We're looking at a 2017 2 door Rubicon on a dealers lot. My question is what tow bar and braking system did you finally choose? There is one brand that suggests off road capabilities. Did you buy an entire package or combine different companies? Thanks in advance-

I tow a 2011 JKUR 4-Door with a Falcon 2 tow bar with and aftermarket bumper, I did have to buy different ends from etrailer.com to hook to the new bumper.

Mike, Here’s what we’ve been using for years. Works well, just don’t get in a situation where backing is necessary or you’ll get to practice your unhooking procedure, sometimes not in the most convenient location. We added a LOD front bumper with mounts for the towbar, but Blue Ox sells a bolt on bracket if you want to retain your stock bumper. Regarding wiring, I added a stand alone tail light system that works independent of the OEM system. RVi brake unitBlue Ox Alpha

I sometimes tow my 2000 Jeep Cherokee. I have a Demco Xcaliber (sp) tow bar and baseplate. I got the tow bar off ebay practically new and purchased the baseplate new. I use the original Brake Buddy which I also got from ebay. Has worked fine for about 7 years.I rewired the Jeep to use its lights instead of putting add ons and integrated it with the truck electrical system.

I tow a 2015 Wrangler Rubicon 2 door. I use the Blue Ox Avail tow bar with Blue Ox adapters to go directly to my off road bumper (Smitty Bilt). I have an Invisibrake permanently installed in the Jeep for braking. It sits under the driver seat. I added an etrailer tail light kit that plugs directly into the factory wiring to use the factory lights without changing or splicing the wiring harness. It all works seamlessly. If I were towing with an air brake equipped motorhome, I would have swapped the invisibrake for an air force one braking system. I installed all the pieces myself over a weekend. I took my time to make sure everything worked properly and was cosmetically appealing (in other words I worked slowly). It could have easily been done in half a day if you are mechanically inclined.

I tow a 2015 JKU Saraha using a self installed Blue Ox baseplate. Tow bar is a Blue Ox 10K Aventa Lights are self installed Blue Ox wiring kit, not wired into the Jeep harness.Braking/breakaway is done with a BB.Charging line with regulator installed from house batteries.

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CAJW
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Nov 19, 2017
Mike, Here’s what we’ve been using for years. Works well, just don’t get in a situation where backing is necessary or you’ll get to practice your unhooking procedure, sometimes not in the most convenient location.
We added a LOD front bumper with mounts for the towbar, but Blue Ox sells a bolt on bracket if you want to retain your stock bumper. Regarding wiring, I added a stand alone tail light system that works independent of the OEM system.
RVi brake unit

Blue Ox Alpha
joezuki
Explorer
Nov 19, 2017
I tow a 2011 JKUR 4-Door with a Falcon 2 tow bar with and aftermarket bumper, I did have to buy different ends from etrailer.com to hook to the new bumper.

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