LiL BLU BeaR the Toad, 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unl Sp JL

[IrnBear]

Hello All,

I have researched and studied this site and others
I finally came up with a Tow Setup for my Toad

Maiden Voyage this past weekend from Pahrump NV through Death Valley to Lone Pine Ca

Here are some sneak peeks
I'll post more in a bit

IrnBear

Arch Pic from the Alabama Hills area Lone Pine

[Bob Denman]

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[The Gritz Carlton]

Post those pic of the Jeep and name all those places. Many here have Jeeps and look forward to enjoying all the thousands of trail miles out West.

[IrnBear]

Ok, Pics attached

Demco Baseplate purchased through E-Trailer
I wish I had taken pics, when I have the wind damn off again I will take pics
This model was for the Metal Bumper (forward thinking so when I upgrade bumper) this choice added some extra thinking and cutting that I did not expect. Easy to do, just wasn't expecting it

Ready Brute Elite purchase direct through NSA, came with the Demco adaptors
Towbar and Brake Combo
Very hefty and durable
Be aware it is not light, if need to remove from motorhome it is a bit heavy
Brake Cable was easy but a PIA due to the fact I have the 2.0L Turbo Engine and THERE IS NO ROOM IN THAT ENGINE SPACE TO GET MY ARMS IN.... Lucky my wife has small squishy hands and arms and has no problem helping.. Some problem following directions But she did great.
The end of the cable is in that hole in the middle of the ABS wind dam, the cable tube is bolted through the metal wind dam just behind the ABS dam.. Just need to pull the end out of the hole and connect. Not in use it sits inside the hole away from any potential snag while out wheeling

Emergency BrakeAway cable also installed, also needed Squishy hands to help me with this part of install
That is the Red Loop at driver side horn... All wire tied into place so as not to snag on anything

RoadMaster Universal Wiring Kit
The yellow silver elevtodes with blue wire connects
Not installed yet

Thats it for now
I'll share the test run results later..

last pic is we made it to Death Valley Furnace Creek for a potty stop and jeep was still connected

[IrnBear]

Arrived at Boulder Creek RV Park intaked

IrnBear

[IrnBear]

Adding some pics of my finished install
Pic one has the wires and cables hidden (my Demco caps are in the MH)
Pic two has the wires out of their little hiding box and the cables out from their hiding spots
Pic three is the only place I could figure out where to install the emergency brake pull box
Pic four is the cables at the brake pedal

[rhamptonii]

I'm about to install this on our JL with the 2.0 turbo. I too was noticing that there is little to no room under the hood. Any additional advice on how you routed the brake cables?

[MRichaud]

HA! We have an '18 Ocean Blue JLU; same Demco baseplate with Demco Commander tow bar and Invisibrake system. Also the 2.0 turbo (great engine, by the way!) and yeah, it is tight under there. I did the installation myself, ran the electrical lines along the firewall and zip-tied them.

[bassoneman]

Thanks for sharing this. I ordered the Ready Brute with brakes and it should be here next week. I have 2019 Wrangler JL 2.0. I am really glad to hear there was a way to put the cables to the brake peddle. I am using the Maximus 3 tow loops. I went with these because I also have a front hitch I use for a number of things including my plow. The Maximus 3 works great they are on the outside of the frames and the hit h is in the middle of the frames. I believe. They will work well together. How did you do your lights. I was thinking of just going magnet lights And putting them on the out side of the Jeep’s tail lights. There is metal there.

Originally Posted by IrnBear

Ok, Pics attached

Demco Baseplate purchased through E-Trailer
I wish I had taken pics, when I have the wind damn off again I will take pics
This model was for the Metal Bumper (forward thinking so when I upgrade bumper) this choice added some extra thinking and cutting that I did not expect. Easy to do, just wasn't expecting it

