AMC Eagle Den Forum

what kind of hitch will fit on an eagle. or are there original ones out there. i just need something that can haul an old snowmobile trailer and a 14 foot boat.

I've got this one here, just bolts to the bumper although it wouldn't take much to add a bracket to attach it to the bumper supports. Where abouts you at?

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h286/packrat_2006/th_WagonRear.jpg) (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h286/packrat_2006/WagonRear.jpg)

i am from Glencoe Minnesota. i have an 84 wagon. i talked to the local mechanics and they wont have anything to do with it because the would be liable for it. a bumper hitch would be great. but off of what kind of vehicle. a jeep.

Does this help?:

http://search.store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/nsearch?catalog=hitches4less&query=amc+eagle&.autodone=http%3A%2F%2Fhitches4less.com%2Findex.html

These are hitches Class I. Note the low Gross Trailer Weights (650 lbs).

Below you will find a page of the TSM
The original Eagle trailer hitches were Class I and II
Class I: 2000 lbs with 200 lbs tongue load
Class II: 3500 lbs with 350 lbs tongue weight.
For Class II was a towing package available: rear airchocks with underhood compressor, transmission cooler and Class II hitch.

(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa237/jurjen_eagle/Trailer_hitch.jpg)

were some eagles just not set up to pull things. mine doesn't have anything for a hitch. no holes or anything. it definitely isn't set up for a class 2 hitch

Only big Eagles had a towing option from the factory.  I am guessing, if installed at the factory then holes were drilled at that time?

For the Class II hitch the four holes for the angle iron are already there (on the wagon).
The holes for the U-bolt needs to be drilled in the bumper.
Class II hitches are hard to find, I made mine out of a Cherokee hitch:

http://forums.amceaglenest.com/index.php?topic=13809.0

I've got a reciever-type hitch on my SX/4, if anyone's interested......probably cost some $$$ to ship though.....

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 Jurjen did an excellent job on his hitch, mine is not as elaborate, but will do the job. I'm not in the digital age, film still in camera.
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Line drawing is available, could even rework it to the 2" receiver.

This one here posted previously is exactly what mine is like that I pulled off of a '87 wagon in the junk yard.  Didnt know it was class 3?  But that beast is heavy.  Goes on the frame and backing plate, doesnt even touch the bumper.
http://home.comcast.net/~eaglewagon/Eaglewagon//Class-3-Hitch.jpg
I havent tried to put it on my car yet tho, but soon.

I have a home made hitch on my 83 wagon and a "sto-bought" receiver hitch on the 88 wagon.  I don't know whether the receiver hitch was OEM, but it came off another wagon.  I got it from Autumnglenn.  It has a Valley part number.
Here are some pictures.
http://forums.amceaglenest.com/index.php?topic=12852.0

  MB,
        Was that hitch on an Eagle? It dosen't look like it would fit.
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Eddie, it looks like it might fit. The hole in the angle iron corresponds with a hole in the bottom of the Eagle frame rail.
I wonder how to get to the bolt in that goes into the frame rail.
Inside the frame rail is the support for the bumper running with about 1/4" clearance above the hole, so not much room for a nut.
Because the frame rail is a box section, it cannot be reached from the inside.
And on the driver side there is the exhaust..
I wonder what the Drawtite partnumber is, interesting for other Eaglers.

It fits yes, but like Jurjen says, it may pose a challenge for me to bolt it in.
This is going on my '86 Sedan.  It came from a 1987 Eagle Wagon, I didnt pull it but the yard guys did there.  But yeah, the front holes line up with existing holes in the backing plate right behind the bumper and the other ones line up with holes in the frame... but the question is, how do I attach those ones now?  There is no access holes to slide a nut in the frame to tighten it up?
I am still cleaning it up now so havent really looked at the actual install part of it, just know it lines up.  ???
Can it just be welded on to the frame rail there?

(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t86/bigdog56e/scan0003-1.jpg)

This is how I made my hitch. Used all gr.8 bolts. Length of 2"X2"x 3/16" tubing. The tubing bolts thru existing holes in body panel with four bolts. The pickup step bumper receiver bolts to tubing with two bolts, and to the flange behind bumper with two bolts.
All bolts are 1/2". I had to make two spacers to fit between the receiver and flange on bumper.
                                                                                                             Eddie

Someone posted a picture of a DRAW-TITE Class III Eagle reciever. Can I get the part number for that if you still have it?