[JRTJH]

A couple of things that SHOULD enter the equation but seldom do:

1. The Jeep Gladiator Sport package has a "long travel suspension system" engineered for off road use over bumpy roads and in off road use. It's not "ideally suited" to provide the "firm on-road stability" required for heavy trailer towing....

2. That will lead to "vulnerabilities" in towing something with a large, flat sidewall and/or a large frontal area....

It's not that the Jeep "lacks the numbers" or "lacks the horsepower/engine strength" to pull a 4500 pound "box style" trailer, it's that the "chassis/suspension doesn't have the "on-road rigidity" to keep a heavy load "in line behind the hitch".... That vehicle would be an ideal candidate to tow a trailer with a ski boat weighing 4500 pounds or a couple of jet ski's on a trailer weighing 5000 pounds.... That's not the same situation as towing a "big square box that magnifies every bump in the road and every passing truck or sidewind"...

If I remember what I read last year, the frontal area on the Gladiator series was limited to "less than 40 sqft. On a trailer that's 8' wide and 10' tall, the Gladiator is only rated at half the trailer's frontal area... You're going to have some pretty significant issues towing at highway speeds and especially if you're facing any headwinds. It won't be a "pleasant experience" to tow across Kansas or in other places where there's any significant headwind or cross wind.....