Donny
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Post by Donny on Jul 10, 2009 8:19:22 GMT -5
Anybody here tow one of the Pop Ups you can rent from MWR? I'm considering this for the Annual and was wondering if I could tow one with my TJ all the way to OR.
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Donny
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Post by jeeepxj on Jul 10, 2009 9:06:39 GMT -5
Anybody here tow one of the Pop Ups you can rent from MWR? I'm considering this for the Annual and was wondering if I could tow one with my TJ all the way to OR. Thanks, Donny Tony Wheeler has done it several times with his YJ. You might just want to turn off that fancy new overdrive that you'll have. What gears do you have? Why can't Jen just follow you in the Denali, with the camper in tow?  |
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Post by Donny on Jul 10, 2009 10:22:01 GMT -5
Trying to save the gas of driving 2 vehicles to Oak Ridge. I'm running 3.73 gears and 35" tires. Definately geared for the autobahn right now.
I've got a set of 4.11's for the front, but need to find them for the rear. Also I think I need a different carrier for the rear.
Also looking at maybe swaping for a set of 33's.
Donny
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Post by toynrnd on Jul 10, 2009 11:31:42 GMT -5
Just take your time...you'll get there eventually.
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Post by jeeepxj on Jul 10, 2009 11:45:08 GMT -5
Trying to save the gas of driving 2 vehicles to Oak Ridge. I'm running 3.73 gears and 35" tires. Definately geared for the autobahn right now. I've got a set of 4.11's for the front, but need to find them for the rear. Also I think I need a different carrier for the rear. Also looking at maybe swaping for a set of 33's. Donny What rear axle do you have? If you have a rear D44, you could score the stock Rubi 4.10's pretty cheap and you won't need a new carrier because they're a "thick" gear set. Let me know what you might need, I've got to get rid of some things anyways.  Moving sucks! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2009 11:52:12 GMT -5
I've towed my popup a few times with the TJ. Keep the pup weight to as close to 2000# as you can or less. Like Chris said, don't be in a hurry and it's not too bad, i.e. don't try to keep with Craig or convoy with him. I thought I could hang one time and I said we're getting in the left lane and put the hammer down, running about 70 in the rain. About 10 minutes later he gets on the CB and says, "I thought somebody said we going to put the hammer down?" Without gears you won't want to use OD. Donny what axles are you running front and rear with 3.73 gears that you'll be going with 4.11s later? |
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Post by ex-tbd85hilux on Jul 11, 2009 2:56:38 GMT -5
My parents used to tow a camper with us kids and enough gear for week every year. We had 2 campers over the years. One was an old Cox popup that they used to haul behind a tempo/topaz. they also had a Jayco hard top pop up. That one was pulled behind a Tempo/Topaz and eventually a Suzuki Sidekick JX. If these can pull a camper you shouldn't have too much of a problem with your TJ. Just keep it slow and don't expect to keep interstate speeds going through the mountains. Use engine braking as well on the downhill parts to help the brakes.
Paul G.
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Post by stuck tj on Jul 11, 2009 6:52:48 GMT -5
I think I'm not a good comparison, the chalet is at 1000 lb wet. So its not bad weight wise I just need better gears on the hills for the 37s.
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Post by Donny on Jul 14, 2009 15:09:24 GMT -5
Donny what axles are you running front and rear with 3.73 gears that you'll be going with 4.11s later? I'm running the stock D30 front and a TJ D44 rear. |
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Post by Donny on Jul 14, 2009 15:11:16 GMT -5
Trying to save the gas of driving 2 vehicles to Oak Ridge. I'm running 3.73 gears and 35" tires. Definately geared for the autobahn right now. I've got a set of 4.11's for the front, but need to find them for the rear. Also I think I need a different carrier for the rear. Also looking at maybe swaping for a set of 33's. Donny What rear axle do you have? If you have a rear D44, you could score the stock Rubi 4.10's pretty cheap and you won't need a new carrier because they're a "thick" gear set. Let me know what you might need, I've got to get rid of some things anyways. Moving sucks! What do you want for a set of 4.10's for the D44? If I can use my same bearings over and just re-shim them, I might be able to swing that. |
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Post by Donny on Jul 14, 2009 15:18:03 GMT -5
Thanks for all the good comments. I figured the TJ would pull it just thinking about stopping with Jen and 2 of the 3 kids in the car.
Donny
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2009 15:56:30 GMT -5
To be honest I think it's a waste of time to regear from 3.73 to 4.11, even if the 4.11s were free. That's a whole lot of work, gear oil, and bearings for very little change.
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Post by jeeepxj on Jul 14, 2009 19:27:39 GMT -5
with Jen and 2 of the 3 kids in the car. My TJ only has 2 seat belts in the rear... |
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Post by stuck tj on Jul 14, 2009 20:00:47 GMT -5
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Post by jeeepxj on Jul 14, 2009 20:05:04 GMT -5
Apparently.. Well deserved!
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