Well I do alot of towing,,Most People that tow,,dont understand GVWR,,GCWR,,,,
GVWR = Gross Vehicle Weight Rating,,,this is what you can tow plus your total weight of your vehicle plus passengers and cargo,,,GCWR = Gross Carry Weight Rating,,How much your vehicle is rated to tow. Im assuming a Jeep probably has a 3000LB rating on the bumper which will be no good in your case,,you need a class 3 or 4 hitch attached to frame. im sure the trailer if its a 6X12 or greater with a duel axle is rated around 2500 lbs dry, Load 2 bikes the weight about 750Lbs each plus your gear. Make sure you find out what the total carrying capacity is of the trailer to support the weight your gonna put in it. NC law is if the total weight of the trailer is above 2000lbs u must have electric brakes . But my concern is are you gonna exceed the total GVWR of the jeep. what that means is you take the total weight of jeep plus passengers,full tank of gas,and the trailer with bikes in it. Like my truck has a GVRW of 18,000 lbs,,means my truck is almost 8000, my trailer weighs almost 8000 also,,which totals 16,000 lbs total,,I still have a 2000 lb gap not to exceed the max GVWR. Putting a tranny cooler wont solve any issues if your maxing out the weight of what your jeep can pull over a long haul, what size rear differential do you have? 4wd vehicles loose 1000lbs of total towing off the bat. there are so many factors in towing. My thing is,,this vehicle has to be safe for my family if im towing,,your brakes have to support the load your pulling to keep you from having and accident also...Im just trying to help my friend,,hope this helps..
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