POLAR_JEEP_04
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ohio
Hopefully I'll be sleeping in a wiener box 
Important
- Thread starter bshaw
- Start date
- Location
- 29°58'28.9"N 99°15'15.5"W
My insurance man makes more per year from my company than i make.
I chewed his ass this week
I chewed his ass this week
- Location
- Coshocton, OH
Dan how's that tow? 5.3 or 4.8? I been thinking of just getting a dolly for the XJ, and just pulling the rear DS... I know I wouldn't have brakes, but I also won't have 1500 lbs (or whatever) of trailer weight either...Yes. I was going to do this but they balanced for free.
In other news, the 'hoe is coming home.
- Location
- Michigan
Re: Re: Important
5.3, and it tows great, it's no diesel, but does all I need it to do. It didn't like the Vail pass. I've used a dolly behind this with an xj behind and I couldn't believe how nice it towed.
Tranny is starting to get weak, but it's got 160k on it.
The only thing I might do different is buy a suburban, but they don't fit in the garage as nice.
5.3, and it tows great, it's no diesel, but does all I need it to do. It didn't like the Vail pass. I've used a dolly behind this with an xj behind and I couldn't believe how nice it towed.
Tranny is starting to get weak, but it's got 160k on it.
The only thing I might do different is buy a suburban, but they don't fit in the garage as nice.
- Location
- Michigan
...if you have a 231 case, you don't need to pull the shaft, put the case in N and go. The rear output shaft runs the lubricating pump. Trans in park.
- Location
- Rainy side of Washington
Some 231s lock the front and rear shafts in neutral. If they do, you should be fine as long as the vac disconnect works right, but drop the front or rear shaft just to be safe... seen pics of jeeps (iirc one from the SEC most recently) that burnt to the ground due to improper towing with an old style np231.
- Location
- Southwest IN
I have thought about building a tow bar for the 95, but I have seen too many horror stories about it to commit. On the other hand, if thousands of old people can do it with a motorhome I should be able to lol.
*89Laredo*
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Sheffield, IA
We pulled mine from Baldwin to Hart at like 80mph with homemade brackets/towbar. Tcase and trans in neutral.
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- Location
- NE Indiana
Flat towing scares the crap out of me...
mac 'old people got me on that one' gyvr
mac 'old people got me on that one' gyvr
- Location
- 29°58'28.9"N 99°15'15.5"W
I used to flat tow mine all over. I disconnected the driveshafts.
- Location
- Michigan
Flat towing in slippery conditions is scary. I flat towed from NYC to Michigan w no problems
kmanxj5050
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Reed City Michigan
Never flat towed. Always been lucky enough to have a trailer at my disposal.
- Location
- Rainy side of Washington
There is a chance I will make WF after all... not with the jeep though.
What airport should I shoot for and would anyone have a passenger/back seat available?
What airport should I shoot for and would anyone have a passenger/back seat available?
- Location
- NE Indiana
I tried towing the popcan flat down without pulling the driveshafts to Tellico in 2001...
I had to make '2wd' hubs for the front because the front gearless locker wanted to cause issues...
Then I had to pull the rear shaft because the tcase was spinning the front shaft...
mac 'where I learned about no real neutral in the 231' gyvr
I had to make '2wd' hubs for the front because the front gearless locker wanted to cause issues...
Then I had to pull the rear shaft because the tcase was spinning the front shaft...
mac 'where I learned about no real neutral in the 231' gyvr
- Location
- NE Indiana
Chicago, Ft Wayne, Indy
Just depends on when and where for a ride to the park.
mac 'redheep flies into the fort at noon on wed the 5th' gyvr
- Location
- Michigan
Re: Re: Important
Or MBS on the 4th. It would be interesting to have Dylan and Ken in the same vehicle.
Or MBS on the 4th. It would be interesting to have Dylan and Ken in the same vehicle.
altrocker1
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Iowa
Or MBS on the 4th. It would be interesting to have Dylan and Ken in the same vehicle.
i wouldn't understand a thing they were talking about...
- Location
- Michigan
- Location
- Rainy side of Washington
Hmmmm.
BOS-ORD for 215 round trip if I arrive Wednesday and leave Sunday... that is even cheaper than my last trip.
You guys may have to put up with a LOT of nerd yap. Nate coming too? :gee: :compwork:
BOS-ORD for 215 round trip if I arrive Wednesday and leave Sunday... that is even cheaper than my last trip.
You guys may have to put up with a LOT of nerd yap. Nate coming too? :gee: :compwork:
*89Laredo*
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Sheffield, IA
This sounds like a good plan.Or MBS on the 4th. It would be interesting to have Dylan and Ken in the same vehicle.
I left from MBS when I went to New Jersey. Think I spent 2 hours in Detroit.
