I also might have an occasion to haul something. Does the hitch destroy the looks of the car with no trailer attached or is it barely noticeable?
Was the hitch easy to install?
Was the hitch easy to install?
Rear drop depends mostly upon the weight put on the trailer ball by the trailer's front end. If you weigh that, then go to a good hitch place where they specialize, you can quickly determine what kind of hitch is needed -- factory or something special -- to get the desired level appearance of your car while towing. If your trailer tongue weight is very heavy, an equalizer hitch will solve the problem nicely.gump said:could you please send me or post a picture of the hitch w/out the arm and ball in it so i can see how much hangs down. i just dont want the rear of my car to look messy with a big hurkin hitch on it.
I suppose I could buy a foreign bike and spend half the money for twice the bike, but that wouldn't be very American would it?midwestrc said:1000#'s with 1 bike? Ahhhhh.... I see you have a Hardley! Next time, go lighter... think Japaneese (Also includes more HP)!
Just busting your chops......
That hitch looks odd, and I think it is the angle at which that is welded on there... I would suggest keeping an eye on the welds and watch out for any cracks you may see developing... that is quite a moment being applied there if your figures of 1000# is accurate.......
what are you talking about reread my post that is not what i was saying at all. i want to see a pix of the car without the ball and arm on it i just want to see the rear of the car with out any of the stuff on it to see if i can see the frame of the hitch sticking out of the rear of the carmileshoover said:Rear drop depends mostly upon the weight put on the trailer ball by the trailer's front end. If you weigh that, then go to a good hitch place where they specialize, you can quickly determine what kind of hitch is needed -- factory or something special -- to get the desired level appearance of your car while towing. If your trailer tongue weight is very heavy, an equalizer hitch will solve the problem nicely.
(Using cars only, I towed travel trailers of over 6K pounds with hitch weights of over 500 pounds for many years).
Believe me, you don't see anything with the Mopar hitch. Yes with the aftermarket ones....gump said:what are you talking about reread my post that is not what i was saying at all. i want to see a pix of the car without the ball and arm on it i just want to see the rear of the car with out any of the stuff on it to see if i can see the frame of the hitch sticking out of the rear of the car
What I was talking about is that the <weight> of a trailer tongue pushes the rear of a normal car down. The amount of weight towed likewise contributes to the problem. All cars have a limit for these specs put out by the manufacturer.gump said:thats what i wanted to know. i'm still not sure what mileshover is talking about.