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Rear Bumper Alignment

Sport (no trac)

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2004 4Dr XLT
I recently installed a Ford round tube hitch on my 2001 X Sport. The install went fairly well after I visited Sears and got the correct sockets instead of the ones suggested on the instruction sheet. Anyway, now that things are all together, I took a look and the rear bumper is aiming "down", meaning the trailing edge looks like it is lower than the edge bolted to the truck. I loosened things and shuffled them around, but I can't get the bumper to sit level.

I drove my wife wife flipping crazy looking at the rear bumpers of every x in the mall parking lot to compare them to what I was trailing. It looks like most are either level or the trailing edge is a bit higher.

Ok, cut to the chase, does anyone know how I can adjust the bumper? I have tried the 4 bolts (2 on each side) on the frame and I can't think of anything else.

Thanks in advance!
 






How about trying the bolts that hold the bumper brackets to the bumper instead of the frame?
 






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