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After months of pulling coins out of the couch, I finally got some tires for my little offroad camping trailer. They are not an exact match for the Jeep (which has KM2's), but they are the same size and Big-O had them 50% off, so I got these Mickey Thomson Baja MTZ's. I kinda like them!
Their size helped the trailer ride pretty level behind the Jeep, and down the road it performed very well, tracking straight and true. I have a MAX Coupler from Adventure Trailers, and it totally rocks. The trailer is completely silent behind the Jeep, no clunking or jerking. Its just smooooootttthhhhhhh back there.
This was the first time with the trailer behind the Jeep, and I'm running stock Rubicon D44 gearing at 4:10... on 35" tires. I was a little concerned about being able to actually get up to freeway speed, but it did surprisingly well. The CHP has asked me to remind all you trailer folks to constantly obstruct as much traffic as possible and create a moving hazard wherever you go by limiting you to 55mph and the far right lane where everyone is trying to merge in and out of..yeah right. Well, I did my best to limit my speeds to 65mph, and the Jeep had no problem at all in the speed range, even in the twisty hilly bits along the 60 towards Palm Springs. However, my MPG dropped from 15 to about 12 mpg. Ugh!
Fortunately, not much wind last Saturday through Banning Pass, so that aspect remains untested.
On the dirt, the trailer was amazing. The 3,000 lbs torsen axle did bounce a bit, but with the tires at 12 psi it was not too bad. I was really impressed with how well it tracked behind me. Taking serpentine routes between rocks and so forth, it followed along exactly, never bumping into rocks, and always staying where my rear wheels had been. Sweet!
Here are a few photos:
Not quite making it up the sand hill:
Their size helped the trailer ride pretty level behind the Jeep, and down the road it performed very well, tracking straight and true. I have a MAX Coupler from Adventure Trailers, and it totally rocks. The trailer is completely silent behind the Jeep, no clunking or jerking. Its just smooooootttthhhhhhh back there.
This was the first time with the trailer behind the Jeep, and I'm running stock Rubicon D44 gearing at 4:10... on 35" tires. I was a little concerned about being able to actually get up to freeway speed, but it did surprisingly well. The CHP has asked me to remind all you trailer folks to constantly obstruct as much traffic as possible and create a moving hazard wherever you go by limiting you to 55mph and the far right lane where everyone is trying to merge in and out of..yeah right. Well, I did my best to limit my speeds to 65mph, and the Jeep had no problem at all in the speed range, even in the twisty hilly bits along the 60 towards Palm Springs. However, my MPG dropped from 15 to about 12 mpg. Ugh!
Fortunately, not much wind last Saturday through Banning Pass, so that aspect remains untested.
On the dirt, the trailer was amazing. The 3,000 lbs torsen axle did bounce a bit, but with the tires at 12 psi it was not too bad. I was really impressed with how well it tracked behind me. Taking serpentine routes between rocks and so forth, it followed along exactly, never bumping into rocks, and always staying where my rear wheels had been. Sweet!
Here are a few photos:
Not quite making it up the sand hill:
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