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05-10-2023, 04:10 PM
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Junior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2022
Posts: 7
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Best flat tow setup for 2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
Looking for recommendations for best setup for flat towing a 2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. Also supplemental braking system other than Air Force One.
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05-10-2023, 04:17 PM
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Community Administrator
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: DFW, Texas
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First off, a belated Welcome to iRV2!
You will get dozens of varied opinions on this. A lot will depend on whether you want to keep the stock bumper, if you have air brakes, etc. What I've been using for almost eight years is a Demco baseplate, Demco Excalibar II tow bar, Mopar lighting harness and M&G air brake.
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 2017 Phaeton 40IH XSH Maroon Coral - Power Glide Chassis with IFS
Previous '15 Tiffin Allegro RED 38QRA and '06 Itasca Sunrise 35A
'16 Jeep JKU Wrangler Sahara or '08 Honda Goldwing
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05-10-2023, 04:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Safety Harbor, FL
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I have had good luck with my NSA ready brute elite and blue ox baseplate on my 2016 JK, easy to setup simple, very little to go wrong for 60k plus miles. Mopar light harness as well.
Recently had the cable fail going to brake pedal after 6+ years, $20 for new cable, drove home with no toad brakes, didn't really notice a difference.
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2016 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon Toad - Readybrute Elite Towbar
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05-10-2023, 04:32 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Kamloops, BC, 60 miles from the Center of the Universe according to the Rinpoche, of the SF monks.
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Check out the Ready Brake system. One of the best out there IMHO.
https://nsarvproducts.com/
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05-11-2023, 10:41 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 449
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Another vote for the Readybrake
I have the Ready Brute Elite towbar from NSA which combines the towbar and surge brake into one unit. Also have the NSA Readystop breakaway unit. Before the Elite I had a rigid towbar and a Readybrake but I got tired of the hookup process with the rigid towbar as the arms did not telescope of course so alignment had to be near perfect before the connection could be made. I've been using the NSA stuff for about 11 years now with no major problems. I did have to replace the cable once after it got stuck in the "brake on" position due to grit in the cable housing, this was right after a very windy week of Death Valley camping. I found it was just about as cheap and easy to buy a roll of cable and the crimping tool from Amazon as it was to buy the cable from NSA so now I can make my own replacement should it be necessary again.
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05-11-2023, 10:55 AM
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Senior Member
Forest River Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Central PA
Posts: 734
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Am currently in the process of wrapping up installation of the ReadyBrake and ReadyStop on my 2014 JKUR. Went with the Blue Ox baseplate since that's what my ReadyBrute Elite is set up for. Hoping for some test runs in the next week or so...
If you want to see a good installation video series for this on a Jeep, check YouTube for the "WeRmudfun" channel... Should give you a pretty comprehensive look.
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2014 Forest River Georgetown 351DS pushed by 2014 Jeep Wrangler (JKUR) 6-speed
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05-11-2023, 02:36 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Posts: 182
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NSA
I'm on my second Jeep with the NSA Ready Brake Elite and Demco baseplate. As said, super easy to set up, no battery issues. First Jeep was a '99 TJ I towed for 20,000 miles, now I'm about to take my maiden voyage with my 2023 Wrangler Diesel. Has a shop install the baseplate and installed the brake cables myself.
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2014 Renegade Classic, 45', Freightliner Cascadia 126
Cummins ISX15 with 13 speed Eaton auto shift
2023 Jeep Wrangler Eco-diesel toad
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05-11-2023, 09:18 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Redmond, Or.
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Oddly enough, we just upgraded to a 2020 Rubicon tat needs to be set up for flat towing. We ad a 2008 JKS prior and had the Blue Ox baseplate, Ready Brute Elite toe bar, and NSA breakaway setup. Pretty simple setup, nothing fancy. Kind of a PITA to get connected sometimes as you have be almost perfectly aligned to get the arms to lock in place. It works OK and never failed us. However, with the new JLUR, we are going to use the Roadmaster Sterling All Terrain tow bar and the Demo Air Force One air brake system as we have air brakes on our coach. Just makes sense to use progressive braking rather than surge braking. No qualms with either one.
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2017 Tiffin Allegro Red 33AA
Cummins ISB 6.7 L
2020 Jeep Rubicon Unlimited
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05-11-2023, 10:00 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Las Vegas NV.
Posts: 811
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Towing a 2020 Wrangler JL with a Ready Brute and Blue Ox base plate. Not much to say except that it works well.
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2017 Winnebago Vista LX 35F. 5 Star Tune, Hellwig sway bars, Super Steer Trac Bar, 1600 Watt Solar, ARP, Spare tire carrier, Starlink, weather station, 2020 Jeep Wrangler, Ready Brute Elite. 
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05-12-2023, 07:07 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Lenexa KS
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Towing my 2021 JLU with NSA Hercules tow bar with brake system and Maximus 3 tow hooks. Like many others I recommend Night Shift Auto tow bars.
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05-12-2023, 08:59 AM
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Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Manhattan (Little Apple) Kansas
Posts: 2,544
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We have a 2020 Rubicon and knew we were going to do some light off-roading we decided to use the Rock Hard Aluminum bumper with winch and RoadMaster tow points that are attached to the frame and not just welded to the bumper.
We like the Roadmaster Nighthawk Tow Bar for the cable and safety chain management over the Blue Ox.
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1280 Watts Solar - Victron MultiPlus-II Inverter 300 Amp Lithium Battery
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05-12-2023, 05:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Alaska in Summer Snow Birds in Winter
Posts: 2,073
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We use the NSA Ready Brute Elite to tow our Wrangler. Simple, Progressive, Effective, Reasonably priced. Give the NSA Ready Brute system a good look before you buy anything else.
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06 Winnebago Adventurer 38J Workhorse W24 Lots of motor and suspension mods in the works
02 Itasca Suncruiser 35U. Workhorse W22 w/Safe-T-Plus, Koni FSDs, UltraTrac, etc, etc.
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05-13-2023, 07:03 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Houston TX.
Posts: 2,358
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Replaced front bumper with Rock Hard aluminum.
Blue ox tow bar
IRV2 brake system
Towmate wireless LED tow light
Worked great for the last 6 years.
Safe travels
Enjoy the journey
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Full timed in 2008 Newmar Essex. Currently part time in 2020 Entegra Esteem 29v tow Jeep Wrangler 
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