Pop-up Camper with 99 TJ
 

I am sorry for the confusion most of it brought on by my vauge post. I
am wondering if a 99 TJ 4-cyl 5 speed 2.5 would pull a pop-up camper? I
am in the midwest and have no plans to go thru the mountains or anything
like that. Mostly Interstate traveling and occasionally rolling hills.
Thank you all for your responses. If I read the owners manuel right I am
OK up to 2000 lbs.

Re: Pop-up Camper with 99 TJ
 

Got to weigh less than a thousand pounds, with no more than a
hundred of that tongue weight:
http://www.new-cars.com/2005/jeep/je...ler-specs.html bottom of
page far right.
Chad Fraker, found one for you at: http://www.kamparoo.com/
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Gene Pool wrote:
>
> I am sorry for the confusion most of it brought on by my vauge post. I
> am wondering if a 99 TJ 4-cyl 5 speed 2.5 would pull a pop-up camper? I
> am in the midwest and have no plans to go thru the mountains or anything
> like that. Mostly Interstate traveling and occasionally rolling hills.
> Thank you all for your responses. If I read the owners manuel right I am
> OK up to 2000 lbs.

Re: Pop-up Camper with 99 TJ
 

Got to weigh less than a thousand pounds, with no more than a
hundred of that tongue weight:
http://www.new-cars.com/2005/jeep/je...ler-specs.html bottom of
page far right.
Chad Fraker, found one for you at: http://www.kamparoo.com/
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Gene Pool wrote:
>
> I am sorry for the confusion most of it brought on by my vauge post. I
> am wondering if a 99 TJ 4-cyl 5 speed 2.5 would pull a pop-up camper? I
> am in the midwest and have no plans to go thru the mountains or anything
> like that. Mostly Interstate traveling and occasionally rolling hills.
> Thank you all for your responses. If I read the owners manuel right I am
> OK up to 2000 lbs.

Re: Pop-up Camper with 99 TJ
 

Got to weigh less than a thousand pounds, with no more than a
hundred of that tongue weight:
http://www.new-cars.com/2005/jeep/je...ler-specs.html bottom of
page far right.
Chad Fraker, found one for you at: http://www.kamparoo.com/
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Gene Pool wrote:
>
> I am sorry for the confusion most of it brought on by my vauge post. I
> am wondering if a 99 TJ 4-cyl 5 speed 2.5 would pull a pop-up camper? I
> am in the midwest and have no plans to go thru the mountains or anything
> like that. Mostly Interstate traveling and occasionally rolling hills.
> Thank you all for your responses. If I read the owners manuel right I am
> OK up to 2000 lbs.

Re: Pop-up Camper with 99 TJ
 

Got to weigh less than a thousand pounds, with no more than a
hundred of that tongue weight:
http://www.new-cars.com/2005/jeep/je...ler-specs.html bottom of
page far right.
Chad Fraker, found one for you at: http://www.kamparoo.com/
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Gene Pool wrote:
>
> I am sorry for the confusion most of it brought on by my vauge post. I
> am wondering if a 99 TJ 4-cyl 5 speed 2.5 would pull a pop-up camper? I
> am in the midwest and have no plans to go thru the mountains or anything
> like that. Mostly Interstate traveling and occasionally rolling hills.
> Thank you all for your responses. If I read the owners manuel right I am
> OK up to 2000 lbs.

Re: Pop-up Camper with 99 TJ
 

Bill, that is only with the new lighter 2.4 engine I believe.

I think the 2.5 was still ok up to the 2000 lb. Could be wrong, but....

To the OP, just don't lug the engine, that sucks gas and is hard on
parts. If you keep it in it's sweet spot for rpm and don't tailgate you
should be fine.

The 2.5 is geared good enough that I have been on highway trips to get
there and runs with them and I didn't know until I was shown later on
that they 'only' had a 4 banger.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Got to weigh less than a thousand pounds, with no more than a
> hundred of that tongue weight:
> http://www.new-cars.com/2005/jeep/je...ler-specs.html bottom of
> page far right.
> Chad Fraker, found one for you at: http://www.kamparoo.com/
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Gene Pool wrote:
> >
> > I am sorry for the confusion most of it brought on by my vauge post. I
> > am wondering if a 99 TJ 4-cyl 5 speed 2.5 would pull a pop-up camper? I
> > am in the midwest and have no plans to go thru the mountains or anything
> > like that. Mostly Interstate traveling and occasionally rolling hills.
> > Thank you all for your responses. If I read the owners manuel right I am
> > OK up to 2000 lbs.

