Towing with a Jeep Grand Cherokee
Would it be possible to tow a 23ft hybrid trailer with a Grand Cherokee? 6 cylinder version? The jeep people tell me it will tow 5K but then again they are in the bidness of selling Jeeps too.
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rangerbob1967 wrote:
The Suburban had no problems pulling it with a 5.7, 65 miles and hour, no sweat.Didnt see a change in gas mileage really either so thats better as well. So I am thinking that a 5.2 Grand Cherokee will do kinda the same, maybe better as its not dragging the weight of the burban. Also I know Jeeps are geared lower than the Suburban, much lower. 60 miles an hour w/out over drive is about 3,000 RPM's! Bit much for my liking. 60 with overdrive is about 2100 rpms.
Pretty happy with the purchase as I got it for 3k. Has a bit of H20 Damage but nothing I cant fix easily. Plenty of storage all the way thru and can sleep 8.
I'm glad it worked out for you. Though I'm sure there wasn't any doubt that your 1/2 ton suburban would be able to pull it.
You mentioned that your Jeep Grand Cherokee has a 5.2L V8, so it must be between a 1993-1998 model. During that the time the 4.0L V6 was even rated at 5k tow so I'm sure you will be just fine with the 5.2L
Good luck and happy camping!
