Jeep Wranger flat tow plan, thoughts?
I’ve pretty much narrowed down our plan for flat towing our 2011 Jeep Wrangler JKU. My thought it is to purchase the following items; Ready Brute Elite Tow Bar RB-9080 Ready Brute Tow Bar Clevi...
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Y-Guy wrote:Tom/Barb wrote:
You could do as well with a much cheaper tow bar. Our Falcon II works great on our jeep.
Jeeps only weigh 4500# you really don't need a 10k tow bar.
Good points. I wish ReadyBrute made a lighter weight one. Reason for going with it is that the braking is built in so I don't need to purchase a brake box or something else. At least that has been my rational.
One bad experience we had, when the tow bar broke, I heard it and hit the airbrakes on the coach and the jeep stopped prior to hitting the coach. thanks to a separate brake system.
Be very careful of making sharp corners with the jeep in tow.
With a long overhang behind the rear Axel of the motorhome, it will swing left as you turn right. That leaves the jeep at a 90 degree angle to the coach, so when you drive out of the corner you will drag the jeep sideways.
We tore the front cross member out of the jeep doing that. and the jeep stopped again prior to hitting the jeep.
Our friends had an older CJ, with an after market bumper which had a ridged tow bar, no brakes. bumper came loose and launched the jeep into the ditch and over a bank. totaled it.
lessons we learned the hard way.
separate brakes system
safety chains
rest stop safety inspections
