Lefy
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- City, State
- Westchester, NY
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 98 Sport 4x4 4.0 SOHC
ok I needed a 2inch reciever for a Bike rack I wanted to use on my truck.
I already have a solid recover tow point on the back of my explorer.
Since I'm not gonna be towing anything with the explorer.
This 2inch hitch was just for carrying a bike rack and 2 dh bikes maybe like 160 pounds at most.
Since I have a bodylift, I didn't want to buy a hitch that would take away ground clearance/departure angle under the rear bumper.
As it is I drag my rear bumper on everything.
So I went to the local truck equipment hitch place and got one of these fabrication hitch pieces
http://www.drawtite-hitches.com/images/design_images/2850.gif
http://www.drawtite-hitches.com/fabrication.htm
It cost me about 20 bucks and was 1 foot long.
With my 33s I had no use for my factory spare tire. so that got chucked
and I fabbed up a way to mount the 2inch hitch
I trimmed the bumper step plate so the hitch would fit tight then tack welded it.
I mounted a angle iron across both frame rails and extended the hitch piece enough to brace it up.
Alittle spraypaint and a cover and here is what you see
And here it is in use.
check out how much clearance I have under the bike rack
plenty for back country excursions or shuttle runs in the good old explorer
I already have a solid recover tow point on the back of my explorer.
Since I'm not gonna be towing anything with the explorer.
This 2inch hitch was just for carrying a bike rack and 2 dh bikes maybe like 160 pounds at most.
Since I have a bodylift, I didn't want to buy a hitch that would take away ground clearance/departure angle under the rear bumper.
As it is I drag my rear bumper on everything.
So I went to the local truck equipment hitch place and got one of these fabrication hitch pieces
http://www.drawtite-hitches.com/images/design_images/2850.gif
http://www.drawtite-hitches.com/fabrication.htm
It cost me about 20 bucks and was 1 foot long.
With my 33s I had no use for my factory spare tire. so that got chucked
and I fabbed up a way to mount the 2inch hitch
I trimmed the bumper step plate so the hitch would fit tight then tack welded it.
I mounted a angle iron across both frame rails and extended the hitch piece enough to brace it up.
Alittle spraypaint and a cover and here is what you see
And here it is in use.
check out how much clearance I have under the bike rack
plenty for back country excursions or shuttle runs in the good old explorer