Rear tow Bumpers
02-10-2008, 05:59 AM
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Rear tow Bumpers
Have 08 Rubicon with 35'S and 3 1/2" Rubicon Express Long arm lift. Ordered without tow package. Wife and kids have new boat on wish list. 21 Ft, aprrox 3000# trailer and boat. Should I just get the factory tow hitch or look for high quality aftermarket bumper/hitch combo. Hopefully something that won't interfere when I'm 4weelin. (Pun)
Also has 5:13 gears
Also has 5:13 gears
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02-10-2008, 06:19 AM
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You would be pushing that Rubi to the limit. The fact that you have 35s will put you over the limit unless you have regeared. I personally don't like to tow pushed to the limit. Another concern I would have would be the length of the boat since it weighs about 75% of what the jeep does.
02-10-2008, 06:23 AM
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Yeah, I would NOT plan on towing that boat very far with that setup. You would be putting yourself in a potentially dangerous situation, plus on 35's you probably won't have the grunt to pull the boat out on a steep ramp. That short wheelbase gets scary when pulling a long trailer. If you get out of shape that boat would have no problem flipping you right over.