Dragging a Jeep Unlimited around corners
First Post. I have a 31 foot Jamboree Sport. It is on the Ford E450 chassis and has the 460 motor in it. I have towed a Wrangler X soft top with no issues. I now have a Jeep Unlimited Rubicon that...
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Four-Down Towing is wonderful but there are issues. It's probably harder on the toad than a dolly and certainly harder than a trailer. Chipping, tire wear... But also, it's possible to get the toad's steering into a postion it can't get out of.
This usually happens on tighter turns, but the scenario is this (based on a sharp right turn by the Coach):
1. Coach driver steers Coach Hard Right
2. Coach rear overhang swings Left
3. Toad steers Left to follow Coach's rear overhang to the Left
4. Coach driver straightens Coach out after turn by steerinng Coach Hard LEFT
5. Coach rear overhang swings Right
6. Toad (some Toads, some of the Time) remains steered Left
7. Coach is going Straight
8. Toad front wheels are trapped in a Hard Left
9. Coach drags Toad front tires Sideways
We had a Toyota Tercel that would do just that. Not all the time, and I could usually avoid it. But, I left it unlocked because a couple times I had to stop, run back, and horse the steering wheel back to center. We also had a Mitsubishi mini-truck. It newer did that.
Why one Jeep model would and another wouldn't, don't know. Why on wider turns than tighter turns really baffles me.
Four-Down Towing is wonderful but there are issues. It's probably harder on the toad than a dolly and certainly harder than a trailer. Chipping, tire wear... But also, it's possible to get the toad's steering into a postion it can't get out of.
This usually happens on tighter turns, but the scenario is this (based on a sharp right turn by the Coach):
1. Coach driver steers Coach Hard Right
2. Coach rear overhang swings Left
3. Toad steers Left to follow Coach's rear overhang to the Left
4. Coach driver straightens Coach out after turn by steerinng Coach Hard LEFT
5. Coach rear overhang swings Right
6. Toad (some Toads, some of the Time) remains steered Left
7. Coach is going Straight
8. Toad front wheels are trapped in a Hard Left
9. Coach drags Toad front tires Sideways
We had a Toyota Tercel that would do just that. Not all the time, and I could usually avoid it. But, I left it unlocked because a couple times I had to stop, run back, and horse the steering wheel back to center. We also had a Mitsubishi mini-truck. It newer did that.
Why one Jeep model would and another wouldn't, don't know. Why on wider turns than tighter turns really baffles me.
