question about towing a 2016 jeep wrangler

klutchdust wrote:

FIRE UP wrote:

jgkeeto wrote:
we bought a 2016 jeep wrangler 2 door and today we got it back from the shop that put on the base plate. we got all the wires done plus the supplimental braking system.

here's my question, i am reading the jeep manual and looking on line and youtube and it looks like the jeep doesn't have the locking stearing wheel. so when i put everything together and am ready to tow, will the front tires turn when making a turn or do they just stay straight and wear out the tires. and if they do turn, then what keeps the tires from turning when you are going straight down the road?

one other question, here in PA we are very well known for having horrible roads, so if i am pulling my jeep along and there are dips in the road, that shows up unexpectidly, will the tow bars hold ok.
it is that a lot of the roads are very bumpy and going at 60mph there isn't time to slow down, so just curious if anyone experienced this and how they felt about it.



thanks again for all the comments, they are greatly appreciated.

jgkeeto,
First off, Jeep disconntinued the locking steering wheel in around '08-'09. There were a few stragglers in the assembly line but, after those left, there have been no locking steering wheels in any Wrangler up to and including the '17 model. With that being said, when you hook up your Jeep, it will follow you where ever you go, turn, stop, go straight etc. And, as far as your PA roads are concerned, we just finished a 6,400 mile trip yesterday here in Lake Havasu City AZ.

It included 20 states, and PA. By far Pal, your roads don't hold a candle to Michigan's. It didn't matter what turn pike, freeway, back country road, county road etc., they ALL are in terrible shape. I'm surprised that we still have cabinets mounted on the walls in our coach. I was never so glad to leave a state as we were when we crossed the border of MI and OH on I-75 south. It was like we went from 65 mph off road rock crawling to, water skiing on a glass lake. And, as far as if your tow bar will handle those "killer roads", yeah, no issues there. It's not good on them for sure but, they're built good enough to handle what's thrown at them. We can attest to that via 6,400 miles of the junk roads we encountered and, all the mileage on all the trips preceding this one. We've had this Blue Ox Aventa II for quite a few years and, it's towed our previous Jeep, our present Jeep, and our truck for mile after mile. Its still in great shape.

Anyway, after owning and towing 9 Jeeps in a 35 year period, we've got plenty of Jeep experience, both towing and off road. Any questions, PM me if you'd like.
Scott

Scott, my 08 was delivered on 01/01/08 and it has the locking steering wheel. A non chipped key is the ticket. There is a clock spring issue with the jeep, i already replaced it but they want to do it again, think Ill leave the locking mechanism out.

Yep, even in todays world, in the '17 Jeeps, there's issues. I appreciate the kind comments. I do what I can to help here. There's been quite a few that have disabled the locking mechanism. Normally, it's notched ring and a pin that enters any one of those notches, when the key is placed in a certain position, namely OFF.

I personally have not done the disablement 'cause I've not needed it. But, if I had a vehicle that needed the key ON, which, included activating some electrical components but, unlocked the steering wheel, I'd do the disable lock thing, in a heartbeat.
Scott