Did you have to use spacers between the hitch and the frame where you bolt it, or did you just bolt it directly to the frame?
1504808
I bolted straight to the frame. No spacers needed. It may be a good idea to spray with WE 40 and prime the threads prior to hanging the hitch.
1504809
there was aa weld on the fram that required I use a spacer toward the rear on both sides. Fit well tho. Simple in stall.
1504810
I used the spacers that came with it. I'm not sure if it would have been against anything if I hadn't though.
517966
The hitch actually fits under the back cover. I thought I would have to cut the back cover to make it fit but it bolts straight to frame and hangs beneath the black plastic pieces of the truck.
277740
Provided that there is enough of the hitch exposed. That looks like it varies by design. Our setup measures 32" from the very front tip of the hitch to the very back of the pieces that bolt to the frame. Those little upright pieces in the pic clamp around the box tubing of the trailer frame, and stay attached when you unhitch. You will need room to put on and remove the nuts from the threaded ends, in addition to that 32".
902017
It fit well ,do'nt tighten anything up until all the bolts are started,nothings perfect you might need to use your draw bar for leaverage too.I flipped my bumperettes over ,they seemed to fit better,(did not bind against the top of the hitch), Make sure your bumper bolts are still loose with bumperettes in place then put in the frame bolts,(like I said you may have to use your draw bar to move the hitch to get the frame bolts started. Then tighten everything up and torque them. Good Luck
1171263
I use the smaller hitch size, so no need for spacers. But I think you're right--I only got one allen wrench and that's for the large bolts in assembly. Take it to a hardware store and have them fit you with the right size allen wrench. It's a pain in the butt, but you'll have one. Good luck.
874012
You need to remove your seat from the seat post and slide the rack onto the seat post. There are three concentric plastic inserts or "shims" that are inside the rack's mounting hole. Use as many of these as you can fit in order to create a tight fit between the rack and the seat post. You can use one, two or all three shims, depending on the width of your seat post. You may need to loosen the mounting bolts first, using the included hex wrench. Once it's slid onto the post, tighten the bolts until the rack doesn't move at all and then reattach your seat to the seat post. In my case, the mounting bolts actually snapped while I was tightening them (the bolts are pretty low quality), so I bought some replacement bolts at Home Depot that were much stronger. I know many people get it to work fine with the included bolts but I wasn't so lucky. With the new bolts, though, this thing is as solid as a rock. Very happy with it.
1298059
Yes, I have connected the brackets to the cross bars but I had to remove what looked like "spacer" and just use the brackets. That's been over a month or so and the rack is still up there. Thank you Lord!
1456625
I had to drill a bigger hold on the driver side of the frame to stick the pieces into but that was it. I used a hole saw that was about 1" or 1.25", I can't remember which. That was the only altering, and I didn't need to use the spacer on the passenger side, and it fit like a glove.
919084
This is on a 1974 Ford F250. Hitch bolts to bottom of frame. From bottom of Frame to center of receiver 7 1/2". From bottom of bumper to center of receiver is 5" and to ground is 16"
993024
You need to have the receiver tube installed,I would go to a trailer hitch installer
147049
Not without a back spacer, hitch will move back and forth as it will not clamp/pull back plate as it is welded. 1 inch steel spacer would make up the difference and should work fine, I would just contact a local machine shop and get a 4x4x1 cold roll plate cut...minimal cost
1630590
I bolted mine directly too wood wall. I don't recall the spacing of the bolt holes
283962
I had a hitch already installed on mine. I removed it and used the hitch on the bumper instead. You have to remove all the bolts that hold the hitch in place anyway when you install the new bumper.
2013183
Don't try it yourself. Have your local dealer do it. I did it myself and did it wrong because I have saddlebags and a hidden hitch. My bike was a special case!
2070804
I used stainless steel fender washers on the lower bolt to shim up the bracket. It took about four washers per bracket.
1913035
I used 5/16 bolts with nylon lock nuts and washers because of where I mounted the hitch. Very secure and the bolts are such that you need a special tool to remove them.
1049010
No ma'am. I accidentally made the same mistake. I had to fabricate some steel flat 4" bars to bolt it in the middle. They aren't long enough.