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Hello from Central Oregon! I'm new to the Jeep world after years of enjoying motorcycles and trucks off road. Recently bought a 2012 Sahara Unlimited Arctic Edition with the manual transmission.
I'm looking forward to getting her dirty on some off road adventures with my wife and our dog. I'm adding a tow bar so I can pull it behind our truck camper setup for some extended camping trips.
Reach out if you are in the area!
Last edited by Lost In The High Desert; Sep 5, 2021 at 08:09 AM.
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Welcome to JKF.. Good looking Ride.. Good group here with much knowledge and willing to respond with opinions, suggestions, so post up your questions... BTW.. Red the manual on Flat Towing & Double check that the transfer case is in NEUTRAL .. The Trans is in NEUTRAL...
Thanks Jay2013jk and Sunnysideup, I appreciate the welcome!
I enjoy reading the tech stuff and I look forward to learning from everyone's experience and shared knowledge.
Welcome. I think adding a tow bar with that bumper is going to be difficult. You can just tow directly from those d-rings depending on what you're using. Is that a Smittybilt bumper? I know BlueOx has adapters to fit a 7/8" Smitty D-ring. Not sure if you're a Blue Ox or Roadmaster guy.
***sorry, you said tow bar and my mind was stuck on a baseplate. I'll leave my original comment even though it might be confusing.
Welcome. I think adding a tow bar with that bumper is going to be difficult. You can just tow directly from those d-rings depending on what you're using. Is that a Smittybilt bumper? I know BlueOx has adapters to fit a 7/8" Smitty D-ring. Not sure if you're a Blue Ox or Roadmaster guy.
***sorry, you said tow bar and my mind was stuck on a baseplate. I'll leave my original comment even though it might be confusing.
Thanks resharp001, I discovered the same thing regarding the base plate when I started looking for options to attach the tow bar to the Smittybilt XRC Gen 1 bumper.
I ended up with a good deal locally on a Roadmaster Sterling all terrain tow bar. So I've ordered the Roadmaster adapters which will allow it to connect to the D-Rings. Just waiting on the RM parts to arrive...
New member in Oregon
