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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=ADion 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. Jeff Strickland wrote: > YOU TOLD US IN ANOTHER POST THAT YOUR CJ HAS FULL FLOATING REAR HUBS. This > is a critical bit of information AND IT CHANGES THE ENTIRE DISCUSSION. > > Full Floaters allow flat towing, indeed they are a primary reason people > even install them. Well, maybe not primary reason, but CERTAINLY this is an > added benefit. > > All you need do is unlock all four hubs, and you are ready to go. The tires > will be disconnected at the hub from the entire rest of the drive train, > COMPLETELY REMOVING the requirement to set the levers on the transmission > and transfer case to any specific position. With the hubs unlocked on the > rear axle, the drivetrain will remain at rest while you are towing your CJ. > > Not only do Full Floaters let you flat tow, but if you manage to break an > axle shaft, you can disconnect the affected tire and still drive your Jeep. > This is the primary reason why people install them. > > You bought a Bonus, you can flat tow without any worries. > > > > > > > > > wrote in message > oups.com... > >I just got a tow vehicle which is only rated to tow 4800 lbs.... so it > > can tow my CJ, but not the CJ + trailer. > > > > Is there anything special I need to know before flat towing? I'm > > guessing I should put the transfer case and transmission in neutral, > > and lock in the hubs. Anything else I should do? > > |
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