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RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: pulling 02 210sante with a JEEP?
Saceone, I had to go back and look at my first response again after seeing the photo of the Black rubicon posted above. I was thinking of the 2 door Wrangler so I went on the Jeep website and took a look at the specs. Just last week I traded an 05 Liberty for an 08 Liberty so I thought I would use that for a comparison to the Rubicon.
Liberty Wheel base is 106, Rubicon 4 door is 116
Liberty weight is 4200, Rubicon is 4400
Liberty 3.7 v6 puts out 210 Ho, Rubicon 3.8 v6 puts out 202 hp
Liberty Tow cap 5000#, Rubicon tow cap is 5200#
Liberty final drive ratio is 3:21, Rubicon is 4:10
Standard Tire size is also larger on the Rubicon.
My Liberty tows my Nautique which is max weight with trailer and gear of3500# fairly well, Stopping it is no problem, the trailer is equiped with brakes and both of these vehicles come with disc brakes all around. The Liberty is a little slugish with the 3.7 because of the highway gears but at 4:10 rear gear the Rubicon should pull much nicer, the trade off being revving pretty high on the highway and using more fuel.
The longer wheel base of the Rubicon will help out and it's hard to imagine that vehicle weighs in at 4400#. I think I would reverse my original opinion and think the Rubicon would be fine for everyday towing but maybe a little tough on fuel and comfort on long haul highway trips if you do that. A hard stop situation might still test it's ability to handle that large boat back there though.
Saceone, I had to go back and look at my first response again after seeing the photo of the Black rubicon posted above. I was thinking of the 2 door Wrangler so I went on the Jeep website and took a look at the specs. Just last week I traded an 05 Liberty for an 08 Liberty so I thought I would use that for a comparison to the Rubicon.
Liberty Wheel base is 106, Rubicon 4 door is 116
Liberty weight is 4200, Rubicon is 4400
Liberty 3.7 v6 puts out 210 Ho, Rubicon 3.8 v6 puts out 202 hp
Liberty Tow cap 5000#, Rubicon tow cap is 5200#
Liberty final drive ratio is 3:21, Rubicon is 4:10
Standard Tire size is also larger on the Rubicon.
My Liberty tows my Nautique which is max weight with trailer and gear of3500# fairly well, Stopping it is no problem, the trailer is equiped with brakes and both of these vehicles come with disc brakes all around. The Liberty is a little slugish with the 3.7 because of the highway gears but at 4:10 rear gear the Rubicon should pull much nicer, the trade off being revving pretty high on the highway and using more fuel.
The longer wheel base of the Rubicon will help out and it's hard to imagine that vehicle weighs in at 4400#. I think I would reverse my original opinion and think the Rubicon would be fine for everyday towing but maybe a little tough on fuel and comfort on long haul highway trips if you do that. A hard stop situation might still test it's ability to handle that large boat back there though.
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