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Ok all biases and mall crawler jokes aside.
I really need a decent DD.
Ive been looking at 2015ish Grand Cherokees.
My only hang up is how do you think one would do towing my 18ft trailer with a couple quads on it?
Trailer is 84 inches wide, but its an open equipment trailer. Weighs just under 2500lbs empty. Figure 1600lbs in quads...so 4100 or so going down the road.
The V6 is rated at 6000 and the 5.7 at 7200 with a tow package. Im not worried about power so much (espicially since im leaning V8) and most threads i read online are concerning towing campers with them which is a different ball game then what im gonna be doing.
I would of course get the tow package and install a brake controller.
I tow heavier things but im keeping my F250 for that stuff. The jeep forums dont seem to worried when i asked but i know how jeep guys can be.
Plus its not a 25+ year old ford, has unibody and IRS and is way out of my comfort zone.
I really need a decent DD.
Ive been looking at 2015ish Grand Cherokees.
My only hang up is how do you think one would do towing my 18ft trailer with a couple quads on it?
Trailer is 84 inches wide, but its an open equipment trailer. Weighs just under 2500lbs empty. Figure 1600lbs in quads...so 4100 or so going down the road.
The V6 is rated at 6000 and the 5.7 at 7200 with a tow package. Im not worried about power so much (espicially since im leaning V8) and most threads i read online are concerning towing campers with them which is a different ball game then what im gonna be doing.
I would of course get the tow package and install a brake controller.
I tow heavier things but im keeping my F250 for that stuff. The jeep forums dont seem to worried when i asked but i know how jeep guys can be.
Plus its not a 25+ year old ford, has unibody and IRS and is way out of my comfort zone.
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