1996 Grand Cherokee transmission rebuild & on to other stuff

[SirRobyn0]

Nice ride for a reasonable price. I'm sure someone will snatch it up

And the Jeep has treated me well. In some ways I wouldn't mind keeping it around but I don't need two mid-sized SUVs and it would be no good for the Jeep if I let it sit for a long time. I'd rather see someone else get the Jeep and get some use and fun times in it.

 

[SirRobyn0]

I've also got the Jeep on marketplace, and in that ad I mention that I'd be interested in trading for a square suburban. Well I had a guy about 250 miles east of me respond to ad. He's got a 1984 Suburban K20 It's an ex-forest service rig that someone painted white at some point (I'm guessing it was forest service green at one time. It's a silverado 350 engine TH400 trans full floater he doesn't know the ratio. Seem like it's in decent shape but needs a bit of cleaning and a brake master cylinder.

Tentatively I'd be going over there next weekend and I feel like I should be planning how I would get the suburban home if we strike a deal. I can use my 18' trailer with the slightly bent tongue, if I did that I'd probably back the suburban onto the trailer so I could limit the tongue weight somewhat, and take it slow on the ride home. I'm almost thinking over there in one day, pick up the suburban the next, get halfway home and get a motel room and finish getting home the next day. Just to make it easier on me and the truck. I could also get a harbor freight tow bar, install that on the suburban put the transfer case in neutral and tow. But that would be an awful lot of unbraked weight behind the truck.

But that's not for sure yet, so anyone interested in the Jeep it is still available and I will update this thread if it becomes for sure. I'd also take advice on getting the suburban home.

 

[bucket]

Oh, I hope you get the Suburban! And it winds up painted forest service green again too!

What's the weight rating of your trailer?

 

[SirRobyn0]

Oh, I hope you get the Suburban! And it winds up painted forest service green again too!

What's the weight rating of your trailer?

Thanks so do I. I think a suburban like that would be very handy for me. Far more fitting than the jeep.

Trailer is weight rated for 7K, this is the same trailer that has the slightly bent tongue I bought I think it's been about 5 years ago now.
I have hauled around 5K of feed on it a few times. I really not sure what the suburban weighs. The trailer does have brakes on both the axles.

I'm also looking to see what it would cost to have a hauling service bring it over and it looks like $300-$400 of course I'd still have to be there to bring the guy my Jeep, sign paperwork ect. So it's probably the most costly option though it would be slightly easier for me.

I'd really like your feedback on using my trailer though.

 

[bucket]

Thanks so do I. I think a suburban like that would be very handy for me. Far more fitting than the jeep.

Trailer is weight rated for 7K, this is the same trailer that has the slightly bent tongue I bought I think it's been about 5 years ago now.
I have hauled around 5K of feed on it a few times. I really not sure what the suburban weighs. The trailer does have brakes on both the axles.

I'm also looking to see what it would cost to have a hauling service bring it over and it looks like $300-$400 of course I'd still have to be there to bring the guy my Jeep, sign paperwork ect. So it's probably the most costly option though it would be slightly easier for me.

I'd really like your feedback on using my trailer though.

I'd use the trailer without a second thought. If the tongue was bent when you bought it, who knows how it had been overloaded. I'm betting it was loaded far more than it was rated for.

 

[SirRobyn0]

I'd use the trailer without a second thought. If the tongue was bent when you bought it, who knows how it had been overloaded. I'm betting it was loaded far more than it was rated for.

That's kind of the assumption we made previously on the tongue that it was way overloaded. Also thinking the suburban would be best being backed on to the trailer. Am I wrong about that? Just seems like I'd be better able to plant most of the weight over the axle. Of course I know I need some tounge weight but I'm just thinking that might be best or am I wrong. And thank you.

 

[bucket]

That's kind of the assumption we made previously on the tongue that it was way overloaded. Also thinking the suburban would be best being backed on to the trailer. Am I wrong about that? Just seems like I'd be better able to plant most of the weight over the axle. Of course I know I need some tounge weight but I'm just thinking that might be best or am I wrong. And thank you.

Personally, I'd pull it onto the trailer. 18ft is a decent deck length, but not much wiggle room to get the tongue loaded properly. I guess it depends a lot on your axle placement too. I don't remember exactly what your trailer looks like.

 

[SirRobyn0]

This is the best picture I could find. That's shows the side kind of decent. But there is way more deck in front of than behind the axle. I guess the thing to do would be to pull the suburban on the trailer front end first and play with the placement until it looks about right and if I can't achieve that back it off and turn it around.

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[Ricko1966]

This is the best picture I could find. That's shows the side kind of decent. But there is way more deck in front of than behind the axle. I guess the thing to do would be to pull the suburban on the trailer front end first and play with the placement until it looks about right and if I can't achieve that back it off and turn it around.

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You are planning on removing the sides right? If not you better check outside widths on the burb bumpers and front tires. I brought my 87 burb home on a 16 foot tandem axle flatbed nose in pulled with an 87 r10 no issues. I'd be worried about tongue weight,and tongue weight changes on bumps if I backed on. I've pulled trailers on the highway with out enough tongue weight,pretty scary especially if you hit a bump and it makes the back of the back of the tow vehicle light.

 

[SirRobyn0]

You are planning on removing the sides right? If not you better check outside widths on the burb bumpers and front tires. I brought my 87 burb home on a 16 foot tandem axle flatbed nose in pulled with an 87 r10 no issues. I'd be worried about tongue weight,and tongue weight changes on bumps if I backed on. I've pulled trailers on the highway with out enough tongue weight,pretty scary especially if you hit a bump and it makes the back of the back of the tow vehicle light.

I haven't decided on the sides yet. It would be easier for opening doors for sure without them but they are a pia to remove. Certainly if I decide to leave them I'll bring the needed tools to pull them. You probably already guessed the tow vehicle will be my 84 c20 305. She'll do it but going over the ridges and pass will be slow, but that's ok.

 

[bucket]

I would absolutely hate to tie down a truck with those sides on there.

Iirc, you need 78 or 79 inches of clearance for the width of the front axle and hubs. But I'm foggy on that measurement since I've been pulling a deckover for several years now.