Flat towing

[greenjeep]

This is going to be my first year going to Safari that I'm not going to be driving the CJ to Moab and back, so I have some flat towing questions for all you "experts."

Obviously I'll unlock the steering wheel, but what about the trans and t-case? Both in neutral, I've got a T-400 and Dana 300 twin stick? I know pulling the driveshaft is the best, but is it necessary for the less-than-200-mile trip?

Also what pressure should my 37" MTRs be at for flat towing, highway pressure, trail pressure, or somewhere in between?

How important is it for the tow bar to be perfectly level, if it is off a little does it make that much differance?

Any other constructive advice would be appreciated. Thanks, see ya at Safari.

 

[James K]

I would pull the rear driveshaft. 300's are not flat tow friendly.

 

[bobdog]

Pull the shaft and put the T/C in gear and the tranny in park. If you do decide to take a chance and leave the shaft hooked up leave the tranny in park not neutral.

 

[jp008]

I have always pulled the rear shaft and put the hubs and case in neutral. Always had good luck this way.

 

[J20 project]

Hey Green, Pull the rear shaft. D300's need some pretty good mods to make them oil when the front half of the case is stationary(as in towing in neutral). A few inches up or down on the towbar won't matter. Highway pressure on the tires, unlock the steering wheel( don't tie it down, seen people do this), and unlock the front hubs. You're good to go. Kinda feels like a train behind you but you soon get the feel of it. J20

 

[tweakeyjeep]

My bro is flat towing his CYJ-7 to Vernal for UROC and to Moab. He is running 37's and the tow bar wouldn't reach the Dodge Ram 1500 with 33's. He had to buy one of the drop tow hitches and flip it upside down. He got a 4" drop, and it still had an angle on it. It worked, and he towed it downtown, but he was worried about it, so he returned it for a 6" drop and used that to tow it down to Vernal. I would pay the extra $$ and get the angle correct, you don't want to risk it coming off and either rearending your tow rig or the chains not catching the towbar and causing your jeep to flip if the towbar grinds into the asphalt.

Leave steering wheel unlocked like you said. He put the T-Case and Tranny in gear, and pulled both driveshafts.

He has beadlocks on his 37's so he was running 25psi at the time, which is basically the most you could use on the beadlocks.

Good Luck.

 

[demon jeep]

Dave havent I been telling you all of this for how long
This time try not to roll it, pull it like a white old man

 

[I Lean]

Leave steering wheel unlocked like you said. He put the T-Case and Tranny in gear, and pulled both driveshafts.

Just a side note to this, he pulled both driveshafts because he doesn't have hubs on the front axle, just solid drive flanges--so he can't disconnect the front drive without pulling the shaft.

 

[greenjeep]

Thanks to all; except Demon, you wank

I will pull the rear shaft, unlock the steering wheel and hubs, put the trans in park, t-case in gear, get the tow bar as even as possible, and leave street pressure in the tires.

This is what I was plannng, just wanted a second opinion.