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22-10-2018
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Full Flexer
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Perth
Posts: 919 What Jeep do I drive?: XJ
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I have a 2009 CRD manual on 35's and regaeard to suit (otherwise forget about taking off in 1st or reversing with that weight) and tow my track car occasionally. Fully loaded the trailer weighs 2.5t if not a little more. Its not fast but it gets the job done surprisingly well. Once up to speed, the CRD just sits there.
My longest trip with the trailer was 1,200km round trip, the JK itself was fully loaded as well with luggage/camping gear for my wife and family. Average speed was 105kmh, did plenty of overtaking too (passing all the Hiluxes etc struggling to tow their track cars). No overheating, ambient temp was around 30 degrees. Had AC on most of the way. Fuel consumption was 17L/100kmh. I do not recommend what I did in regards to load and avg speed, just saying what it did. Anything less would be piece of cake.
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22-10-2018
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Senior Newbie
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Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Qld
Posts: 64 What Jeep do I drive?: JK
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I tow my boat 1000kg with car fully loaded with camp gear etc. 3.6 auto stock wheels, gearing and hardly worries it. Just uses sh#t loads more fuel. But I guess that’s still not 1700kg.
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23-10-2018
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Established Member
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Townsville
Posts: 239 What Jeep do I drive?: JK
Likes: 7
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I tow a camper with a tare weight of 1750kg with a manual 3.6 petrol on 33's. It tows it surprisingly well although as purplexj said hill starts can be a bit painful, I did have to slip it into low range one time on a steep hill to get going. Airbags do make all the difference too the first trip I did down to Fraser it was sitting on the foam bump stops the whole way but since putting the airbags in it rides beautifully.
You will have to be very careful with the packing though because with a 1700kg camper, a bit of gear, a couple of people and a dog you can be overloaded before you know it.
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31-10-2018
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Sunshine Coast
Posts: 355 What Jeep do I drive?: JK
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Be careful with towing above the manufacturer suggested/legally allowed masses, especially the tricksy GCM, for insurance purposes. I have never heard of it being used as the reason to deny a claim but if it causes an incident with a lot of liability costs, then you put the insurance company in a difficult spot - they cannot cover your part of the claim without accepting the liability too.
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07-11-2018
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Full Flexer
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Petrie, Brisbane
Posts: 1,098 What Jeep do I drive?: None
Likes: 62
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We towed a 1200kg camper for 3 years with our 3.8L JK, we have since moved to a MUX for our towing purpose and wouldn't tow with the 3.8L JK again we will just swag camp from it when we need to go camping, compared to the MUX the 3.8 JK is crap at towing and it hates hills.
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09-11-2018
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Established Member
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Lake Macquarie NSW
Posts: 186 What Jeep do I drive?: XJ
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My Caravan is 1300kg unloaded, around 1600kg estimated with gear in it. 3.8 Manual Rubicon on 35s tows it fine, better than I would have anticipated. Depends on your expectations but even with the Caravan it's still faster than a lot of older diesel 4x4s uphill. Rear suspension could do with stiffening though, I'm looking at getting HD rear springs, not really keen on airbags.
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