Switch from Class C to TT
Been RVin camping for a year now in Class C Minnie Winnie. Great so far and now towing a Jeep Cherokee Limited. Been seeing lots of folks at the state parks using various TTers. I am considering...
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Sabluka wrote:
Thanks.
The Cherokee is rated to tow 7300-lbs.It has the 5.7-L Hemi engine. Same engine in the Dodge trucks.
Rick
Don't get tunnel vision on that 7300 lb number. Unless you weigh 150 lb, travel alone, and have no cargo, you will run out of payload before you get close to that.
I would also be careful of trailers in that weight range, because of their length. The short wheelbase of your Jeep, would not be a good match.
The Hemi has plenty of power to pull something like that, but, you also need to be able to control any side to side motion, and be able to stop that trailer.
I have a Grand Cherokee, great car, wife says she is going keep it until the wheels fall off, then buy another one, but, I don't think it would make a good tow vehicle. I also have a 7300 lb trailer. No way would I hitch that up to the Jeep.