Re: Pop-up Camper with 99 TJ
 

Bill, that is only with the new lighter 2.4 engine I believe.

I think the 2.5 was still ok up to the 2000 lb. Could be wrong, but....

To the OP, just don't lug the engine, that sucks gas and is hard on
parts. If you keep it in it's sweet spot for rpm and don't tailgate you
should be fine.

The 2.5 is geared good enough that I have been on highway trips to get
there and runs with them and I didn't know until I was shown later on
that they 'only' had a 4 banger.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Got to weigh less than a thousand pounds, with no more than a
> hundred of that tongue weight:
> http://www.new-cars.com/2005/jeep/je...ler-specs.html bottom of
> page far right.
> Chad Fraker, found one for you at: http://www.kamparoo.com/
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Gene Pool wrote:
> >
> > I am sorry for the confusion most of it brought on by my vauge post. I
> > am wondering if a 99 TJ 4-cyl 5 speed 2.5 would pull a pop-up camper? I
> > am in the midwest and have no plans to go thru the mountains or anything
> > like that. Mostly Interstate traveling and occasionally rolling hills.
> > Thank you all for your responses. If I read the owners manuel right I am
> > OK up to 2000 lbs.

Re: Pop-up Camper with 99 TJ
 

Bill, that is only with the new lighter 2.4 engine I believe.

I think the 2.5 was still ok up to the 2000 lb. Could be wrong, but....

To the OP, just don't lug the engine, that sucks gas and is hard on
parts. If you keep it in it's sweet spot for rpm and don't tailgate you
should be fine.

The 2.5 is geared good enough that I have been on highway trips to get
there and runs with them and I didn't know until I was shown later on
that they 'only' had a 4 banger.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Got to weigh less than a thousand pounds, with no more than a
> hundred of that tongue weight:
> http://www.new-cars.com/2005/jeep/je...ler-specs.html bottom of
> page far right.
> Chad Fraker, found one for you at: http://www.kamparoo.com/
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Gene Pool wrote:
> >
> > I am sorry for the confusion most of it brought on by my vauge post. I
> > am wondering if a 99 TJ 4-cyl 5 speed 2.5 would pull a pop-up camper? I
> > am in the midwest and have no plans to go thru the mountains or anything
> > like that. Mostly Interstate traveling and occasionally rolling hills.
> > Thank you all for your responses. If I read the owners manuel right I am
> > OK up to 2000 lbs.

Re: Pop-up Camper with 99 TJ
 

Bill, that is only with the new lighter 2.4 engine I believe.

I think the 2.5 was still ok up to the 2000 lb. Could be wrong, but....

To the OP, just don't lug the engine, that sucks gas and is hard on
parts. If you keep it in it's sweet spot for rpm and don't tailgate you
should be fine.

The 2.5 is geared good enough that I have been on highway trips to get
there and runs with them and I didn't know until I was shown later on
that they 'only' had a 4 banger.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Got to weigh less than a thousand pounds, with no more than a
> hundred of that tongue weight:
> http://www.new-cars.com/2005/jeep/je...ler-specs.html bottom of
> page far right.
> Chad Fraker, found one for you at: http://www.kamparoo.com/
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Gene Pool wrote:
> >
> > I am sorry for the confusion most of it brought on by my vauge post. I
> > am wondering if a 99 TJ 4-cyl 5 speed 2.5 would pull a pop-up camper? I
> > am in the midwest and have no plans to go thru the mountains or anything
> > like that. Mostly Interstate traveling and occasionally rolling hills.
> > Thank you all for your responses. If I read the owners manuel right I am
> > OK up to 2000 lbs.

Re: Pop-up Camper with 99 TJ
 

The real issue isn't ifthe TJ can pull the camper its will the camper
can swing the TJ during emergency manuvers. The TJ is a short wheel
base vehicle and a camper can be improperly loaded and start swaying
from passing trucks, dumb drivers cutting you off, etc. I suggest you
consider taking this question to the RV forum rec.outdoors.rv-travel.
They have answered it many times with real world experience.