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My wife and I are looking to purchase a used Liberty (probably KK) to tow an ultralight camper relatively short and flat distances. I see the Liberty is rated at 5000 pounds towing with the automatic and 3.7L. My question is, what comes with the factory tow package? Through some research online, it appears as though installing a tow hitch is fairly simple on a Liberty, as well as hooking up a harness. It also appears that all of the KK Libertys came with the transmission cooler. If I find a good Liberty without a tow package, and install the bar and harness, what am I missing from the tow package? Are there differences in gear ratios that are significant, or changes in software for stability control?
As a secondary question, assuming I am towing 3000 pounds on flat surfaces at an avergae of 50MPH, what kind of a mileage hit (best wild guess) would I see as a percentage (15%, 20%)? I realize there are many conditions to affect that, but am wondering what others see as a mileage dropoff when towing.
Thanks.
Doug
As a secondary question, assuming I am towing 3000 pounds on flat surfaces at an avergae of 50MPH, what kind of a mileage hit (best wild guess) would I see as a percentage (15%, 20%)? I realize there are many conditions to affect that, but am wondering what others see as a mileage dropoff when towing.
Thanks.
Doug