I would have never believed it, I've actually lifted a rear corner
of my CJs off the ground, back in my heyday.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

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>
> I assure you the weight of the CJ is 4400 lbs. I took it to a scale
> and had it weighed. (Actually it was 4650 but I plan on taking off the
> hard doors for towing which should eliminate 250 lbs.) Among other
> things it has 36" boggers, a 360 engine, a full roll cage, Dana 60s
> front and rear, two layers of custom skid plates in addition to the
> stock skid plate, custom bumpers, winch, and a variety of other heavy
> stuff.
>
> The tow vehicle is a 2wd 2002 Dodge Durango. Not sure if this
> qualifies as the "Ford Expedit*ion or GM equivalent" suggested by Dean
> or not.
>
> The jeep rear axle is indeed a full floating with unlockable hubs. If
> I understand what you all are saying, if I unlock all 4 hubs there
> will be no lubrication issues. Do I still need to stop every 200 miles
> and let the engine idle to splash lubrication up on the bearings? I'm
> a bit confused, because in one instance Jeff said I would need to
> leave the front hubs locked in to lubricate... but once it was clearly
> understood that I have full floating in the rear, the advice changed
> to leave all 4 hubs unlocked. I don't understand why the rear
> configuration would change the requirement to lock in the front hubs or
> not? (Please bear with me if I sound ignorant... I have had some
> lesser/stock jeeps and been offroad before but this is my first heavily
> modified rig. I bought it as is built by someone else and am still
> learning all the ins and outs... I only know enough to be dangerous
> but am trying to learn)
>
> A thought: Would a potential good solution be a tow dolly? This could
> get the CJ's front wheels up off the road and eliminate the steering
> problem, yet would only add a couple hundred pounds of weight instead
> of a thousand or more.