I didnt think really, I got a 3" lift with 31's and I only got a 2" drop hitch. I rented a Uhaul 5 x 10" closed trailer to travel from Bartlesville, ok to Glen Burnie, MD. the trailer was kinda up in the front, so I loaded it heavy in the front to compensate for the angle, well with horrable roads i couldnt go above 55mph. It wasnt till I got to North Carolina did i get to go faster, the bottom half of 95 in NC was fresh so i got to get up to 70mph with no problem. So learn from my mistake, get a bigger drop hitch.

I don't ever think I've been on 95 in NC...I generally try and stay away from 95...

Interesting note. When I had my dakota, I too rented a u haul, my dakota had a lift with 32"s. I had a drop ball and it worked just fine. Did not put a lot of weight in the front tho.

It MAY not have been a problem with the drop on the hitch...

If you loaded too much weight ahead of the axle, with the front end up than that is going to cause bad handling.. If you load it to heavy behind the axle then you are going to have the 'wag the dog' effect.

The problem with a drop hitch is that too severe of a drop and you are changing the anlge at which the force is applied to the hitch and uni-frame on your XJ.

One of the worst accidents I ever saw was a truck with a monster lift and tire and about a 15 inch drop hitch and a early 60's Fairline on a trailer without brakes. When the guy hit the brakes real hard, the force of the trailer stuffed the nose of the and his fancy hitch drop right up under his truck. Carried both of them into the median. Truck frame bent right behind the cab from the force....

it was heavy in the front and still fish tailed, i just blah, i dont know, it was just frustrating.

Moral of the story: Don't drive fast when pulling a heavy trailer. Not only is it hard on handling, but also on the tranny, brakes, cooling system, etc.

Drive a little slower and save your XJ!

I worked for u haul and 45 is the speed limit when using the trailer. Dont worry there all from the 70s and never work right, but they look good cause we replace everything on them ever 6 months because they get the crap beat out of them

i also have a 3" lift with 31's, i'll probably get a 3.5 inch drop hitch

You should never exceed the recommended tongue weight when loading a trailer - which is generally 10% of the total trailer weight or X number of pounds on the tongue. Next time you'll be much better off just loading it like it's supposed to be loaded and deal with a trailer that's sitting high in the front.