Ball for towing trailers,, recommendations...

[dsfii93sport]

I am wondering if there is a standard size I should be putting on the back of my 93 explorer? Anyone know what size shaft fits in there stock? Looks like 3/4". Are 2" balls a good standard to put on there, or should i get a diff. size?

 

[dman726749]

the shafts are a standard size, the size of the ball all depends on the size of the toung of your trailer.

 

[dsfii93sport]

i saw a 3/4 and 1" shaft at walmart? And other than that I just wondered if there was a standard ball size,, maybe a more common size you might see out there.

 

[V8BoatBuilder]

It all depends on your trailer tounge and your hitch. Go measure what you have, I beleive the bumper has a 3/4" diameter hole, as do most receiver drawbars.

I carry (and use) both 1 7/8" and 2" balls in my truck. Smaller trailers use smaller balls. A 1 7/8" coupler will NOT fit a 2", and using a 1 7/8" ball on a 2" hitch is just asking for a major disaster.

 

[Pheonixx77]

shafts are NOT standard, i thought that once. then one day i sheared off a shaft towing a trailer because the shaft slipped to the back of the hole and broke off. YES THIS CAN HAPPEN get the right size shaft for your hole...
(yes i just said that OMG LOL )

 

[Crankcase]

93 sport....Most small utility trailers and small boat trailers (even some small tent trailers) are 1 7/8"....

2" is used for basically everything else....

 

[97BlackX5.0]

theres a 2/5/16 too that is used for bigger trailers.... if you have a hitch underneath your truck go to walmart and get the slide in reciever with all three of the balls attached.... then all you have to do is rotate it in the receiver to get a different size

 

[Crankcase]

theres a 2/5/16 too that is used for bigger trailers.... if you have a hitch underneath your truck go to walmart and get the slide in reciever with all three of the balls attached.... then all you have to do is rotate it in the receiver to get a different size

Any trailer that has that third size should NOT be pulled behind a Explorer....those size balls are reserved for HEAVY trailers....

 

[97BlackX5.0]

i have a trailer with a 2/5/16 thats not out of the weight limit for my truck.... i think on some of the trailers its an option that almost no one gets..... trailer weighs about 1600 then whatever you throw in it.... other than that trailer i use the 2 inch mostly though