gene74

I wanted the OEM hitch but its expensive. What's a good one ( brand ) and how much are they? Thanks for any info....

loosehead

Take a look here. I think he may still have one on his website.

Corey

iTrader: (1)

Lots of brands, and often a trailer hitch/welding shop in your town stocks many brands, or they can custom fab you up one from scratch.

http://www.etrailer.com/Merchant2/me...liate=overture

http://www.reesehitch.com/

This is what I have.
http://www.draw-tite.com/

Mine is similar to this class III one.


These are a bolt on, and you can do it in your driveway.
Draw Tite's are very high quality.
http://pnw4runners.net/tando/mod22a.jpg

rimpainter.com

I have the OEM hitch, and I dont like it that much. It hangs down too far, and snags while off-roading. So I keep it off my truck unless I need to tow something. Its only 4 bolts, and it weighs 40+ lbs, no bigee.

seafarinman

martin

I am getting a Draw-tite for my 02 Taco and it runs around $130. The wiring harness is around $40. The OEM is very expensive and in my opinion not worth it. My 02 4Runner came with the OEM hitch and it is nice. My 88 has a toyota hitch that was dealer installed in Oct of 88 for $500. Ouch.

Martin

FUGGRWE

So, you guy's are saying that the OEM Reese hitches aren't that good? Why? I have one of those, it not rusted or anything. What's the dillio? Mr. T wants to know.

rimpainter.com

Well, I think the consensus is that the OEM's are overpriced for what you get. I got a U-haul hitch on my Tacoma, and was VERY happy with it. The entire thing tucked up and in, leaving no ugly bars showing. It was $350 less than the dealer.

Another reason for me, is off-roading. Since I go a lot, and sometimes alone, the last thing I need is a trailer hitch (without the ball) getting snagged on rocks and dirt. I need all the departure angle I can get. My .02.

jacksonpt

I have a drawtite that has been very good to me. I've used it to tow my boat mainly, but I've also used it with a quality tow strap to yank rigs out of mud and snow. I've also used it to get pulled out myself. I also used to to rip out stumps from shrubs and bushes - much easier than digging them out. And aside from the normal boat towing, all other uses where very jerky, i.e. a lot of sudden stress on teh strap/hitch/frame - no problems at all.

rimpainter.com

4Runners never get stuck. Right?

seafarinman

I had an aftermarket U Haul class 3 rear receiver on my truck when I got it. It worked all right for all the reasons that people have them, but it did get me stuck once in a mud hole in Socal. I replaced my rear bumper a couple of months ago, and well it went away. I like the idea of having the rear hitch integrated into my rear bumper so that it is always there and there are no clearance issues.

rimpainter.com

Well said. Cool truck too!