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    Posted: 29 Aug 2013 at 7:53am
Greetings one and all,

Just returned home from a 7 State tour. Went from sea level  to 7000 FT.  My Jeep made it home without any issues but it was slow go through all climbs.  Could only drive at 35 MPH in the hardest climbs.  Most grades such as the Grapevine(Bakesfield CA.) Ran around 40-50 M.P.H.  AVG. Fuel uses over 3200 miles 10.3 M.P.G.

The bottom line is the Jeep is O.K. for short hauls and local areas,if you plan on going into high country buy something larger.

The Jeep was always running in the upper range of it's power.  Did not over heat, Trans ran cool with the extra Trans cooler I installed.

With all that said I have traded the Jeep in for a 2010 Ford F150 with all the bells and whistles. 

Looking forward to our get together in Seaside OR. in Aug.
Hope this helps others looking for a Tow Car.

WWRBeer Jeep was rated at 3500 it can be done but,u might want a larger TV,buy time u add in everything your car MIGHT have a hard time.
Best of luck.
WWRon,2012 RP177 HRE "Eye Pod",2010 Ford F-150 4x4 
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  Quote&nbsp;wallawallaron Quote  Post ReplyReplyDirect Link To This Post Posted: 08 May 2013 at 6:23pm
P.S. My Jeep had some mods done to it to increase power. Flow thru exhaust, cold air intake,power chip,extra trans cooler.
The weight is always not the issue when towing with a low profile car,the wind drag plays almost more then the weight.
There are many here and on the F.R.O.G. site that do tow with small cars.
Hope this helps,  Keep asking those questions now before u buy that 177.
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Posts: 231 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Aug 2013 at 8:37am
Were you in a two door or four door? Two door is rated lower. Main issue seems to be braking, but the r pod has brakes. What Jeep told me was to buy the weight distributing hitch, brake controller and switch out the axle lube for full synthetic. I understand the wheelbase difference, but I bought the Jeep two years ago and spent around 4000 on upgrades. If it can't tow 2800 pounds, than it can't. For every arguemennt saying it can't tow the weight, I find one saying it can. Jeep says it'll be fine, but specs say diff.
We are not going far, maybe 100 miles max. If we go further, I'll rent an F-150 for the week.
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Because you have your kids in the TV I'd say just rent the F150.  But hey, that's just me.
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Posts: 231 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Aug 2013 at 8:55am
Sounds like a better plan. Why oh why didn't I buy the four door....
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Posts: 1797 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Aug 2013 at 9:07am
A significant difference between the 2 door wrangler and the 4 door Unlimited: 21 more inches of wheel base! That will make a big difference.

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The wheelbase is 10.5 inches. This is what Jeep gave as a reason for the 1500 pound difference. I hate math.
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Posts: 1797 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Aug 2013 at 9:18am
Edmonds lists the Wrangler wheelbase at 95" and the Unlimited wheelbase at 116". Short wheelbase TVs are an issue with trailers, causing sway and other bad things. Particularly a problem for you if you're considering a 182G. However, when you find you're ultimate vehicle, refer to Charlie's Law above. Wink
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Yeah, that's about as dead on of a rec as I've seen! I want the schmoo.
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Aug 2013 at 1:47pm

You may have a problem finding a rental truck where the company allows you to tow.  I looked into it once and none of the major companies allowed it.

wallawallaron, not sure what you did with your post.  I took a quick look at it to fix it but decided to just let it be!
Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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U haul rents those silly looking painted up F 150 pickups for $29.00 / day  plus per mile charge of I believe .30.  Had to rent one for work once to pull a trailer.  Would work out for camping if you were not going too far, although you might  attract a lot of attention with the cool u haul paint job.

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