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Did you know Jeep made a TC for the CJ?

agesilaus
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And this one was in real trouble:

CJ5 with TC hanging off a cliff

I see it had a set of wheels under the camper to carry some of the weight. Doesn't seem to have caught on tho.
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Golden_HVAC
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If I was to go into a Jeep dealership looking for a 4X4 and camper in 1969, of the vehicles in the picture, I would much rather have the pickup, and then have a slightly longer camper and tag axle on that pickup with a V8 engine. The smaller CJ and V6 is not really going to have the horsepower to weight ratio that was expected in the 60's and 70's.





Also consider how wide the wheels are on the CJ compared to the height. The truck width should be much wider, and offer more stability.

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Naio
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That spare tire looks so close to the rear jeep tire. Seems like a right-sized rock or stick could just lodge in there.
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Golden_HVAC
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agesilaus wrote:
And this one was in real trouble:

CJ5 with TC hanging off a cliff

I see it had a set of wheels under the camper to carry some of the weight. Doesn't seem to have caught on tho.


Very cute! And with it's own tag axle, and electric brakes, it will support most of that weight on the tag axle.



From this web page..

http://www.doityourselfrv.com/1969-cj5-jeep-camper/

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Ramp_Digger
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BTPO1 wrote:
I could never imagine putting that on the back of my CJ5. But at this point in my life I still can't believe that I slept in the back of the CJ on one trip while the DW drove.

Our first cross country camping trip was back in 1975 with tent and camping gear. Took 3 weeks from georgia to seattle, down west coast to LA. Then back to GA.Driving a new 1974 CJ5 v-8. I still own that jeep,total cost of entire trip including gas was 300. dollars.Ah the good ol days.
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agesilaus
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There is a link to more info on the add-ons that Jeep was promoting for the CJ5 on the very bottom of the article in case some of you may not have noticed.

They sold less than 350 of those TCs. The second article claims it is the rarest TC
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Big_Katuna
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What a moron. I have had several Jeeps. I wouldn't take a bare CJ on that route much less that top heavy disaster. Somebody's bad idea.
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I prefer pushing my 'C' with my CJ5. Little hard to see where I'm going though. ๐Ÿ™‚
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coolbreeze01
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That truly is a Jeep Thing........Good find :C
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BTPO1
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I could never imagine putting that on the back of my CJ5. But at this point in my life I still can't believe that I slept in the back of the CJ on one trip while the DW drove.
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gbopp
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I can see why it didn't catch on with the Jeep people.
It definitely limits the use of the Jeep.
I'm sure it's better and easier to tow a CJ behind a motorhome or TC.
Thanks for sharing, it is interesting.