new hitch install ..
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new hitch install ..
not hi tec or anything , but I thought I'd share ..
got it last week , but just didnt have time to install it .. It was a easy install about 1.5 hrs . actually should have only taken 1.0 hrs , but while I was under there , I did some other stuff ..
so in order to install , you have to remove the rear bumper , to install the frame brackets .. these didnt fit my frame very well , so I had to take them to the bench grinder , and remove a little material .
once the fame brackets are installed , the main drop brackets are installed for the hitch , and the bumper re-installed ...
Then the main section of the hitch is installed .. ALL bolts are then tightened ...viola .. a new hidden hitch .
sweet .. so now I can go pick up my TREKKERS .. well , parts and pieces anyway .
got it last week , but just didnt have time to install it .. It was a easy install about 1.5 hrs . actually should have only taken 1.0 hrs , but while I was under there , I did some other stuff ..
so in order to install , you have to remove the rear bumper , to install the frame brackets .. these didnt fit my frame very well , so I had to take them to the bench grinder , and remove a little material .
once the fame brackets are installed , the main drop brackets are installed for the hitch , and the bumper re-installed ...
Then the main section of the hitch is installed .. ALL bolts are then tightened ...viola .. a new hidden hitch .
sweet .. so now I can go pick up my TREKKERS .. well , parts and pieces anyway .
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yep .. they all even had # plates ..
I talked to winnabego a few years back , and was interested in purchacing the fiberglass moulds they used to build the beds and canopies , they told me they have been long distroyed .. so with the "1/2" truck I bought , i'm going to be building my own moulds .
I talked to winnabego a few years back , and was interested in purchacing the fiberglass moulds they used to build the beds and canopies , they told me they have been long distroyed .. so with the "1/2" truck I bought , i'm going to be building my own moulds .
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I put that same hitch on my truck a week ago. Got it at JC Whitney. The instructions say you can just loosen the bumper brackets and slide the hitch on from underneath, but the hitch wouldn't fit. So I took the rear bumper off and I was able to line the hitch up with the frame from the back, and then tap it with a hammer to get it in there. Didn't have to grind. Nice tight fit. Ten bolts holds it on.
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I put a similar hitch on my truck last November, but it was a DrawTite brand with 5,000 lb capacity. I wanted to be sure it would withstand whatever I wanted to tow! I was rear-ended by a Mazda Miata a couple of months ago and it did NOTHING to my truck (hit the hitch) but destroyed the front of his Miata!!
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yep ... this one is 5000Lb as well ... fit was good , and the grinding was most likely specific to my frame , I was rear ended a while back http://www.toyotafiberglass.com/myaccident.jpg . my fiber tailgate took it quite well .. I was impressed .
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You're missing one thing though - the little Toyota rubber hitch cover/plug that all new Toyota trucks come with that have hitches. I picked up one from the local dealership just to complete the "look." I figure it's better than having a trailer ball/ball platform in my hitch all the time that ends up rusting out.
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