I saw an article about a guy who managed to blow up his 2021 Jeep Rubicon by flat towing it improperly. According to the description the entire bottom of the V6 engine had blown out, exposing the cylinders from beneath and destroying the transmission bell housing, catalytic converter and other components.

How did he do this?

He flat towed it (no trailer), in first gear, 4WD engaged, transfer case in Low. (Ya' gotta' just shake your head and say; "Oh my goodness...", or something like that.)

The writer estimated that if the owner towed it at highway speeds, the drive train spun the engine at about 50,000 RPM - at least for a while.

A Jeep mechanic estimated parts alone would be about $30K to repair it. I’d guess it’s a body shop parts donor now.

The moral to this story - be sure to tow your Vintage Jeep properly!