2005 Front Hitch Installation
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Now that I have installed my front hitch receiver I realize it is of limited use.
I intended to use it to haul dirt bikes on the front when I pull my travel trailer. I bought a double m/c carrier and tried to install it on the front. There is so little room where the receiver fits through the bumper, the anti-wobble brackets will not fit in there. So any accessory that I put on the front hitch will have to be one that doesn't require the bracket that snugs up the accy in the receiver. Also, with the through-bumper design, it is very high up.
Now I'm looking for a front mount hitch that comes out below the bumper. I thought there was a post in this thread where someone had installed both the thru-bumper hitch AND the below bumper hitch. Now I can't find the post.
If anyone knows where the post is please put a link here. Thanks.
I intended to use it to haul dirt bikes on the front when I pull my travel trailer. I bought a double m/c carrier and tried to install it on the front. There is so little room where the receiver fits through the bumper, the anti-wobble brackets will not fit in there. So any accessory that I put on the front hitch will have to be one that doesn't require the bracket that snugs up the accy in the receiver. Also, with the through-bumper design, it is very high up.
Now I'm looking for a front mount hitch that comes out below the bumper. I thought there was a post in this thread where someone had installed both the thru-bumper hitch AND the below bumper hitch. Now I can't find the post.
If anyone knows where the post is please put a link here. Thanks.
i made a "drop" receiver that goes into my front hitch. its drops it 14" 's. i use it for the dirtbikes and with my 4-bicycle carrier. i also throw a strap from the carrier to a tow hook to prevent wobble.
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There are many anti-wobble devices out there, maybe another style will work? A simple square nut inside the tube and a bolt thought the reciver hitch into that nut holds tight. A flat washer pounded in on the bottom or top will keep it wobble free.
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Great write-up and pics. Thanks for posting this. I just got a Curt 31114 yesterday and was trying to do the light bracket flip. My bumper and bracket are totally different and I can't make it work. I'll have to try making some custom brackets to hold the lights. If I get it worked out I'll post pics. Might be a while tho......
how you like the 31115 curt kit? i was thinking of ording it frmo amazon for 155 with free shipping!
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