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    Posted: 10 Apr 2014 at 12:05am
Originally posted by Hairy Podders

The 2 door Unlimited was built '04-'06. The wheelbase is 104". Half of '05 & '06 Jeep offered the 2 door Unlimited with the Rubicon package. Which I have. One of the nice things about that package is the 4.10-1 axle ratios. As near as I can tell, Jeep built about 10,000 2 door Unlimited Rubicons. What is the wheelbase of a Liberty?
It pulled the Pod fine as far as stability went, with the Blue Ox WDH & sway control. I have a 6 speed standard trans & ran 4th & 5th gears all the way home. Yeah, another 100 horsepower would have been nice. But it does just about exactly what I expected. I expect Fuel mileage, when I'm not fighting a 35mph head wind like on the drive home, should be 10.5-11.5. I'm dragging the Pod to Colorado this summer & then taking the Jeep trailriding. It'll be a great time.

Where and when in CO?  I'll be in silverton at the end of July. Hopefully towing our tj & pod together on a gooseneck.
'14 182g
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Originally posted by Sleepless

Outermostpost, we have a 178 and towed 6000 miles out west and back with our 2010 V6 272 hp) Santa Fe.  No problems, except we had to down-shift on some of the grades and averaged 13.5 mpg.  We were cramped for space in the Santa Fe, which is to be expected in a mid-sized SUV.  We solved the space problem by trading the Santa Fe in on a Chevrolet Avalanche.  Your new Santa Fe should do well, as long as the space is adequate.


The 2014 Santa Fe is a long wheelbase model with 3 rows of seats, 291 hp.  The space behind the 2nd row is cavernous with the 3 row folded down.  The 2nd row is captains chairs which my 9 yr old really enjoys. I like the car/truck/suv/whatever it is so far.  I've been getting 25 mpg without the trailer attached so I expect mid-teens with the pod.  It seems to be a "does everything pretty well" kind of vehicle.  Not the most exciting thing to drive, but scores well in all the areas that matter wrt to a family hauler.  

We did have some issues getting a brake controller wired in, but we solved that with a Tekonsha Prodigy RF - that's a discussion for another thread though.

I'll be shopping for another Jeep to drive in the summer at some point but "gotta pinch the pennies" as my wife says first.  I don't like being Jeep-less but it just wasn't comfy enough for long hauls with the pod.
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I'm starting to think that a Commander with a Hemi would be a good choice. Of course, I'd *need* to lift it & put bigger tires on it.
Kermit, IM me on this forum & I'll give you the dates, locations.
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Originally posted by Hairy Podders

The 2 door Unlimited was built '04-'06. The wheelbase is 104". Half of '05 & '06 Jeep offered the 2 door Unlimited with the Rubicon package. Which I have. One of the nice things about that package is the 4.10-1 axle ratios. As near as I can tell, Jeep built about 10,000 2 door Unlimited Rubicons. What is the wheelbase of a Liberty?
It pulled the Pod fine as far as stability went, with the Blue Ox WDH & sway control. I have a 6 speed standard trans & ran 4th & 5th gears all the way home. Yeah, another 100 horsepower would have been nice. But it does just about exactly what I expected. I expect Fuel mileage, when I'm not fighting a 35mph head wind like on the drive home, should be 10.5-11.5. I'm dragging the Pod to Colorado this summer & then taking the Jeep trailriding. It'll be a great time.

Okay it is not the short 2 Door its an Unlimited like the new 4 door. Wheelbase on the Liberty is 106" so not so much different than your Unlimited. I too would have liked an extra 100hp but even more I would have liked the 5 speed transmision or one of the new 8 speeds that come with the Grand Cherokee. The 4 speed automatic in mine runs in third most of the time when I am towing and when I get on a grade it drops to 2nd. In second I can't go any faster than 45 MPH or I overrev the engine. 
Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition
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Posts: 5 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Anvil10A Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Apr 2014 at 8:53pm
Great forum!!!  Well I am new here but we are upgrading from our 2005 Rockwood pop up camper, and just purchased a 2014 R Pod 179, fully loaded!  We are very excited and already have many trips planned.  Just wanted to post what I will be towing with, its a 2013 10th anniversary Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon, cant wait to park the pod and continue the adventures and have a nice "home" to come back to!  The pop up is soon to be the new 179 in only 12 days, but who's counting! 








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Great to see another Wrangler pulling a Pod!!
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Thanks, probably my favorite Jeep ever (I've had a few!)  Going to be mounting new 37" tires for the spring/summer but not sure I will tow with them.  I have a second set of wheels with the 35" I currently have on there, and am geared at 4:10. I will have to see how the Jeep handles the pod before changing my gearing(probably to 4:88), but all in all I just cant wait to get the pod!  Its gonna be a great season!
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Sorry for the crappy photo.  Trailer length is not optimal but it got the job done!
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I can't say I've ever seen that combo before! Looks like a tight squeeze on that trailer but it fits! That's awesome, nice jeep too!
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