Making our first trip towing a dolly with a 5 speed 4x4 Geo Tracker. Pulled boats around the world but never a dolly. ALL advice is appreciated. steering locked? Neutral?

What year?Danger! Have you read the owner's manual? Do you have manual hubs?When towing four down, you are to put the transfer case in NEUTRAL, transmission in 2nd gear.'02 Suzuki manual, Big Brother to Tracker, says to tow with back wheels on dolly.

I can only give advice from the 1995 Manual for for my Geo Tracker 4x4.You have to have manual front hubs and then unlock them.Transfer case in neutralTransmission in Park or 2nd gear, if straight shift.Ignition key in ACC to unlock the steering wheel.It also stated that if towed on a dolly, Rear wheels on the dolly.Unlock the front hubs.Clamp the steering wheel in the straight ahead position.

x2 on the hubs. Manual vs automatic hubs come into play when towing a 4x4 Tracker four down.What ever your manual says you need to have to tow with the dolly, if you have the wrong type it is 'real' easy to switch them out. So my RV dealership said when I dropped my Tracker off to get a base plate etc.Turned out I had the manual hubs so I didn't have to switch them out.I'd also make sure that it states in the manual that you can even tow it on a dolly before you do it. Many will show a picture of the car on a dolly with a big red line thru it!! :B

Post the year AND make, maybe some one can help you.

I have two trackers. A '95 Geo, manual trans 4x4 and a '03 Chevy, manual trans 4x4. I towed the '95 Geo on a dolly twice. It was a major pain. I first tried towing in neutral, with the transfer case also in neutral and the rear wheels on the ground. After a 200 mile trip there was oil all over the dolly. It came from the transfer case. After refilling and checking with a local mechanic I was told the tracker needed to be towed with the rear wheels on the dolly, transmission and transfer case in neutral, key in acc position and the steering wheel roped down. I tried that method for about 200 miles before giving up... I just couldn't get the front wheels locked down well enough to eliminate the vibration I felt, which I believe was from the front wheels.I picked up a used tow bar from a local dealer and ordered a tow bracket online, received it in three days. Spent an afternoon installing the front bracket and haven't been happier. I sold the tow dolly for more then I paid for the tow bar and bracket. If your going to keep the tracker as a toad, do yourself a favor and convert to 4 down towing.

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rockhillmanor
Explorer
Aug 07, 2013
x2 on the hubs. Manual vs automatic hubs come into play when towing a 4x4 Tracker four down.

What ever your manual says you need to have to tow with the dolly, if you have the wrong type it is 'real' easy to switch them out. So my RV dealership said when I dropped my Tracker off to get a base plate etc.

Turned out I had the manual hubs so I didn't have to switch them out.

I'd also make sure that it states in the manual that you can even tow it on a dolly before you do it. Many will show a picture of the car on a dolly with a big red line thru it!! :B
rv2go
Explorer II
Aug 07, 2013
I can only give advice from the 1995 Manual for for my Geo Tracker 4x4.
You have to have manual front hubs and then unlock them.
Transfer case in neutral
Transmission in Park or 2nd gear, if straight shift.
Ignition key in ACC to unlock the steering wheel.

It also stated that if towed on a dolly, Rear wheels on the dolly.
Unlock the front hubs.
Clamp the steering wheel in the straight ahead position.
enblethen
Nomad
Aug 07, 2013
What year?
Danger! Have you read the owner's manual? Do you have manual hubs?
When towing four down, you are to put the transfer case in NEUTRAL, transmission in 2nd gear.
'02 Suzuki manual, Big Brother to Tracker, says to tow with back wheels on dolly.

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