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Receiver hitch

06-06-2003, 02:11 PM

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Doug Czaja

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Receiver hitch

I have been trying to locate a Class V receiver hitch for my truck. You would think it’s no big deal. However, according to some of the manufactures, the hitch won’t fit my truck because of the short bed (interfere with the fuel tank?) or will not work with a heavy-duty suspension. It is beyond me why would a manufacture build a Class V hitch and not expect it to go on a truck with a heavy-duty suspension. A Class V hitch is probably over kill for my application, but I would rather be safe than sorry. Some of the sites I have visited were Reese, Pull-Right, trailer.com, to mention a few. My questions are where are you guys getting your hitches? Can someone recommend a hitch manufacture? Has any one purchased one of the hitches from J.C. Whitney?

Thanks,
Doug

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