TOWING CAPACITY QUESTION jeep wrangler 4dr

[lunarcaptain]

New here, and just got a 2004 sv190t hybrid.

have a chevy silverado 2500 HD this will tow anything, but it has a regular cab. we are empty nested but we like to take two grandsons camping several times a year. having a regular cab hinders the amount of occupents to 3 in a reg cab.

question is...we also have a 2012 jeep wrangler 4 door, has a heavy durty hitch on back, but from what I can read we have the 3.21 gear? will this jeep tow this hybrid?

I did some research, and getting conflicting answers....figured one of you here on this forum would have a better insight to this.

any help is greatly appreciated. thanks

[ependydad]

Do you know the weights of the camper? Specifically it's tongue weight and total weight?

And, on the Jeep Wrangler, what is your cargo carrying capacity? (listed on a sticker on the door jamb that reads, "the total weight of occupants and cargo must not exceed XX lbs.)

Finally, what is a ballpark weight for you, your wife and grandkids (their and their ages)?

[lunarcaptain]

I will check tonight and bounce those number off you.!

[MtnGuy]

Originally Posted by lunarcaptain

question is...we also have a 2012 jeep wrangler 4 door, has a heavy durty hitch on back, but from what I can read we have the 3.21 gear? will this jeep tow this hybrid?

If the hitch is factory installed, then it is not heavy duty.....at least not the last time that I researched Jeep Wranglers. It is a probably a class II hitch, rated for 3500 lbs, with a maximum 350 lb. tongue weight. Many Class II receivers just use a 1 1/4" receiver opening, but Jeep decided to go with the 2" on their hitches.

There should be a sticker on the hitch stating the capacities.

Wranglers used to have up to a 3500 lb. towing capability with the proper equipment (low final drive ratio), but it looks like now it is maximized at 2000 lbs. Don't know what year that changed. That means the newer Jeeps might only have a Class I hitch, rated at 2000 lbs.

[bikendan]

agree that 3500lbs. is the max with the factory tow package.
with only a 3.21 rear end, i'll bet the hitch receiver is a type II or was an aftermarket install.

no matter which it is, the hybrid is too much for the Jeep.