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Offline cyclops231

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Re: Hitch options
« Reply #15 on: April 16, 2013, 01:05:59 AM »
I have a Draw-tite class 3 in the attic, will get the prt # off it this week
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Re: Hitch options
« Reply #16 on: April 17, 2013, 06:25:02 AM »
Quote from: cyclops231 on April 16, 2013, 01:05:59 AM
I have a Draw-tite class 3 in the attic, will get the prt # off it this week

want to sell that hitch?
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Re: Hitch options
« Reply #17 on: April 30, 2013, 02:20:44 AM »
does anybody know if a hitch from an sx4 will fit a wagon?
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Re: Hitch options
« Reply #18 on: April 30, 2013, 09:20:03 AM »
I thought that the SX/4 only had the Class I ball hitch?
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Re: Hitch options
« Reply #19 on: April 30, 2013, 12:12:18 PM »
The bumper-mount hitches (Class I) will transfer. I've never seen any other available for the small cars.
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Re: Hitch options
« Reply #20 on: April 30, 2013, 11:45:32 PM »
Quote from: BenM on April 30, 2013, 12:12:18 PM
The bumper-mount hitches (Class I) will transfer. I've never seen any other available for the small cars.
All class 3 hitches mount the same way and use the same bolt holes on all the Eagles (SX4, wagon, sedan), so they should interchange.
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Re: Hitch options
« Reply #21 on: April 30, 2013, 11:59:02 PM »
The rear frame isn't as long. The Class 3 I had on my wagon wouldn't fit the SX4 my neighbor had (or I could've sold it back then)
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Re: Hitch options
« Reply #22 on: May 01, 2013, 03:14:17 PM »
Only part number I could find on it was on the load rating sticker. It's a Draw-tite V-5 hitch #01561
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Re: Hitch options
« Reply #23 on: May 01, 2013, 10:26:42 PM »
Quote from: carnuck on April 30, 2013, 11:59:02 PM
The rear frame isn't as long. The Class 3 I had on my wagon wouldn't fit the SX4 my neighbor had (or I could've sold it back then)
That is odd, because the one I have bolts to the same two 1/2" horizontal bolts that hold the bumper (shock?) in, and the 4 bolts (2 on each side) on the bumper mounts.  As far as I know, all the Eagles use the same mounts back there. I can't see why the bolts would be in a different spot on the SX4's and wagons.
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Re: Hitch options
« Reply #24 on: May 02, 2013, 09:44:47 AM »
Quote from: rollguy on May 01, 2013, 10:26:42 PM
Quote from: carnuck on April 30, 2013, 11:59:02 PM
The rear frame isn't as long. The Class 3 I had on my wagon wouldn't fit the SX4 my neighbor had (or I could've sold it back then)
That is odd, because the one I have bolts to the same two 1/2" horizontal bolts that hold the bumper (shock?) in, and the 4 bolts (2 on each side) on the bumper mounts.

That is really odd, mine bolts to the rear sill and bottom of the frame rail.
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Re: Hitch options
« Reply #25 on: May 02, 2013, 11:36:54 AM »
This is what my Class III looks like:


It's the kind that connects to the subframe under the back of the car.
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Re: Hitch options
« Reply #26 on: May 02, 2013, 11:47:00 AM »
Quote from: BenM on May 02, 2013, 11:36:54 AM
This is what my Class III looks like:


It's the kind that connects to the subframe under the back of the car.
I would call that one a universal fit, and needs to have holes drilled.  The two I have both bolt in using the factory holes and bolts, with no holes needed to be drilled.
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Re: Hitch options
« Reply #27 on: May 03, 2013, 02:30:28 AM »
The Class 4 I had was from the Jeep dealer and had a cross brace that attached behind the fuel tank and went from the frame on one side to the other. (you can see the bus I hauled with mine on the previous page)
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Re: Hitch options
« Reply #28 on: May 03, 2013, 04:59:53 AM »
I would say that ifyour going to haul a heavy item around such as a bus to not overload the brakes.
btw it is easy to overload an eagles brakes.
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Re: Hitch options
« Reply #29 on: May 03, 2013, 11:58:58 AM »
Quote from: rollguy on May 02, 2013, 11:47:00 AM
Quote from: BenM on May 02, 2013, 11:36:54 AM
This is what my Class III looks like:


It's the kind that connects to the subframe under the back of the car.
I would call that one a universal fit, and needs to have holes drilled.  The two I have both bolt in using the factory holes and bolts, with no holes needed to be drilled.

It's definitely just for Eagles (and maybe Concords/Hornets), but I think the only holes I drilled were to insert nuts because captured nuts weren't there.

It's definitely a Class III, and the Class II factory hitches didn't bolt back to the subframe. I believe it's really a Draw-Tite manufactured item sold by U-Haul.

There were certainly other manufacturers that made them differently, but I don't know of them offhand.
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