Opinion on Blue Ox tow bars and Jeep setup
Hello
I got my Jeep hooked up to my Motorhome this weekend. The Motorhome is a 2018 Miramar 35.3 and I have a 2015 Jeep Wrangler. I purchased the Blue Ox base plate and the Blue Ox Alpha tow bars. I also have the RVI Brake 3 braking system.
I brought the Motorhome to the house and got everything hooked up. I drove around for about 30 minutes towing the Jeep and making sure everything worked as it should. I had a neighbor follow behind me to make sure things looked ok and to make sure the lights were working. Everything worked very well! If I didn't have the backup camera on, I wouldn't even know the Jeep was behind me. I even pulled into a gas station with the Motorhome and Jeep to fill up the motorhome tank. I am gradually gaining confidence it driving the motorhome. I came from pulling a '29 Travel Trailer and now and driving a 37' motorhome.
Here is my issue. The Blue Ox manaual says to make sure there is 3 inches or less difference between the Jeep hookup and the Motorhome receiver. I have measured and it's just over 3 inches. Maybe 3 1/4 inches. The Motorhome is around 19" measured at the hitch and the Jeep is just under 16". I have since loaded a few more items in the motorhome so I will measure again to see if the motorhome dropped any. Is this 1/4 inch or so something to worry about? I can purchased a 2" drop hitch if needed but that extends the towbars out another 6-8 inches and I am afraid that might be a little tight on my mopar wiring harness cable.
Burch
I got my Jeep hooked up to my Motorhome this weekend. The Motorhome is a 2018 Miramar 35.3 and I have a 2015 Jeep Wrangler. I purchased the Blue Ox base plate and the Blue Ox Alpha tow bars. I also have the RVI Brake 3 braking system.
I brought the Motorhome to the house and got everything hooked up. I drove around for about 30 minutes towing the Jeep and making sure everything worked as it should. I had a neighbor follow behind me to make sure things looked ok and to make sure the lights were working. Everything worked very well! If I didn't have the backup camera on, I wouldn't even know the Jeep was behind me. I even pulled into a gas station with the Motorhome and Jeep to fill up the motorhome tank. I am gradually gaining confidence it driving the motorhome. I came from pulling a '29 Travel Trailer and now and driving a 37' motorhome.
Here is my issue. The Blue Ox manaual says to make sure there is 3 inches or less difference between the Jeep hookup and the Motorhome receiver. I have measured and it's just over 3 inches. Maybe 3 1/4 inches. The Motorhome is around 19" measured at the hitch and the Jeep is just under 16". I have since loaded a few more items in the motorhome so I will measure again to see if the motorhome dropped any. Is this 1/4 inch or so something to worry about? I can purchased a 2" drop hitch if needed but that extends the towbars out another 6-8 inches and I am afraid that might be a little tight on my mopar wiring harness cable.
Burch
