Quote Originally Posted by Hill, Bill E. View Post
8K pounds? That's a really heavy Jeep or sports car!!

My CJ fully loaded comes it just shy of 5K, my TJ clocks in at 3832 pounds in stock configuration with hard top.**


** Have to add another 500-600 pounds for armor, tires, winch. And another 3-400 pounds for gear. But still not close to 8K

I have no idea what the new 4 door JK's weigh in at fully kitted out.
Like Pedro said, you forgot the 2k lb trailer. I've got a 2010 JKU that I'm guessing will be just over 5k lbs when I finish the armor, so I'm already over 7k before any spares. Add all of the stuff that it takes to travel with a wife and two young children and 8k lbs towing is barely adequate, assuming the gcvwr is high enough for us to still have anything in the van.