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Car Forum / Jeep / February 2007Weight-distributing hitch
How much weight (how big a boat) does anyone think a 1990 YJ, 4.2L, 5- speed could tow safely? I'm trying to determine if our YJ will safely pull our 20.5' (3,000-3,500 lb) boat. Would appreciate any words of wisdom. Thanks, Rick On Feb 23, 8:12 pm, ricks...@gmail.com wrote: > How much weight (how big a boat) does anyone think a 1990 YJ, 4.2L, 5- > speed could tow safely? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks, > Rick Well, what I _meant_ to ask is how much I could tow _if_ I added a weight-distributing hitch to the towing setup. Thanks again for any advice. Rick Rick, The max towing capacity of any Wrangler is 2000lbs. The drivetrain is stout enough to handle 5000lbs, but the wheelbase on a Wrangler is far too short to put any more than 2000lbs behind it. It will pull and stop the load, but turns will be risky business. Not sure, but I think that boat would put you over your GVWR. Sorry, Carl > On Feb 23, 8:12 pm, ricks...@gmail.com wrote: >> How much weight (how big a boat) does anyone think a 1990 YJ, 4.2L, 5- [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Thanks again for any advice. > Rick The spec is 2000 pounds for the YJ. > How much weight (how big a boat) does anyone think a 1990 YJ, 4.2L, 5- > speed could tow safely? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks, > Rick > How much weight (how big a boat) does anyone think a 1990 YJ, 4.2L, 5- > speed could tow safely? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks, > Rick 2000 lb is the legal limit in North America and with good reason. The short wheelbase can end up with 'the tail wagging the dog' really easily when trying to stop or turn fast as in avoiding something. The Jeep has the power to pull it no problem, it's the stopping and turning. Cops do know things like this and I for one have been pulled over for having too big a tow on a full sized pickup even. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) >> How much weight (how big a boat) does anyone think a 1990 YJ, 4.2L, 5- >> speed could tow safely? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > short wheelbase can end up with 'the tail wagging the dog' really easily > when trying to stop or turn fast as in avoiding something. I loaded ten railroad ties in a trailer behind my CJ5. TALK ABOUT TAIL WAGGING THE DOG!!! It scared the living sh.t right out of me, but the moron behind me kept coming even though it was clear that I might need the oncoming lanes to stay if front of my trailer. Sheesh! Thank God I only live about 2 miles from Home Depot! I thought they just made that sh.t up, but dude, I'm here to tell you that it is real. Add an overloaded trailer with a light tongue and exceeding the gross weight, and anything over about 15mph is a death sentence for you and those around you. Mmmmm, this is interesting. I have a "short wheelbased" Liberty with a 5000 lb towing capacity. I pull a 21' Jayco travel trailer like a dream. Of course, it is factory equipped as far a towing is concerned, as well as diesel powered but a properly equipped 3.7 has the same capacity. >>ricksink@gmail.com wrote: >>> How much weight (how big a boat) does anyone think a 1990 YJ, 4.2L, 5- [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 >>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) Liberty's wheelbase isn't as short as a YJ/TJ and the CG is lower. > Mmmmm, this is interesting. I have a "short wheelbased" Liberty with a > 5000 lb [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >>>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 >>>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) The CG is lower on a Liberty than a TJ?? I didn't know that. > Liberty's wheelbase isn't as short as a YJ/TJ and the CG is lower. > >  SignatureFRH They kept lowing them to meat federal roll over safety standards, until my Niece's is about four inches off the ground: http://www.billhughes.com/tascher/mandylibby.htm God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0 mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com > The CG is lower on a Liberty than a TJ?? I didn't know that. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com Absolutely NOT!!!!! Spec is 2000 pounds. The drive train and brakes are stout enough for more, the handling with short wheelbase and high center of gravity are an invitation to a MAJOR disaster with that big a load. > How much weight (how big a boat) does anyone think a 1990 YJ, 4.2L, 5- > speed could tow safely? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks, > Rick FWIW, the only boat trailering my YJ does is positioning the trailer in the backyard for the winter - and this is only because my dad's F150 is 2wd and spins tires in our usually muddy yard. Even doing just this, trailering maybe a 100 yards at a time in 4lo, it feels like the trailer is doing most of the pulling. Our boat is a 19'. > Absolutely NOT!!!!! Spec is 2000 pounds. The drive train and brakes are > stout enough for more, the handling with short wheelbase and high center [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> Thanks, >> Rick I wish I had kept a troll's picture of a forty foot sail boat hooked to a YJ, fueling at a gas station. God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0 mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > FWIW, the only boat trailering my YJ does is positioning the trailer in > the backyard for the winter - and this is only because my dad's F150 is > 2wd and spins tires in our usually muddy yard. > Even doing just this, trailering maybe a 100 yards at a time in 4lo, it > feels like the trailer is doing most of the pulling. > Our boat is a 19'. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com We have a lot of folks that live on the lake, need to haul the boat out of the water in the fall. I'm not particulary offended in using the Jeep to pull the boat out of a muddy landing, drive the mile from the landing to the house using the lake access road, towing the big boat. ie 1 mile at 20 mph is not a huge deal. But I would NEVER tow the same boat on the highway. > FWIW, the only boat trailering my YJ does is positioning the trailer in > the backyard for the winter - and this is only because my dad's F150 is [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >>> Thanks, >>> Rick |
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