I have a Wrangler, after market bumper,oversized spare tire. Can trailer hitch bar be extended?
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Lynn, there are all sorts of hitch extenders that may work for your specific situation. A simple hitch extender would definitely allow you to push this bike-rack out and away from the back of your Jeep.
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Hmm, I'm not 100% sure. We have only used ours once. The one that comes with it can't be extended I don't think
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No it is stationary. You may not have a problem depending on the size of your tire but my is oversized at 35 inches and that causes the problem. I have heard there are extenders available to add to the hitch but haven't looked for them yet. One thing is that the upright bar does fold down but only to about 45 degrees and not enough to open the swing gate on my wrangler.
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I used a hitch vise plate from harbor freight because I have a 2 inch receiver and the adapter was loose IMHO. But I measured from the old 1 1/4 hitch that Highland uses and from the hole where the pin goes in crosswise to hold the hitch in the receiver to the plate is 14 inches. So if you measure from the receiver hole to the back of the spare tire you need at least 14 inches or an adapter. You can always get a hitch extender to add length.
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This does not fit Jeep Wrangler with the spare tire. Even if you sacrifice the use of the back door, spare tire is too high that you can bolt in both 3/8" x 3 to hold it up. This is great for SUVs with verticle hatchbacks but not for Jeep Wrangler type of back doors and spare tires.
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Hi Lisa, there is a black hitch on the end of the bar which you remove and bolt to the rear axle of your bike.Then you just connect the tow bar when you want to use the trailer.
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I think trailer hitch holders come in a few different sizes. Maybe you need an adapter?
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You can't without adding tie-lines from the rack to your vehicle. You could do what I did. Return that model and purchase one that fits to a trailer receive hitch.
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Mine fit pretty snug. The manufacturer may have an adapter to fit your trailer hitch. Good luck!
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Yes and you can always use a a 2" hitch extension. I bought one at Harbor Freight.
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This tow bar is very adjustable and fairly universal. It will take some work to attach the mounting brackets to the frame of any vehicle that doesn't have a sturdy steel bumper.
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I would assume so, It does not sit very high off the bumper. I would suggest a large hoop or mini stinger style bar. I'm sure rugged ridge has some details in their winch plate mount instructions regarding required clearance.
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Raymond, I have a jeep with a tail light assembly that sticks up behind my spare tire (on the inside next to the rear window). The bike rack would not fit over my spare tire because this assembly got in the way.
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I have a 2013 wrangler with 17" tires. You will probably have to raise the adapter with 2x10's or something. I have thought of a adding a couple of 2x10's to the adapter myself just to give it a larger base.
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You might need an extension piece for your hitch. It clamps onto a 2" bar. It didn't work for us because I use a sway hitch for our camper.
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I use an extension with mine, my cx-9 doesnt have a spare tire, however, with that extension I can open the door with the bike in the rack, the distance between the rack and the entrance of the hitch is 9", with that information, just check which is the distance extra that you need and find the right extension, just be aware that using an extension lowers the weight limit by a half, I mean, for example, if the rack has 100 lb of weight limit, with an extension the new limit will be 50 lb, I hope that this answer helps
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You probably would just need the B & W turn-over ball unless you have need to extend the hitch rearward due to lack of space of a tool box or other factor.
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with some modifications, yes and it depends on how oversized... my stock 09 jeep jku 32s were good to go. my high offset 33s needed a mod as the post that pokes through the center of the was not long enough. one option is to call the company and get a longer bolt. i didnt like that the square tubing from the rack no longer indexed the tube coming from the mount plate which in thoery would allow the rack to rotate dropping your bikes on the road. i opted to weld in an extension to the post that extends off the plate that installs behind the spare. this works great, but requires accurate measurements and access to a welder.