Towing is quick and you need to be quicker.We travel a lot and often park in hotel and motel lots. Is there anything that you do to make ulyour jeep harder to tow away?
I park between two vehicles, nose in first. Turn the wheels to full lock one direction, put the transfer case in 4low. This makes it very difficult to get it out of the parking spot and difficult to tow. Not saying these obstacles can’t be worked around, just saying it make the process way more difficult.
What strategies do you use to make your Jeep harder to be stolen?
Something like this ? tire bootWe travel a lot and often park in hotel and motel lots. Is there anything that you do to make ulyour jeep harder to tow away?
I park between two vehicles, nose in first. Turn the wheels to full lock one direction, put the transfer case in 4low. This makes it very difficult to get it out of the parking spot and difficult to tow. Not saying these obstacles can’t be worked around, just saying it make the process way more difficult.
What strategies do you use to make your Jeep harder to be stolen?
I'm not sure if you're aware of dollies or not. But they go around the wheel and when closed lift the tire up. Most tow truck guys have these. It would take less time to set them for towing than it takes you to do all these things. I think what you are doing is giving you peace of mind, but don't under estimate the cleverness of a thief.We travel a lot and often park in hotel and motel lots. Is there anything that you do to make ulyour jeep harder to tow away?
I park between two vehicles, nose in first. Turn the wheels to full lock one direction, put the transfer case in 4low. This makes it very difficult to get it out of the parking spot and difficult to tow. Not saying these obstacles can’t be worked around, just saying it make the process way more difficult.
What strategies do you use to make your Jeep harder to be stolen?
FBI crime statistics in 2022 proved that a minimum of 21 Wranglers were stolen weekly across the country…Is this really happening? I guess maybe if its a 392 but I don't see or hear often of Jeeps being stolen let alone towed by thieves. Just surprising to me.
I had a vehicle stolen that had a Club on it back in the late-90's. They actually tried to steal it once as they punch the door lock out to get inside and almost ripped the entire steering wheel off and broke the steering column trying to get the club off (you could see where they were beating on it with a hammer or something). About a year later they actually stole it. When it was recovered we found they had simply cut a notch out of the steering wheel to slide the club off. While it's very difficult to cut the Club itself, especially while trying to steal a vehicle, it doesn't take much to cut the steering wheel. Not saying the Club is not a deterrent, but just another example of if they want it, they will take it.Who remembers "The Club"? With the front wheels turned and no steering wheel lock its easy to turn them back to center, unless you have "The Club". LOL
I've heard the brake pedal locks are better than The Club for that reason. Can't cut the brake pedal.I had a vehicle stolen that had a Club on it back in the late-90's. They actually tried to steal it once as they punch the door lock out to get inside and almost ripped the entire steering wheel off and broke the steering column trying to get the club off (you could see where they were beating on it with a hammer or something). About a year later they actually stole it. When it was recovered we found they had simply cut a notch out of the steering wheel to slide the club off. While it's very difficult to cut the Club itself, especially while trying to steal a vehicle, it doesn't take much to cut the steering wheel. Not saying the Club is not a deterrent, but just another example of if they want it, they will take it.
In regards to other posts about 4 low, I do agree that it would make it a little harder to steal by towing. Mainly because it would make it much more obvious something is a little unusual and make more noise as it dragged the front tires around.....would be pretty noticeable.