- Location
- Lafayette, IN
Alright, so I recently changed my steering box and that helped with my wandering issue quite a bit, but the XJ is still a little awkward on the highway. Within the next year I'd like to make it out of the state and visit some other trails. So with the prospect of a long trip, I think I would either want to take some lift out of the XJ (remove coil spacers and leaf shackles + get smaller tires = lame), or look into trailering it all over the place. I have a 98 ZJ with the 4.0, it is low mileage (65k) and very well maintained, but still doesn't feel that energetic pulling its own weight. It does not have the tow package. I hate to think about putting the weight of a car hauler and my XJ behind it. The whole point of trailering is to *not* have white knuckles the entire way 
So, in this situation, what would you guys do? I love the ZJ as a DD, so maybe get one with the 5.2 (5.9s seem tough to find)? Would I be any better off with a WJ? Or finding something full size with a bit more headroom for towing (7000lb+)? Obviously being able to stop that much trailer weight is as important as moving it, so I think a longer wheelbase would help with the sway? What about flat-towing the XJ so I don't have the trailer weight to deal with?
Basically, who trailers with a full-size, who trailers with another Jeep, who flat-tows, and who mans up and drives their wheeling rig everywhere? I could not handle a 4+ hour trip in this thing.

So, in this situation, what would you guys do? I love the ZJ as a DD, so maybe get one with the 5.2 (5.9s seem tough to find)? Would I be any better off with a WJ? Or finding something full size with a bit more headroom for towing (7000lb+)? Obviously being able to stop that much trailer weight is as important as moving it, so I think a longer wheelbase would help with the sway? What about flat-towing the XJ so I don't have the trailer weight to deal with?
Basically, who trailers with a full-size, who trailers with another Jeep, who flat-tows, and who mans up and drives their wheeling rig everywhere? I could not handle a 4+ hour trip in this thing.