IS MY JEEP SAFE TO TOW A CAMPER????
We own a Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 4x2 3.7L V6. It is rated to tow 6,200lbs. We are looking to purchase a camper with a "loaded" weight of 6,090lbs or a dry weight of 4,590. They say for our Jeep t...
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In my opinion it's not even close. That's way too much trailer for that vehicle. Payload, or what you can put into the truck, including passenger weights would be close if not over. And that v6 is underpowered empty, much less with a load that heavy. You need a half ton tow vehicle with a v8 or ecoboost, ecodiesel, whatever your choice.
Any trailer more than a popup would need a weight distribution hitch with that vehicle. Even if you were to upgrade vehicles you still need the hitch. It helps distribute the weight from the trailer onto the tow vehicle. Usually there is some sort of sway control built into these as well. But thats a whole other discussion. Don't buy that trailer.
Any trailer more than a popup would need a weight distribution hitch with that vehicle. Even if you were to upgrade vehicles you still need the hitch. It helps distribute the weight from the trailer onto the tow vehicle. Usually there is some sort of sway control built into these as well. But thats a whole other discussion. Don't buy that trailer.
