The Jeeps of today are nothing compared to the older WideTracs. Mine had
a big honkin' V-8 hooked to a Chrysler 727 auto tranny.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Jason wrote:
> I've used a Jeep Cherokee V6 a few times to haul a car trailer and didn't
> like it.  (2001 Golf racecar).  I found it swayed a bit much and the Jeep
> wasn't quite heavy enough for the load.  It had plenty of power and brakes,
> just swayed too much in the back end past 50mph.
>
> Jason
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> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 4:42 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
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>> Michael Snow wrote:
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>>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Bobby Brown <bobbybrown1@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Fellow listees,
>>>
>>>> Long story short, I plan to haul my 88 GL on a UHaul autohauler about 250
>>>> miles with a 4.7 V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
>>>>
>>>> Anything special I should know in advance for a successful run?
>>>>
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>>>>
>>> I hauled an old Chevy pickup 225 miles (climbing then descending over
>>> 4000 feet in 100 degree heat on I-8 east of San Diego) with my 4.7 V8
>>> Toyota Tundra on a U-Haul trailer last spring.  The trip was stressful
>>> but uneventful.  Overdrive off, reduced speed, and shifting down for
>>> compression braking on the descent kept my son and I safe and the two
>>> trucks undamaged.  The tie-down straps that U-Haul provides are strong
>>> enough, but there are not enough of them.  I would use some extra
>>> straps on the front and rear tie-down loops to stabilize the van body.
>>>  This will help prevent trailer sway from the van rocking on its
>>> suspension.   If the trailer doesn't track perfectly straight behind
>>> your truck, slow down until it doesn't sway.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Michael Snow
>>> 1987 Syncro TiiCo
>>> 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD
>>> http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  I hauled my '88 GL from Clinton, OK to Birmingham, AL on a U-haul auto
>>>
>> trailer. Had no problem - but there were/are caveats - 1), I was limited
>> to 45 mph. Made for a long slow trip. 2) I also rented one of U-hauls
>> box-van trucks. I got the minimum size that would pull the trailer.
>> Don't remember  the weight size, but it wasn't huge. Pulled nicely. I
>> had to be careful of the braking - which was long and slow on the
>> stopping distances. Other than that, the trailer tracked well, and there
>> was no sway. I liked the U-haul trailer and the truck. Both performed well.
>>
>> Recently, my son and I hauled a '91 Carat about 70 miles using a U-haul
>> auto-trailer pulled by a 2009 Chevy Pickup truck with a factory towing
>> package. I don't know what the particulars were on the engine, but it
>> was an automatic, and the truck was not a 4X4. Had not problems at all.
>> The same day - we moved another "88 GL about 15 miles and again had no
>> problems.
>>
>> I don't know about the model Jeep involved here - but in Alaska I had an
>> '85 Jeep Wagoneer LTD Widetrac full-time 4X4 with automatic trans and
>> manual shift for Hi or Low range. That model Jeep was Heeeaaavy! I never
>> pulled an auto trailer with it, but I can say it was hell-for-stout and
>> pulled many a vehicle out of the ditch or the snowbank in Alaska,
>> including one unfortunate tourist with a 33 foot long motor home.
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> 88 GL Driver
>>
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