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Old 11-01-2021, 04:29 AM   #5
TheDustyGeek
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Brand: Entegra
Model: Accolade 37K
State: Virginia
Posts: 85
THOR #12448
Jeep Wrangler Sport towing

I went a slightly different route for towing my ‘19 JLU Rubicon 2.0L w/auto trans behind our Miramar.

1) LOD (lodoffroad.com) full-size signature bumper with frame tie-in brackets, blue ox adapters. Not required, but mine also has the bull bar, skid plate and I found a third party flip up license plate adapter because they didn’t offer it at the time. I think it was around $1000 with all the options. This bumper is intentionally designed with towing in mind, which is why I chose it. It turned out to be a pretty easy install, too.

2) Blue ox Ascent (rated for 7500lbs, so plenty of spare capacity). I paid $850 at the time. Adapters from #1 bolt right onto it. No drop or rise adapter was necessary for this setup/combination.

3) Blue Ox Patriot that a friend was no longer using. $250. Discovered I had to replace the internal battery since it was dead and long since out of warranty, $40 or so from Batteries Plus. Breakaway is bolted under the flip-up license plate adapter and was run along with the harness (below) and the extra cord lives coiled above the passenger footwell when not in use. For power, I have a long 12v extension which connects the Patriot to the 12v socket in the rear cargo area, which we found is always on.

4) Official Mopar “RV towing harness” (IIRC, it was p/n: 82216358AA). Much more expensive than after-market options, but I figured I was saving money by installing myself, so I’d go for the official version. I think I (over)paid at $300.I use a ball bungee to attach the loop to the bull bar since it’s designed for the tow hooks on the factory bumper and there isn’t anything like it on this bumper. Running the harness itself was a bit of a bear in a few places, but everything was pre-sized perfectly and plug-n-play.

5) 4-pack of TST 507 TPMS sensors to add to the system I already had. $200.

The prices were fall 2019 prices.

Future improvement:
I’d like to add a charger, so was thinking of adding RV iBrake’s towed battery charger. That said, we’ve done a couple of full-day driving trips (9-10 hrs) with this setup and haven’t run the Jeep’s battery down in any meaningful way. I think my Jeep has an upgraded battery option installed. So, not overly worried about it right now.

We’ve used this combo for two seasons and about 10K miles now. It works very well for us.

I also made a mounting board with some bike fork mounts that connects to the cargo tie-downs, so we can put the rear seats down and put the bikes inside the back of the Jeep, keeping them safe, clean and dry when underway. Might not work for a 2-door due to the shorter length.
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2022 Entegra Accolade 37K <- 2019 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
2019 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited <- 2022 inTech Flyer Explore

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