Wagoneer L! Towing Test

Moby said:

@IronRidg Nice rig! Congrats. Some questions for you, if you don't mind:
Did you get yours tinted already? Seems that way. What percent tint did you go with on the front and back?
On your payload sticker, what is your payload rating?
Also how is the ride quality with the coil springs? Most professional reviews are those with the air springs.

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IronRidg said:

Hey Moby! I didn’t tint it, it just came like that. If it came any lighter I was going tint it, but I think it looks good stock. Payload is 1300 or 1400 I think? Couldn’t find any info on the door.
Rides fine! I’ve had Jeeps with the air suspension, and I like the springs for their simplicity. It drives great and rides good

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IronRidg said:

I checked the sticker and it was 1,504lbs. The Wagoneer has been towing great all weekend. The standard output Hurricane is super awesome so far. Plenty of space for everyone. So far so good!

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IronRidg said:

New member! Just took delivery of my Wagoneer L about 5 days ago. Standard Output Hurricane engine, 20” wheels, tow package, sun roofs, etc etc.

Ordered it in mid January. They made good time! I’m super stoked with it so far. Only had it about a week so far. The “L” has so much room it’s crazy. Easily fit 8 adults comfortably plus room for all the cargo.
We are taking the family (2 adults, two kids, 1 Golden Retriever) on a 7 hour road trip to St George Utah. On the way there we will be towing a 24ft trailer with a 2009 Wrangler on it. On the way back we will add a 2 seater Polaris Razr, which will put it at just about 8,000-9,000 lbs.

Excited to see how this thing tows over long distances. I’ll upload pictures as we go! Only concern is I am not on air suspension like some of the upper trims. Just need to balance the trailer more carefully so there’s not too much tongue weight. Long time Jeep fan here as you can see.

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Txredrubi said:

You may want to consider looking at a weight distribution hitch.

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IronRidg said:

Sweet! Is yours an L or a standard length? air suspension?
Mine has been very good. Towing the Rzr and the Jeep home for 8 hours tomorrow. Luckily the trailer is balanced super well and the tongue weight is just right. There is plenty of power, and the built in controller makes stopping easy. Only thing I would change is stiffer rear end or air suspension.

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IronRidg said:

I checked the sticker and it was 1,504lbs. The Wagoneer has been towing great all weekend. The standard output Hurricane is super awesome so far. Plenty of space for everyone. So far so good! View attachment 1985
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PhatPat said:

Testing right out of the gate! Nice!! It is appreciated - there is way too little towing info on these rigs. Did you look at oil temps? These little Hurricane engines have some great power numbers, but I am very curious how they do in dry, hot conditions.
For those wondering about GVWR/payload/weight numbers, I took mine to the scales last week. I have a base Wagoneer with 4x4 and the HD tow package. With a full tank of gas and 3 car seats in it, it weighed in at 6160 lbs (I subtracted my own weight). My door stickers say it has a payload capacity of 1574 lbs and a GVWR of 7650 lbs. The door sticker numbers correspond to a curb weight of 6076 lbs, which sounds about right. Axle weights were 3040 lbs (GAWR 3900) in the front and 3120 lbs (GAWR 4600) in the back. Plenty of headroom to put some GAMs in the back seat and still tow something substantial.

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YardBeatles said:

We towed our GWLSIII W/HD tow (HO I6) last couple weeks as well. I DID think at one point to page over to the temp screen on the cluster and check it out.. we had been driving for about two hours at that point and were on the final climb of the northbound "Grapevine" here in California (5 FWY between Santa Clarita and Bakersfield) Oil and coolant temps both got up to about 220 at the end of that pretty tough grade, but quickly dropped back to the 180ish within a couple miles of cresting. not sure if that's high or not for this vehicle, but that was 80-90 temps outside with a 7-8k trailer... along with A/C and all the creature comforts blasting (The messaging seats are awesome). I think the transmission temp stayed well under 200.

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