steveandjiljeep
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Hi Folks, first post. We recently upgraded our 2015 Wrangler sport 2 dr (which we loved) to a 4dr Rubicon (which we so far love.) We towed the sport behind a small diesel Class C (Winnebago View) for 6 years using a blue ox tow plate. We also had a DEMCO stay-in-play Duo brake controller which performed flawlessly. We are going up to a large diesel pusher with air brakes and suspension, so will also upgrade to an AirForce 1.
My questions are really about what to do to the jeep. I will say we have no plans to modify the jeep suspension in any way. My wife leans away from the tow plate option as it lowers ground clearance (a bit) and makes a winch if we decide to get one very difficult. That seems to leave us with a replacement bumper from Rockhard or LOD. so:
1)What is the general consensus - should we avoid a towplate? If we do go with a new bumper, is there a strong preference for steel or aluminum? We enjoy some off roading, but we are not going to be doing massive amounts in crazy situations. (Back-country of capital reef was the scariest we ever did in sport.)
2) Should anyone who does any off-roading have a winch as a basic safety feature, or is this overkill for modest users.
3) Can a winch be added later, or do you have to take these aftermarket bumpers off to do that?
4) How important are the LOD tie in brackets - to be honest, we towed the sport with a towplate which is less stable a configuration that the aftermarket bumpers with tow brackets tie in bracket or not (there is a point at which things become overkill. Also if they are crucial, can you use them with the rock hard product?
Sorry for all the questions on first post, but hoping for the general wisdom.
Steve
My questions are really about what to do to the jeep. I will say we have no plans to modify the jeep suspension in any way. My wife leans away from the tow plate option as it lowers ground clearance (a bit) and makes a winch if we decide to get one very difficult. That seems to leave us with a replacement bumper from Rockhard or LOD. so:
1)What is the general consensus - should we avoid a towplate? If we do go with a new bumper, is there a strong preference for steel or aluminum? We enjoy some off roading, but we are not going to be doing massive amounts in crazy situations. (Back-country of capital reef was the scariest we ever did in sport.)
2) Should anyone who does any off-roading have a winch as a basic safety feature, or is this overkill for modest users.
3) Can a winch be added later, or do you have to take these aftermarket bumpers off to do that?
4) How important are the LOD tie in brackets - to be honest, we towed the sport with a towplate which is less stable a configuration that the aftermarket bumpers with tow brackets tie in bracket or not (there is a point at which things become overkill. Also if they are crucial, can you use them with the rock hard product?
Sorry for all the questions on first post, but hoping for the general wisdom.
Steve
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