Towing a Jeep Liberty
OK - thanks to the advice of many, I am going to tow my 2005 Jeep Liberty, "4 down". I know that I need a base plate kit for the Jeep and a tow bar. What else is needed/required to tow?
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- We have towed our 2004 Jeep Liberty more than 120,000 miles but have experienced three major failures! All with Blue-Ox baseplates and tow bars.
The BO my baseplates were professionally installed IAW Blue Ox instructions with only two bolts on either side. The box beams in the crumple-zone of the Jeep are 0.040" thick (2/3 of a sixteenth)and my base plate kit did not have any addition connections to the frame. I pulled my baseplate completely off on two occasions and since the safety chains are attached to the same plate did not serve any purpose. My baseplate is currently installed with 4 bolts per side and backed up with heavy backing bars. My third failure was a failure of the tow bar...one bar un-threaded and dropped to the ground. A roll pin shattered which was intended to prevent un-threading.
Blue OX sent me a new topw bar at no cost. They fully stand by their products. I still consider Blue OX to be among the best.
My advice is to make absolutely sure the base plate is installed properly with the proper locktite and with a secondary connection to the cars frame for safety chains.
I can provide photos by PM.
