4.7L Jeep engine is an
excellent/outstanding engine. The tranny is excellent too, you barely feel
it shift. That combination definitely gets up and goes. The 4.7L
definitely wins on ease of changing the spark plugs, all eight are right on
top and easily accessible, an amazing thing.

You'd be real happy with the 4.7L (don't spend extra for the High-Output
version) and Quadratrac when towing or just driving around, I know we are.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
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KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
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"Greg" <vze4973g@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:V6hGb.3364$1o.790@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
> Hello,
> above vehicle will be used to tow ~ 3000# trailer during the summer,
> usually just 20-30 miles 1-2 times a week.
> with 1 or 2 longer trips during the course of the summer.
>
> Looking for reliability ( and maybe fuel mileage running a close 2nd)
more
> than anything ,as I tend to keep vehicles for a long time.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1-- 4.0 engine w/ 4 speed auto vs. 4.7 engine w/ 5 speed auto
>
> Any problems with either one of these engines or
> transmissions?
>
> 2--Selec-Trac transfer case vs Quadra-Trac II transfer case
>
> I understand how they work and don't mind shifting
into
> 4WD
> but would one be better than the other for towing?
>
> Also we live in a snow belt area so we get a couple hundred inches of snow
a
> year :-)
>
> 3-- Any problems in general with the Grand Cherokee??
>
> Thanks for any info,
> ---Greg---
>
>

Re: Advice on 2004 Grand Cherokee
 

Selectrac is only available with the 4.0L engine, not the 4.7 V8. I've
towed with a 4.0L Cherokee but there's no comparison between it and the two
4.7L Grand Cherokees we've owned (we still own the second one). Superb
engine and does great towing a trailer of your size. The 4.7L is the
second-best engine I've owned, second-best only to the superb 4.0L I had in
a Lexus LS400... which is to say the 4.7L Jeep engine is an
excellent/outstanding engine. The tranny is excellent too, you barely feel
it shift. That combination definitely gets up and goes. The 4.7L
definitely wins on ease of changing the spark plugs, all eight are right on
top and easily accessible, an amazing thing.

You'd be real happy with the 4.7L (don't spend extra for the High-Output
version) and Quadratrac when towing or just driving around, I know we are.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
To email, remove 'me' from my email address
KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

"Greg" <vze4973g@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:V6hGb.3364$1o.790@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
> Hello,
> above vehicle will be used to tow ~ 3000# trailer during the summer,
> usually just 20-30 miles 1-2 times a week.
> with 1 or 2 longer trips during the course of the summer.
>
> Looking for reliability ( and maybe fuel mileage running a close 2nd)
more
> than anything ,as I tend to keep vehicles for a long time.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1-- 4.0 engine w/ 4 speed auto vs. 4.7 engine w/ 5 speed auto
>
> Any problems with either one of these engines or
> transmissions?
>
> 2--Selec-Trac transfer case vs Quadra-Trac II transfer case
>
> I understand how they work and don't mind shifting
into
> 4WD
> but would one be better than the other for towing?
>
> Also we live in a snow belt area so we get a couple hundred inches of snow
a
> year :-)
>
> 3-- Any problems in general with the Grand Cherokee??
>
> Thanks for any info,
> ---Greg---
>
>

Re: Advice on 2004 Grand Cherokee
 

Selectrac is only available with the 4.0L engine, not the 4.7 V8. I've
towed with a 4.0L Cherokee but there's no comparison between it and the two
4.7L Grand Cherokees we've owned (we still own the second one). Superb
engine and does great towing a trailer of your size. The 4.7L is the
second-best engine I've owned, second-best only to the superb 4.0L I had in
a Lexus LS400... which is to say the 4.7L Jeep engine is an
excellent/outstanding engine. The tranny is excellent too, you barely feel
it shift. That combination definitely gets up and goes. The 4.7L
definitely wins on ease of changing the spark plugs, all eight are right on
top and easily accessible, an amazing thing.

