Limeyjeeper Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 I am now embarking on modifying my 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee TrailHawk which I got to tow Comanche Dawn. I ordered the Chief Products Rock Rails, Frontal Armor and hidden winch mount, the rear bumper protector a few months ago. Hope to get them at the end of August. I will be installing a Superwinch 9500lb winch with synthetic line and remote mounting the solenoid. I just swapped out the stock tires for the Falken Wildpeak AT3W All Terrain Radial Tire - 265/65R18 114T. Heard a lot of good things about them from WK2 owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 I absolutely love that gen GC (and its sister Durango). you're going to enjoy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howeitsdone Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Looks nice! Something I hate about the WK2 is the lack of options for a lift. I would like more than 2.5". And I'm reminded of that every time I do an oil change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted October 29, 2021 Author Share Posted October 29, 2021 Still waiting on all the Chief Products stuff to show up. Supposed to be in November. Also ordered the JCR roofrack. Love their products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 So all the Chief Products stuff finally came in. Here are the Rock Sliders installed:- The fit and finish on these is exceptional and they protect the pinch weld and wiring harness. Also got the winch and winch plate. That is the next project. Mounted the Solenoid under the hood. Along with skid plates and front protection Also adding a front camera. With the WK2 you can turn on the cargo camera input and use that for a front camera. You use Jscan ODB software with a security module bypass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche SS Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Ha, just bought myself a close twin to yours on 12/26. I got it to daily and tow my MJ on occasion. How does it do with towing yours? Mine is a fully loaded limited with the hemi, air ride, 4x4 and all that.Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 It is the best tow vehicle I have ever owned. Plenty of power, very stable. Towed my Comanche from Texas to Pittsburgh last year. All up weight with trailer was around 6.000 lbs. No problems. Also got nearly 15 mpg at 70mph. The Hemi is the right engine. I also love the air ride. Very smooth. On the highway (not towing) I consistently get 22 - 24mpg if I stay under 75mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howeitsdone Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 The towing is one of the best parts! I towed my MJ with fully loaded bed and cab, plus the GC was loaded down too, from GA to UT a few months ago. Certainly pushed to its limit in the Rockies, but I consider that ultra-extreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 the only reason my folks aren't getting a GC is the Durango comes with a bit more interior space. otherwise we'd have one too. wonderful tow rigs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche SS Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 All good to know, Looking forward to the day I get to take both my Jeeps out together. itll be awhile with all the work the MJ is getting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 Added a Switch-Pros switch power controller and a remote winch controller. The Switch-Pros is a very impressive piece of kit. Extremely configurable and very powerful. It isn't cheap but the quality and support is there. There are cheaper relay-based ones out there but with nothing like the flexibility this has. I use it to control my hood lights, Backup lights, Bumper lights, Winch, radar detector and front camera. You can set any connected lights to flash or strobe, turn on automatically with ignition, or via one of the panel switches, it has a last status memory too. It can also set outputs to be remotely triggered by an external input such as a high beam trigger. I used the badlands controller and rewired it to be compatible with the Superwinch. Piggybacked it onto the solenoid control pins. Works like a champ. So much easier to winch with a wireless remote. I also added a front camera and used to spare cargo camera input into the Uconnect head unit. There is a special adapter cable you can buy from Z-Automotive which adds 2 pins to the Uconnect main plug and allows you to add the camera. I used a Nakita Backup/Front camera from amazon. You will also need to get a security system bypass cable for the PCM so you can reprogram it to turn on the cargo camera. I used the Augocom cable from Amazon. This allows you to keep it connected as it goes in between the security module and the PCM. You have to get up under the passenger footwell and unplug the security module from the PCM and plug this into the security module output and PCM input. In 2018 Jeep added a module to stop thieves getting to the PCM from the ODB2 port and reprogramming keys. I used OBD Jscan to get at the Jeep PCM and turn on the cargo camera. It will allow you to change tires sizes and a bunch of other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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