tow dolly- or full trailer

[Silverstreak01]

well guys my grandparents spend the winters in arizona. and im moving to colorado so the plan is to tow the jeep bomb from here to denver. they head south i head west... got a uhaul quote today im looking at over 700 for a full trailer but only like 300 somthing for a dolly.... i dont know if it was here or somewhere else that i heard horror stories of towing a lifted jeep with a dolly?
Uhaul said that price will even possibly go up... please help

keith

 

[hadfield4wd]

My buddy built a trailer for $700. Norther local and got the axle parts there. If that is not in the time go with the full trailer.

Matt

 

[TRNDRVR]

Is your Jeep locked up?

I've heard you can't "flat" tow a locked vehicle.

 

[Silverstreak01]

no lockers just 33s and no swaybars
should i put it on a train traindrvr>

 

[Ben H]

I have found that U haul is way over priced. Shop around. I think it would be cheaper to have the jeep shipped from AZ to CO.

 

[Silverstreak01]

Sorry - but i live in PA my grandparents are driving from hear to co THEN to az

 

[riverfever]

I made a decent move (not as long) last summer and IIRC I paid 250 for the UHaul trailer. Maybe they cut me a deal on the trailer though b/c I also had a 25' truck as well. (REAL fun driving that combo up into the mountains.)

 

[riverfever]

Silver...why aren't you bringing it out? Are you coming with a bigger truck loaded with your stuff?

 

[Ben H]

Sorry - but i live in PA my grandparents are driving from hear to co THEN to az

oh...thats a 2000 mile difference. Then $700 seems about right for a full trailer.

 

[Silverstreak01]

river fever- well my grand parents are going that way (sorta) for one. and for the piece of mind of just putting it on the trailer and not having to worry about anything for 1800 miles is worth it in my opinion. im sure people have driven bigger trucks further but if im on the road for more then 6 hours in it im not having fun.. my grandfather has a brandy new dodge diesle 2500 that he got to pull his 42foot airstream.

keith

 

[old_man]

I own a tow dolly and drag my XJ around alot. Personally, a good tow dolly is a heck of a lot more stable than a trailer. Mine has the electric brakes that work from the tail lights. I was skeptical, but it works really well. I do most of my towing in the mountains and it has been flawless. You will need to drop the driveshaft to use a tow dolly but it only takes a couple of minutes.

 

[Silverstreak01]

does it matter if i have no swaybars

 

[BlueCuda]

You do not need to drop the DS. The 231 has an oil pump and will work just fine if put in Neutral.

 

[old_man]

When you put the TC in neutral, it connects the front and rear DS together. You can flat tow it but you can't pull it on a dolly without pulling a DS. No sway bars makes towing a problem on a tow dolly. It gets quite squirreley. On a trailer, you can pull the body down more and get away with it easier.

 

[Silverstreak01]

thats what i thought old man . you guys have any other ideas on getting it out there ..

 

[JEEPZZ]

When you put the TC in neutral, it connects the front and rear DS together.

I thought that this was only true on the earlier XJs & somewhere in the late 80's the t-case was changed to allow the drivelines to be independent of each while in neutral.

 

[BPB]

personaly from my towing experience, I would find a cheep tow dolly, look in the nickel adds, you will use it enough to where it pays for its self, if you leave your tranny in neutral then you can do that. Just don't drive like a bat out of hell you will be fine

 

[Silverstreak01]

well with the grandparents i dont think "bat out of hell" is possible..

 

[hadfield4wd]

I'd still pull the DS. Take about 10 minutes.

 

[BillCMoore]

Heck for $700 I'd about come get it and trailer it for ya...LOL