How much ground clearance do you lose when the hitch is installed?
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Not much. The hitch tucks up in pretty tight under the bumper. The rear cargo floor is lower to the ground than the hitch.
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About 4 inches - the thickness of the hitch itself. It sits about 1/8 inch away from the bumper of a 2005 Honda Odyssey; a nice and close fit in my opinion.
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With this hitch you don't lose height to the ground. From the ground to the hitch are 11". I take a picture but I can't include in to the message. I very happy with this hitch from curt.
279221
It is 7.5 inches from Holes to ground, However you may need 1.5 inches clearance in addition to install it
774654
This will extend your hitch by about 11-12". The top receiver is about 4 inches above the lower. It works the best on a truck or larger SUV where the primary receiver (bottom) can have a drop style hitch, giving you room for whatever you use the top for. I use it on a minivan, which works but is not the best. With the low clearance of the van, I have to use a straight hitch for the bottom receiver. My bike rack can then be used in the top rack with just enough clearance, but gives the van a "low rider" appearance.
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About 2 to 3 inches if I remember correctly. You kind of want an extended hitch anyway because you don't want what you are towing on the ball to collide into the bikes on a sharp turn.
2062916
Not sure what you have in mind. You normally put accessory units above the receiver and it does not interefere with towing. Below the hitch would make it impossible to tow simultaneously. Hope this helps.
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You might need to alter it a bit. Hitch, not hitch vault. For instance, I had to purchase a reducer and have an inch cut off at a machine shop. But nothing major. Hope this helps.
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81 1/2 inches plus the height from the ground to the bottom of your receiver hitch.
1983596
It really depends on the size of hitch receiver that you have. Great product. Easy step up.
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The hitch scan needs to be 24" from the ground, I have a buddy with a 13 Accura RDX and it picks up the ground
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I have 2003 ext cab Chevy. Mounted on drivers side under truck in front of fuel tank. Has about 6 inch of ground clearance though
1437517
I have my flagpole hitch mounted to the back of my Chevy Silverado and it has a clearance of 17 in. from the back of my tailgate(with it up) and 13 in. from the edge of my bumper. Hope this helps.
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Hello, There should be plenty of clearance for it. The Unit requires a 2" receiver ( hitch) and when installed, has 2 sets of mounting holes to allow plenty of space between the Unit and the bumper.(:
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1395484
J B Pennington is correct, if you can fit standard hitch mounting rails it will be no problem.unless you are quite handy and have the correct tools you will probably need to have the rails professionally installed.
549492
CORRECTION!!!!! so sorry! i should really have more morning coffee before i attempt to answer anything.the statement about the top of the receivers' "square hole" is WRONG! the top of the long channel/tube on the Hitchmate is- 1-5/8" BELOW the bottom of the receiver opening.
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I have installed it on my Mazda Van without any problems with ground clearance. I did have the receiver that goes into the hitch hit the ground one time; but after I flipped the ball on the reciever so that it was on the high side instead of the low, I have had no problems.
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I have no idea. The vehicle my hitch is installed on is a 2004 Highlander, and has P225/70R16 tires. The spare can be removed easily.