How To Set Up a Blue Ox Tow System on a Jeep

After breaking our Jeep on the trails a few months back we began looking into flat tow options. A trailer is not possible for us because of storage space. We wanted to be able to get the Jeep home if we broke something that still enabled us to flat tow it home. Worse case we could go to UHaul and rent a trailer to pull behind our truck with the Jeep on it. This also would allow us to haul camping equipment in the truck for longer trips.
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[@jeepinintexas6215]

Your steering wheel doesn't lock because it doesn't have a lock maybe. The early JK's had them but from what I have read but starting in 2009 they got rid of that so you wouldn't have to have the key in the ignition to flat tow. My 2012 JK doesn't lock either which came in handy when I was installed some HD ball joints. I had to move the knuckle from side to side to get better access with a wrench on those 12 point hub bolts. That's when I noticed mine didn't lock lol.

[@smkymtnguy33]

So this is a year old. Hopefully you can reply to my question. I would love to do exactly what you are doing. If your bumper brand suggest you can tow from those D ring tabs, what brand is it? All the one's I've seen state emphatically NOT to tow from these tabs. Odd since they are made to yank the entire Jeep out of a mudhole. Maybe it's a liability thing. I know Blue Ox has this adaptor. Even they say only use if the bumper maker says it can be used. Another question if you will. How has this held up over this year?

[@fuelfox4949]

on your trip what speed are you going? also has it ever swayed back and forth tugging the rear of your truck from side to side?

[@garbinator09]

how is your ability to brake while towing doing?

[@haydencondely5187]

Good video. Jeep looks awesome too. Would this tow system handle light off road work? Specifically, towing a Jeep on light gravel and dirt roads to get to the trails.

[@OurJeepAdventures]

I've towed it on gravel roads and even some pretty rough feeder trails in off road parks without issue. The only problem I encountered was pulling up a pretty steep rock and gravel hill once because my Dodge was having trouble getting traction because of the weight of the Jeep. That was not a fault with the Blue Ox towing system though.

[@haydencondely5187]

@@OurJeepAdventures Good to know it's a tough system. Thanks for that info. All the best. 😊