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Will a tow hitch interfere with my shackles?

turboranger91

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It looks pretty close.
 



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I've got long shackles and a class iv, and by all means it looks like they should hit but flexed it out last weekend on a trail without contact (body work was a different matter)
 






Mine is stock with a weight distributing u haul hitch and one of my shackles is bent where the cross brace is on it. Doesn't appear to have really hurt anything though.
 






I was told by a buddy of mine that it would make contact when the suspension flexes. Like I said, it looks close. I was just wondering if anyone had any issues with theirs. I'm towing a trailer today, and while I have zero issues driving down the road, I just didn't know what would happen off the road. Thanks for the input, guys.
 






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