Thread: 09' Grand Cherokee 4.7 for a occasional tow rig?

The Commander ROCKS in the snow! The QT2 system is amazing. I love my XJ's but I now have a new favorite Jeep for moving around in the snow. We had 18" of snow last night and although the XJ's did fine and my locked/locked XJ on 35's got around just fine but the Commander puts that too shame. Our JK sucks in the snow and that is with the D-44/LSD and stock width tires. I got around but not as easy as the XJ's or...

I had a 2001 durango with the 4.7, while it was a powerfull motor that i felt would tow my xj just fine, it DID have downsides. i bought it with 150k and it was consuming 2qts of oil between changes, when i traded it in at 175k it was consuming 3qts of oil every 1k. that is ALOT of oil to be burning, oddly, i never had blue smoke.. coolant was always clean, and it didnt leak a drop! Im also not a fan of the 45rfe transmission that comes with...

SO, You trading that JK in Next year for a Diesel JK?

I would be more worried about towing with the GC and its shorter wheelbase... I was always told its not a good idea to tow something like another vehicle with a GC. I have towed small trailers, but always was kinda nervous when thinking about pulling something heavy in-case I had to stop fast. I would probably feel better with the commander towing than a GC... But that's just what I have heard...

awesome ride!! i`ve been studying another tow vehicle as well ( current tv is a `98 gc w/ v8 ). we don`t tow as heavy a unit as we used too with the dodge cc dually 4x4 diesel. man,i like smaller stuff more than i remember, much less aggravation ! i haven`t put much time behind the wheel of a commander so lay the skinny on us asap please.

I just sold my Commander last week lol. I was in love with it and still really liked it when I got rid of it. But my major draw back is the room. Once you have 3 kids and a dog you get cramped. The third row as good if the kid was 6 and under lol. But I am short 5-5 and my 12 year old when he sits behind me his knees hit the back of my seat. I think they tried to fit way too much into the commander. For a growing family it is not Ideal. I am...

wtf? why would you buy a jeep to tow with? for a fraction of the price id go buy a clean 12 valve 4x4. i say this because i do have a clean 12 valve 4x4 and its a 5 speed and i get 25 mpg all damn day, on 37's.

Quote: Originally Posted by tonexj wtf? why would you buy a jeep to tow with? for a fraction of the price id go buy a clean 12 valve 4x4. i say this because i do have a clean 12 valve 4x4 and its a 5 speed and i get 25 mpg all damn day, on 37's. Commander = seating for 7, Pickup = seating for 5 (if it's a crew cab).

My wife and I bought an '09 Ram 1500 4x4 crew cab with the Hemi as our half ton tow rig. Lots of room, plenty of power, and I got the 3.92 axle ratios. Should be a fine occasional tow rig. It's her DD and she did not want an SUV. The Hemi should treat you well.

I can't speak for the 5.7, but the 4.7 has a piss-poor track record in my book. My brother-in-law bought a 2000 WJ with the 4.7L last fall and my wife liked it so much we started to look for one for her. In my searching, I found plenty of WJ's that were either being parted out or selling for cheap because they had developed rod knock. We bought one anyway hoping for the best. So far we've been happy with it, but only two months...