You'd be real happy with the 4.7L (don't spend extra for the High-Output
version) and Quadratrac when towing or just driving around, I know we are.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
To email, remove 'me' from my email address
KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

"Greg" <vze4973g@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:V6hGb.3364$1o.790@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
> Hello,
> above vehicle will be used to tow ~ 3000# trailer during the summer,
> usually just 20-30 miles 1-2 times a week.
> with 1 or 2 longer trips during the course of the summer.
>
> Looking for reliability ( and maybe fuel mileage running a close 2nd)
more
> than anything ,as I tend to keep vehicles for a long time.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1-- 4.0 engine w/ 4 speed auto vs. 4.7 engine w/ 5 speed auto
>
> Any problems with either one of these engines or
> transmissions?
>
> 2--Selec-Trac transfer case vs Quadra-Trac II transfer case
>
> I understand how they work and don't mind shifting
into
> 4WD
> but would one be better than the other for towing?
>
> Also we live in a snow belt area so we get a couple hundred inches of snow
a
> year :-)
>
> 3-- Any problems in general with the Grand Cherokee??
>
> Thanks for any info,
> ---Greg---
>
>

Re: Advice on 2004 Grand Cherokee
 

> You'd be real happy with the 4.7L (don't spend extra for the High-Output
> version) and Quadratrac when towing or just driving around, I know we are.
>
> Jerry

Thanks for the reply, Jerry

I test drove a 4.7 HO and it was pretty impressive.
It was kind of disheartening when the trip computer said I got 7.8 MPG.

thanks again.

---Greg---

Re: Advice on 2004 Grand Cherokee
 

> You'd be real happy with the 4.7L (don't spend extra for the High-Output
> version) and Quadratrac when towing or just driving around, I know we are.
>
> Jerry

Thanks for the reply, Jerry

I test drove a 4.7 HO and it was pretty impressive.
It was kind of disheartening when the trip computer said I got 7.8 MPG.

thanks again.

---Greg---

Re: Advice on 2004 Grand Cherokee
 

> You'd be real happy with the 4.7L (don't spend extra for the High-Output
> version) and Quadratrac when towing or just driving around, I know we are.
>
> Jerry

Thanks for the reply, Jerry

I test drove a 4.7 HO and it was pretty impressive.
It was kind of disheartening when the trip computer said I got 7.8 MPG.

thanks again.

---Greg---

Re: Advice on 2004 Grand Cherokee
 

Greg wrote:
>>You'd be real happy with the 4.7L (don't spend extra for the High-Output
>>version) and Quadratrac when towing or just driving around, I know we are.
>>
>>Jerry
>
>
> Thanks for the reply, Jerry
>
> I test drove a 4.7 HO and it was pretty impressive.
> It was kind of disheartening when the trip computer said I got 7.8 MPG.
>
> thanks again.
>
> ---Greg---
>
>

Well, horsepower comes from something!

Dan

Re: Advice on 2004 Grand Cherokee
 

Greg wrote:
>>You'd be real happy with the 4.7L (don't spend extra for the High-Output
>>version) and Quadratrac when towing or just driving around, I know we are.
>>
>>Jerry
>
>
> Thanks for the reply, Jerry
>
> I test drove a 4.7 HO and it was pretty impressive.
> It was kind of disheartening when the trip computer said I got 7.8 MPG.
>
> thanks again.
>
> ---Greg---
>
>

Well, horsepower comes from something!

Dan

Re: Advice on 2004 Grand Cherokee
 

Greg wrote:
>>You'd be real happy with the 4.7L (don't spend extra for the High-Output
>>version) and Quadratrac when towing or just driving around, I know we are.
>>
>>Jerry
>
>
> Thanks for the reply, Jerry
>
> I test drove a 4.7 HO and it was pretty impressive.
> It was kind of disheartening when the trip computer said I got 7.8 MPG.
>
> thanks again.
>
> ---Greg---
>
>

Well, horsepower comes from something!

Dan