I have a Chevy Colorado truck with a trailer hitch mounted on the front of the truck. Would using this rack in front work okay?
1493020
I believe so...my husband has a Ford F350 - and we plan to put a hitch on the front for the same purpose. Like Keithdawson says, you may want to measure how tall your bikes are and add a couple of inches - and see where they line up with the hood of your truck.
1493021
This is a very good rack and it would probably work fine on the front as long as you still had clear vision ahead. I would check with your local and destination police to see if this may be unlawful in that State. The bikes set lower on this rack than most due to the curvature of the wheel support tubes. Hope this helps.
1493022
It should probably work. It depends on how big your bikes are. You can probably measure how tall your bikes are, add 4 inches and they will come to that high above your hitch.
1493023
I don't know if the rack will in front of your truck. My rack is attached to the back of my ford escape. My line of vision is not impaired and I can still open my trunk. You can contact the Bell folks by phone or on their website at bellhelmets.com for help. Contact information is below:CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION AND WARRANTY SERVICE800-456-2355 Mon - Fri (9am - 6pm EST)When contacting Customer Service, please include the following with your comments:Your Name and Mailing AddressYour Email AddressProduct Model NameProduct Size (if applicable)Product ColorBY EMAIL* Your Name* Email* Phone I don't know if the rack will in front of your truck. My rack is attached to the back of my ford escape. My line of vision is not impaired and I can still open my trunk. You can contact the Bell folks by phone or on their website at bellhelmets.com for help. Contact information is below:CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION AND WARRANTY SERVICE800-456-2355 Mon - Fri (9am - 6pm EST)When contacting Customer Service, please include the following with your comments:Your Name and Mailing AddressYour Email AddressProduct Model NameProduct... » Read More I don't know if the rack will in front of your truck. My rack is attached to the back of my ford escape. My line of vision is not impaired and I can still open my trunk. You can contact the Bell folks by phone or on their website at bellhelmets.com for help. Contact information is below:CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION AND WARRANTY SERVICE800-456-2355 Mon - Fri (9am - 6pm EST)When contacting Customer Service, please include the following with your comments:Your Name and Mailing AddressYour Email AddressProduct Model NameProduct Size (if applicable)Product ColorBY EMAIL* Your Name* Email* Phone « Show Less
1493024
I think the bikes would sit up too high and be in your line of vision through the windshield. I have mine on the back of my Altima. I love this bike rack b/c it is light weight and I don't need help to use it. It only takes a moment, so I take my strapes off so I won't lose them. (they will fall out, when not fastened.
1493025
To Keith Dawson: I do not own this particular rack; however, I occasionally transport bicycles on the front of my H2 when hauling our boat. What I did was have a hitch modified so as to drop it 13 inches on my hummer which put my bicycles about 8-9 inches from the ground. The hitch ends up with a "Z" shape except imagine the middle line being straight instead of slanted.
1493026
As long as you have a receiver hitch it will work. If you have a clearance problem with the handlebars just loosen them and turn them sideways
1493027
I would think so. I use mine on the back of my Audi A-4 car and it works well. I chose this one because it allows me to still open my trunk without taking the bike or rack off and requires no straps to be tied over the trunk.
1642385
The rack is even with the bumper. The vertical post is about 1.5 to 2 feet tall. I think it would work for you.
520794
I doubt the rack would fit with a retractable cover on the truck. If the cover has a rail that runs the length of the bed on the inside, my thought is that the rail would interfere with the installation of the rack.
1197671
I doubt it. The front rack should be placed at the forward corner of your bed. Actually...if you have the option of sliding your box back a bit (the "foot" of the rack is probably 6") you could use both. But, you have to have room and be willing to slide your box back.
1630487
It should not, no. However, you may wish to look at the Freedom Superclamp, that rack only touches the tires
1808350
i believe so. I hooked that up to a minivan. The straps are long enough to adjust. It should be no problem. As long as you have a standard spoiler it should work. If your spoiler is fancy and wild then I am not sure. The rack is very good. The first time I used it was raining the whole drive over 700 miles. From DC to Florida on I-95. I hope this helps in your decision. Cheers
1466325
That's interesting. I wonder why they say not to. It seems to me it would work like any other rack I've seen on the back of an RV trailer. You'll need a tow hitch to mount it on and not knowing how secure that might be I don't know if the boucing and wobble might be exaggerated at the end of a trailer and cause some danger.
1924153
It will work extremely well on a side and cross rack. Just make sure that the cross racks on your vehicle can spread to a 21.5 inch on center of the cross rack.
1340003
As long as your front rack is sturdy enough then go for broke. These Kolpin racks are really fantastic. I've got them on my 3-Gun buggy :)
71881
These racks have quite a bit of bounce to them to begin with...throwing in more connections would really get things to bouncing. I wouldn't try it. I have an adapter to raise my hitch-height, but chose not to use it for that reason.
1126242
yes. Buy a locking hitch pin with a cable. The rack is handy because of the price and stores away in the car easily. It does stick out quite a bit so you need to be careful backing up.
966302
This rack mounts in to the trailer hitch. My vehicle came standard with a 2"x2" trailer hitch so I had to use the adaptor. As long as you have a trailer hitch it should work.
804483
Should not be a problem. It is a solid rack. We've used it on ~1000 mile trips before.
1715943
Depends on the frame style of your camper , if you have typical I-beam/C-channel and bumper directly attached then most likely. My bumper was attached to separate tube metal welded below frame and coupled with jacks I could not attach the hitch to my trailer.
523518
I think this rack would work fine as long as you used longer screws and made sure you mounted each support on a stud.
1500181
It would depend on the rise of the cargo rack you are using, but there is generally not an issue with this, at least on an SUV or car. Could happen on a pickup since the license plate is mounted to the bumper, but pickup owners probably wouldn't be using this product.
884504
Depends on the trailer and car not the rack so much. The rack is lightweight. I pull my 4x8 trailer with my Volvo S80.