Ready Brute Elite purchase direct through NSA, came with the Demco adaptors
Towbar and Brake Combo
Very hefty and durable
Be aware it is not light, if need to remove from motorhome it is a bit heavy
Brake Cable was easy but a PIA due to the fact I have the 2.0L Turbo Engine and THERE IS NO ROOM IN THAT ENGINE SPACE TO GET MY ARMS IN.... Lucky my wife has small squishy hands and arms and has no problem helping.. Some problem following directions But she did great.
The end of the cable is in that hole in the middle of the ABS wind dam, the cable tube is bolted through the metal wind dam just behind the ABS dam.. Just need to pull the end out of the hole and connect. Not in use it sits inside the hole away from any potential snag while out wheeling

Emergency BrakeAway cable also installed, also needed Squishy hands to help me with this part of install
That is the Red Loop at driver side horn... All wire tied into place so as not to snag on anything

RoadMaster Universal Wiring Kit
The yellow silver elevtodes with blue wire connects
Not installed yet

Thats it for now
I'll share the test run results later..

last pic is we made it to Death Valley Furnace Creek for a potty stop and jeep was still connected

[halfprice]

I found it easier to install the cables from under the jeep

Jerry

[halfprice]

Originally Posted by IrnBear

Ok, Pics attached



Demco Baseplate purchased through E-Trailer

I wish I had taken pics, when I have the wind damn off again I will take pics

This model was for the Metal Bumper (forward thinking so when I upgrade bumper) this choice added some extra thinking and cutting that I did not expect. Easy to do, just wasn't expecting it



Ready Brute Elite purchase direct through NSA, came with the Demco adaptors

Towbar and Brake Combo

Very hefty and durable

Be aware it is not light, if need to remove from motorhome it is a bit heavy

Brake Cable was easy but a PIA due to the fact I have the 2.0L Turbo Engine and THERE IS NO ROOM IN THAT ENGINE SPACE TO GET MY ARMS IN.... Lucky my wife has small squishy hands and arms and has no problem helping.. Some problem following directions[emoji38] But she did great.

The end of the cable is in that hole in the middle of the ABS wind dam, the cable tube is bolted through the metal wind dam just behind the ABS dam.. Just need to pull the end out of the hole and connect. Not in use it sits inside the hole away from any potential snag while out wheeling



Emergency BrakeAway cable also installed, also needed Squishy hands to help me with this part of install

That is the Red Loop at driver side horn... All wire tied into place so as not to snag on anything



RoadMaster Universal Wiring Kit

The yellow silver elevtodes with blue wire connects

Not installed yet



Thats it for now

I'll share the test run results later..



last pic is we made it to Death Valley Furnace Creek for a potty stop and jeep was still connected

Your install looks great but have a question or thought. The brake cable looks tight or is it just the pick. I know nsa suggests a couple inches of play in the cable

Did you run the led light to your dash. I did But bypassed the brake controller on the tow bar. I ran the wire to the 7 pin plug it connects to a wire on the jeeps 6 pin plug that I connected to the jeeps brake system

Doing it this way tells me when the jeeps brake are applied instead of when the tow bar arm is applied. I was afraid that the cable could get hung up causing the brakes to be applied and I would know it til they were fried

Jerry

[IrnBear]

Howdy,
I didn't realize my post was getting some attention.
Still very happy with my install.

As for the brake lights: I used the RoadMaster Universal Wiring Kit. With the Diodes. Ran the wires along passenger side framework (inside the framework). My 4 prong is hidden in that little black box below bumper on passenger side.

As for the cables, I ran those through the engine compartment from underneath.

The cable from MH to Jeep is a slight taught. I found with the 2" give that they recommend, i wasn't getting any braking. I adjusted it to how I feel the jeep and MH are braking well together. When the jeep wasn't braking, it was just pushing us down the hills. I've had the wife ride in the jeep and tell me if it is braking or not
I thought about the LED, was just going to clip it to the grill, that way I can see it in the Rear Camera (I always have rear camera on when towing the jeep). Just haven't gotten around to it. All it really tells you is if the inertia brake is braking

If any one wants/needs more pics just let me know.

Thanks,
IrnBear (Bradley)

[Bob Denman]

Glad to read that your Toad is working so well for you.

[CDA]

Nice setup. I have a 2013 True Blue Pearl Rubi that I hook up with the Blue OX, I am looking at adding the NSA supplement braking system for the surge brakes. Looks to be the cleanest setup I have seen.