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Title: Took your Towd advice
Post by: "Irish" on September 19, 2020, 04:04:52 pm
Based on the comments everyone made I made a decision on what to replace our 2006 TJ with. One suggestion was a Sidekick, they are now very old and It's hard to find a good one, had one behind a 34' Eurocoach back in the early 90's. It was a simple, reliable ride. The Jeep Wrangler was the most voted and my choice, but since it will be the DW's daily driver in place of her High performance sedan i relented and we found a 2014 Grand Cherokee Limited another well suggested vehicle by forum members, with numerous options added and only 18500 miles, at a price way less than lesser specs with more miles, looks like brand new, bought it this morning. We have a blue ox hitch, so will need to wire it up, and add a charge line, breakaway, and base plate. How do I know if I need the wire for the power steering? We really appreciate the time everyone took with 30 replies and suggestions: THANK YOU all of you!
Title: Re: Took your Towd advice
Post by: craneman on September 19, 2020, 04:44:23 pm
Based on the comments everyone made I made a decision on what to replace our 2006 TJ with. One suggestion was a Sidekick, they are now very old and It's hard to find a good one, had one behind a 34' Eurocoach back in the early 90's. It was a simple, reliable ride. The Jeep Wrangler was the most voted and my choice, but since it will be the DW's daily driver in place of her High performance sedan i relented and we found a 2014 Grand Cherokee Limited another well suggested vehicle by forum members, with numerous options added and only 18500 miles, at a price way less than lesser specs with more miles, looks like brand new, bought it this morning. We have a blue ox hitch, so will need to wire it up, and add a charge line, breakaway, and base plate. How do I know if I need the wire for the power steering? We really appreciate the time everyone took with 30 replies and suggestions: THANK YOU all of you!
You don't have electric steering so no issue with the wiring kit for it. I am about to put the baseplate on my '14 Overland as soon as it cools down here. The instructions call for removing the grill on the Roadmaster instructions. When I look at it, the grill is the whole front clip. Hope your Blue Ox baseplate is easier.
Title: Re: Took your Towd advice
Post by: "Irish" on September 19, 2020, 07:43:43 pm
Looked at the blue ox instructions and you must take the front off, drill a few holes - takes about three hours, that's the sales brochure!! No electric steering - that's great, thanks
Title: Re: Took your Towd advice
Post by: Sven and Kristi on September 19, 2020, 08:26:37 pm
Congratulations - that sounds like a great vehicle. Our Liberty has worked out great and we added the Air Force secondary braking system. Your owner's manual should have instructions on setting it up for towing; if not, you can easily find it on line.
Title: Re: Took your Towd advice
Post by: Realmccoy on September 22, 2020, 12:45:35 pm
Check the ETrailer website for an installation video. They do a very good job of showing how to install specific base plates.