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Custom fit trailer hitches specific to your vehicle make, model and year.
Click here for Tow Ratings of vehicles from 1999 to 2011
 
 

Available trailer hitches for vehicle years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 on the following vehicle:

Acura Audi BMW Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler Daewoo Dodge Eagle
Ford Freightliner Geo GMC Honda Hummer Hyundai Infiniti International Trucks
Isuzu Jaguar Jeep Kia Lexus Mazda Mercedes Mercury Mitsubishi Nissan
Oldsmobile Peugeot Plymouth Pontiac Porsche Saab Saturn Scion Subaru Suzuki
Toyota Volkswagen Volvo              

Click here for hitch models and pricing specific to your vehicle


Depending on the load you will be towing you may need a weight distribution system along with the hitch. Click here for RVBONUS recommended weight distribution systems.

Trailer Hitch Installation Tips
Before Installation:
•Make sure you have the correct hitch for your vehicle and the trailer being towed.
•Review the instruction sheet provided with the hitch.
•Check the hitch attachment area of the vehicle. Do not attach a hitch to a vehicle which shows excessive corrosion or damage in the hitch attachment areas.
•Take the appropriate safety precautions. When elevating the vehicle on a hoist or ramps ensure that the vehicle is properly secured and blocked such that it will not fall or roll off its supports.
•Use the appropriate tools and wear safety glasses when drilling holes.
•Prior to installation, it is a good practice to loosely assemble the hitch, install the drawbar, pin and clip and hold the hitch up into position. This will allow identification of any obstructions to the installation, verification of drawbar position on the vehicle and will give an idea of how the hitch is to be installed.

Installation Steps:
•In some cases, it may be necessary to temporarily loosen the exhaust system and or slightly reposition it to clear the hitch during installation, particularly on exhaust systems that have been replaced prior to installing the hitch, as all hitches are designed using vehicle original equipment.
•In a few cases, it may be necessary to adjust the bumper on a vehicle, or the brackets which mount to the bumper, in order to install the hitch.
•Hitches are designed to use existing holes. In cases where appropriate holes are not available, holes must be drilled in the frame. Holes can be drilled in the appropriate places using the holes in the hitch as a guide.
•When drilling always center punch the hole positions and drill a pilot hole. This can then be followed with the appropriate drill size for the hole required.
•When installing the hitch, be sure to use the reinforcing plates supplied with the hitch where appropriate in order to reinforce the frame and spread the load to the frame edges.
•All hardware, with the exception of handle or tab nuts and U-bolts are grade 5 or 8.8 (metric). Tighten all bolts to the torque levels specified in the instructions.
•Before torqueing all of the bolts in place, make sure the trailer hitch is mounted symetrical to the vehicle.

Installation Tips:
•A scissors jack or floor jack can be very useful in holding the hitch up in place. In many cases C-clamps can be used to clamp the hitch to the frame during the installation procedure.
•Clean out bolt holes. We recommend soaking the bolt holes on your frame with WD-40. Then take a wire brush, and scrub out the holes to free the opening of road debris and grime. This should allow the bolts to fit more easily. Because the manufacturer of the hitch will use the diameter required for your vehicle, the correct bolts should be included in the hardware kit.
•Drill holes that are either the same size as the bolt or at the most 1/16" larger.
•When drilling, be extremely careful to avoid drilling into vehicle components which are located behind where the hole is being drilled.
•The hitch must have solid metal to metal contact with the vehicle attachment points. Excessive undercoating or weld on the vehicle should be removed.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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