TOWING MY 01 TJ
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Re: TOWING MY 01 TJ
Thanks Dean, I liked your rear "real" bumper. Yep, my tow bar is level -
had to have made a hitch to reach the height of the Jeep but it's right on.
The tow bar is wide.
I did make adjustments to the alignment and balance of the tires. I'm going
to tow it again.
Thanks,
Andy
"Dean" <Jeep_TJ.removethis@hotmail.dot.com > wrote in message
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>I flat tow my TJ behind an Expedition
>
> http://www.monogramsinc.com/jeep/ready2go.jpg
>
> Its got a 4.5" in lift with 33" tires. I know its back there but there is
> never
> anything unsettling about it. Behind a motor home you shouldn't even know
> its
> there.
>
> Some things to check:
>
> 1. Alinement
>
> 2. Is the tow bar level? With the lift you may need a new hitch with a
> bigger
> rise.
>
> 3. Is the base of the tow bar's "A" as wide as possible? Mine is even
> with the
> frame rails. If I ever build a "real" bumper for the front, the mounts
> for the
> tow bar will go even further apart.
>
> Check those things and your TJ should go back to being a docile little
> tagalong.
> ;-)
>
> Dean
> here are some plans to build your own "real" rear bumper.
> http://www.monogramsinc.com/jeep/jeepin-bumper.htm
>
>
> On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 19:30:49 GMT, "Andy" <trailrider2008@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi fellow Jeepers,
>>
>>I need to tow my TJ behind my Class C Motorhome and had good luck and
>>stable
>>handling when it was stock and on all four wheels. Now it's (the TJ)
>>built - 35" tires-4.5" lift and when I flat tow the Jeep wags the Motor
>>Home
>>and is very unsettling.
>>
>>If I put the TJ on a trailer and tow it I will be beyond the towing range
>>of
>>the Motor Home (the trailer added). Since I can't purchase a large RV
>>($$)
>>I was thinking of using a dolly to tow the Jeep, putting the front wheels
>>on
>>a trailer, back wheels on the ground.
>>
>>Is anyone doing this and does it work out OK? So would tow it just like
>>on
>>four wheels, transfer case in neutral, transmission in gear, key off in
>>this
>>case? Thanks all.
>>
>>Andy
>>
>>
>>
>
had to have made a hitch to reach the height of the Jeep but it's right on.
The tow bar is wide.
I did make adjustments to the alignment and balance of the tires. I'm going
to tow it again.
Thanks,
Andy
"Dean" <Jeep_TJ.removethis@hotmail.dot.com > wrote in message
news:qhc2k0d1j288tfrpffjganc3u23if0ek5k@4ax.com...
>I flat tow my TJ behind an Expedition
>
> http://www.monogramsinc.com/jeep/ready2go.jpg
>
> Its got a 4.5" in lift with 33" tires. I know its back there but there is
> never
> anything unsettling about it. Behind a motor home you shouldn't even know
> its
> there.
>
> Some things to check:
>
> 1. Alinement
>
> 2. Is the tow bar level? With the lift you may need a new hitch with a
> bigger
> rise.
>
> 3. Is the base of the tow bar's "A" as wide as possible? Mine is even
> with the
> frame rails. If I ever build a "real" bumper for the front, the mounts
> for the
> tow bar will go even further apart.
>
> Check those things and your TJ should go back to being a docile little
> tagalong.
> ;-)
>
> Dean
> here are some plans to build your own "real" rear bumper.
> http://www.monogramsinc.com/jeep/jeepin-bumper.htm
>
>
> On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 19:30:49 GMT, "Andy" <trailrider2008@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi fellow Jeepers,
>>
>>I need to tow my TJ behind my Class C Motorhome and had good luck and
>>stable
>>handling when it was stock and on all four wheels. Now it's (the TJ)
>>built - 35" tires-4.5" lift and when I flat tow the Jeep wags the Motor
>>Home
>>and is very unsettling.
>>
>>If I put the TJ on a trailer and tow it I will be beyond the towing range
>>of
>>the Motor Home (the trailer added). Since I can't purchase a large RV
>>($$)
>>I was thinking of using a dolly to tow the Jeep, putting the front wheels
>>on
>>a trailer, back wheels on the ground.
>>
>>Is anyone doing this and does it work out OK? So would tow it just like
>>on
>>four wheels, transfer case in neutral, transmission in gear, key off in
>>this
>>case? Thanks all.
>>
>>Andy
>>
>>
>>
>
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