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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 03:56 PM
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Have a 07 Jk. 2.5 coil lift on 35s. I do a lot of camping and was wondering if there are travel trailers out there that I can tow. It's just me and my little boy so nothing to big. Just looking for the basics. Any thoughts on what companies to look at. Thank you.
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 04:06 PM
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I pull a boat with mine, so I don't see why a small pop up camper would cause a problem
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Travdd
Have a 07 Jk. 2.5 coil lift on 35s. I do a lot of camping and was wondering if there are travel trailers out there that I can tow. It's just me and my little boy so nothing to big. Just looking for the basics. Any thoughts on what companies to look at. Thank you.
There's a guy in my club that tows a popup camper with his jku on 35's, he doesn't have any problems
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 04:17 PM
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Sounds good. What size pop-up are they towing and what's the brand. Always had toy haulers so don't know much about pop-ups.
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Travdd
Have a 07 Jk. 2.5 coil lift on 35s. I do a lot of camping and was wondering if there are travel trailers out there that I can tow. It's just me and my little boy so nothing to big. Just looking for the basics. Any thoughts on what companies to look at. Thank you.
I hauled a friends 24' travel RV about 150 miles with no issues. I have 3.8 with 37's and 4.88 manual tranny. Tongue was heavier than I would typ haul but ball held it pretty good
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Travdd
Have a 07 Jk. 2.5 coil lift on 35s. I do a lot of camping and was wondering if there are travel trailers out there that I can tow. It's just me and my little boy so nothing to big. Just looking for the basics. Any thoughts on what companies to look at. Thank you.
I have a 2012 JKU 3.6 with 3.73 and 34"s. We go camping alot and pull an 18' pop up all over the place with no problem at all.
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 04:46 PM
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I tow a tent trailer it weighs about 2200 lbs. loaded no problems. Have love that new penstar engine.
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 05:42 PM
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I have a 4.5" lift with 35's and I tow a small hardwall that is close to 2000 lbs. no problem.
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 06:21 PM
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Here are a shot of Dozer ready to head out on a 250 mile trip
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Here's a few of the campsite
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And we made it back!!
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I averaged between 15-16mpg towing about 70 MPH. The rear end sags a bit and I rubbed the tires on the rock sliders a few times hitting some whoops on the expressway. Braking was marginal.... I will be getting a brake controller before our next trip in a few weeks. Not sure yet what to do with the sag. It's a 2700 lb trailer with nothing in it.


Saw this KK and a fairly large trailer... had to snap a quick picture!!
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 04:44 AM
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I ran across this little all aluminum unit that even had AC. Can't recall the brand at the moment, but it would be perfect for the two of you. May want to put larger tires on it though.

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