"RoyJ" > wrote in message
nk.net...
> Actually, for turning while flat towing, the big issue is the front
> steering geometry. It has to have enough caster so it will center well and
> not wander, it can't have too much or it just won't turn. Add in some of
> the usual off road Jeep issues like big tires, lousy alignment, wear and
> tear on ball joints and the rest, and you have one that will not flat tow
> well.
>
> The folks who flat tow all the time are the RV types. If you have a 17,000
> pound Winnebago, when you turn the Jeep will come along, even if it isn't
> quite happy.
>

This is certainly true. I flat tow behind a 28' Class C, and if my Jeep
wanted to go somewhere else, or complaine about where I was taking it, I
would never know.