I tow a 2014 Jeep Cherokee (4wheel drive with Active Drive II) behind my 2002 Fleetwood Discovery. I use a Blue Ox tow bar system and I have been very happy with Blue Ox as I used the same tow bar to tow my previous jeep 2001 Grand Cherokee more than 90,000 miles with absolutely no trouble of any kind. I had an Air Force One installed on the toad and it works very well indeed. Once installed, it is very easy to set up and drive off. Unfortunately, Jeep did not build the Cherokee very well. There was an electrical harness that must be purchased to activate the electrical steering otherwise the front wheels wobble violently (the death wobble) under certain conditions. Also, The front frame members to which the tow bar base plates attach are made of aluminum and mine broke all the welds after 39,000 miles of towing. Everyone that tows a 2014 or newer Jeep Cherokee needs to have the dealer replace all the front frame members preferably at jeeps expense since it is supposed to be flat towable. You can see pictures of mine on my facebook page of Gary Marsh. I have had my jeep repaired and lo, all the replacement parts are steel so I will continue to tow it.
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I tow a 2014 Jeep Cherokee (4wheel drive with Active Drive II) behind my 2002 Fleetwood Discovery. I use a Blue Ox tow bar system and I have been very happy with Blue Ox as I used the same tow bar to tow my previous jeep 2001 Grand Cherokee more than 90,000 miles with absolutely no trouble of any kind. I had an Air Force One installed on the toad and it works very well indeed. Once installed, it is very easy to set up and drive off. Unfortunately, Jeep did not build the Cherokee very well. There was an electrical harness that must be purchased to activate the electrical steering otherwise the front wheels wobble violently (the death wobble) under certain conditions. Also, The front frame members to which the tow bar base plates attach are made of aluminum and mine broke all the welds after 39,000 miles of towing. Everyone that tows a 2014 or newer Jeep Cherokee needs to have the dealer replace all the front frame members preferably at jeeps expense since it is supposed to be flat towable. You can see pictures of mine on my facebook page of Gary Marsh. I have had my jeep repaired and lo, all the replacement parts are steel so I will continue to tow it.
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