The Towing Capacity of a 2005 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon

Towing

Jeep equipped the 2005 Unlimited Rubicon Wrangler with two front-mounted and one rear-mounted tow hook. The 2005 Unlimited Rubicon could carry a 750-pound maximum payload. It had a curb weight of 3,977 pounds and a gross vehicle weight of 4,750 pounds. A 2005 Rubicon Unlimited could tow up to 3,500 pounds and had a maximum combined vehicle weight of 7,800 pounds. In comparison, the Rubicon model carried a maximum 800-pound payload, but could only tow 2,000 pounds.

Jeep designed the 2005 Unlimited Rubicon for off-road capability, and equipped it with a limited slip differential, heavy duty front and rear shocks, Dana 44 front and rear axles, automatic locking hubs and a skid plate. It had an axle ratio of 4.11-to-1. The Unlimited Rubicon had a 44-degree approach angle, a 34-degree departure angle and a ramp breakover angle of 25 degrees. It could ford up to 15 inches of water at a speed of five mph. A 2005 Unlimited Rubicon accelerated from 0 to 60 mph in 8.9 seconds and had a quarter-mile time of 16.71 seconds at a speed of 78.25 mph. This SUV took the 600-foot slalom at an average speed of 59 mph and had a lateral acceleration of .76 g. The 2005 Unlimited Rubicon with the six-speed manual delivered an estimated 15 mpg city driving and 19 mpg highway.

In 2005, the Jeep Unlimited Rubicon drew power from a 4.0-liter, in-line six-cylinder engine that had sequential multi-port fuel injection. Its bore and stroke measured 3.9 by 3.4 inches and it had a compression ratio of 8.8-to-1. This engine generated 190 horsepower at 4,600 rpm and 235 foot-pounds of torque at 3,200 rpm. Jeep coupled this engine to a standard six-speed manual transmission. Buyers could upgrade the transmission to a four-speed automatic with overdrive.

The 2005 Unlimited Rubicon's 103.4-inch wheelbase increased this model's overall length to 167 inches, compared to the 156.1-inch length of the Rubicon. This model had a minimum ground clearance of 8.3 inches and a maximum ground clearance of 9.2 inches. It stood 72.1 inches in height and had an overall width of 68.2 inches. The 2005 Unlimited Rubicon sat four people in cloth-covered front bucket and rear-bench seats. It offered 29.5 cubic feet of cargo space or up to 43 cubic feet of room with the rear seat folded down. Jeep equipped the Unlimited Rubicon with 16-inch wheels that took size LT245/75SR16 tires.