flat Towin a Tj

TexasSara · **Posted:** Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:46 pm

Hey All,

My boyfriend is looking in to tradeing in his f-250 on a CRD Kj, but we have some questins. First how well could one on 245 flat tow a TJ. He dosent want to traler tow cause of the wheelbase and were not talking about to Moab just around Texas no more than 400 miles.

and also what kind of Mileage are people geting on them with the 245 mtr's

thanks

Sara and Nate

RTStabler51 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:08 pm

The CRD will tow it just fine, however, its the brakes that have me worried.

Last month I towed 4k+ ~1200 miles with no issues averaging in the high 18mpg. I also installed a brake controller which makes towing a breeze.
FWIW, towing my CSVT my Lightning averaged 8.5MPG while my CRD was in the low 19s.
Here's a crappy picture

WWV · **Joined:** Mon May 15, 2006 1:01 pm **Posts:** 121

I have an '06 Sport with towing package. I tow my 3000lb Coleman camper + 3 or 4 hundred pounds of gear up and down mountains of Utah and Colorado. Zero problems until I try to get going abouve 70 MPH and then it get's squirly and not a great idea because of total weight of trailer vs CRD.

Anyways, it pulls like champ at any speed I want. I've got elec brake controller which I wouldn't tow without. Next install is sway bar but for now I just keep at 65 or below.

I also have hauled my inlaws 1000lb flatbed with about 1000lb of junk on it and I almost couldn't tell it was back there....

My two cents....great vehicle.

WWV

spoonplugger1 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 22, 2006 3:22 pm

245/70s are about the same diameter as the stock tires, mileage should be very close to stock. A lift and 245/75s you lose about 2 mpg to wind and rolling resistence of 31 inch tire.

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:34 pm

a couple of earlier posts on CRD's towing

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=3904&highlight=towing

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=74063&highlight=#74063

s_allcroft · **Posted:** Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:18 am

I flat tow my YJ with 31x10's and a 6 inch lift with NO Problems

spoonplugger1 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:42 am

From the original post, you'll see he wants to tow on a RV towd type hitch, not on a trailer. I see a little different problem here, towing characteristics and no trailer brakes would make me think he'll have some problems pulling down the load in an emergency situation.

s_allcroft · **Posted:** Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:51 am

I FLAT TOW my YJ.... RV type towbar. No brake connection

TexasSara · **Posted:** Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:26 pm

well its a mute point now, jeep wont put any CRD out till the new body style in late 2007 as the 08 model with the 3.0 CRD

RTStabler51 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:47 pm

There are still news out htere on the lots...just gotta look.

offroadsubaru · **Posted:** Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:04 am

TexasSara wrote:

well its a mute point now, jeep wont put any CRD out till the new body style in late 2007 as the 08 model with the 3.0 CRD

The 2007 Grand Cherokee comes out in January 2007 with the Mercedes-Benz 3.0 Bluetec V6 CDI (CRD) engine.

The word is still out on the future availability of the Liberty CRD. Some have speculated that it will return in 2007 with the VM Motori 2.8 liter Four, others have speculated that the next engine may be a Mercedes-Benz four. And VM Motori just introduced a 3.0 liter V6 of their own. Who knows...

The build date of my parents' CRD was in February, but it sat around until July when they picked it up (after being transferred from a WA dealer to one in OR as a dealer trade). Considering that the last build dates were in late May, I'd check Autotrader.com.

TexasSara · **Posted:** Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:48 am

oh he wanted a new one. he will not buy a second hand diesel, cause you never know how the last owner treated it. i know its dumb but thats the way he is.

offroadsubaru · **Posted:** Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:55 pm

TexasSara wrote:

oh he wanted a new one. he will not buy a second hand diesel, cause you never know how the last owner treated it. i know its dumb but thats the way he is.

Yeah, I understand. My point is that there still may be new CRDs on the lots, given that production stopped in May and my parents bought a new build date Feb-06 CRD in July.

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