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Specially designed for heavy-duty towing, this fully welded trailer hitch receiver bolts onto your Chevrolet Silverado's frame with no welding required. Powder coated steel is sturdy and corrosion resistant.
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No drilling required for installation , Spare tire will need to be lowered or removed temporarily for hitch installation
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Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (196 Customer Reviews)
Specially designed for heavy-duty towing, this fully welded trailer hitch receiver bolts onto your vehicle's frame with no welding required. Powder coated steel is sturdy and corrosion resistant.Hitch is very heavy duty but seemed to have been delivered by Ace Ventura. Was very scratched up. Hitch bolted right up on a 2007 GMC 1500 HD. The height of the hitch exactly matched the original. Spare tire does not need to be removed. Per the instructions, you are supposed to re-use the existing aft most frame bolts. Be aware that if you use those, they only engage the weld nut by 3/16 of an inch. That is short of fully maximizing the weld nut. Ideally, the bolt threads should go all the way thru the weld nut plus about 2 threads. I replaced those aft bolts with longer ones that fully engage the weld nut. Since the new hitch does not attach to the bumper, I fabbed a custom Z bracket, using 2 pieces of angle iron, to help carry the load. The light plug assy needed to also be modified. The factory angle is 90 degrees, but the wire harness would bot engage the plug assy. I modified the plug bracket as can be seen in the photos.
I bought this for my 02 Chevy 1500HD. It bolted on perfectly and is ideal for pulling heavier loads. I’ve pulled max payload loads for the truck with this new hitch and it has worked with no trouble. Would suggest to anyone.
Website said it would fit perfectly for my 2004 Chevy 2500HD. It did not. I had no option to return as I needed to tow the following day so had to work into the night to customize it which therefore I wouldn’t be able to return. I had to use a torch to cut a section out of both sides on the hitch to have it fit around the spring shackle and had to use the torch to make a new bolt hole in the frame closest to the front for that bolt hole. Also drops the receiver an inch lower than the factory height. Was not at all happy but was thankful I had the tools to make it work. Worst thing I hate is that it’s dropped lower than the stock receiver height.
Katrina B.
10/18/2022
I am sorry to hear that this hitch did not fit your application. I see that this hitch is not a confirmed fit for any of the Chevy HDs. This is only a confirmed fit for the Chevy 2500LD and 1500.
The trailer hitch is great simple installation but I had to change hooks on my chain from my trailer other than that top notch
this is a way better hitch than class 3 hitch I relaced after 23 years.
Went on my 2011 Silverado LT without removing spare tire.
It's well made and installation was pretty simple. Nice early x-mas present!
Fit perfectly on my 2011 GMC 1500 Sierra SLE Fast shipping great customer service I have never had any problem with any thing I have ordered from ETrailer Great company to do business with Thanks
Clear simple instructions, went on quick and easy. Looks good and feels sturdy.
Very well made and very fast shipping!!! I would definitely recommend also use etrailer again !!!
This is a heavy duty 2" receiver trailer hitch (C1523). The 3/8" steel it is made of is the way to go. Aside from the capacity of the hitch one really great features is that the safety chain hook holes are large enough for 3/8" clevis slip hooks. Most hitches don't seem to have holes that are too small.
I had purchased a 2006 gmc savanna Thomas short bus and needed a hitch for it. The frame was not a normal savanna width. Searching the etrailer site I found drawings of a hitch I believed would work. I needed to enlarge 2 holes to 5/8inch, clean up 2 1/2 inch holes, and drill 2. 1/2 inch holes. In the end I spent more time running to store to get a needed drill bit. The hitch was installed in less then an hour. This was my 2nd hitch from etrailer the last one went on a Ford e350. Had it on in 20 minutes with my sons help. Both hitches purchased were over kill but the xtra capacity is nothing but piece of mind.
Only problem with this kit is the attaching screws. They were usless. I ended up thru bolting with bolts and nuts.
Shipment was quick.After getting the a socket deep enough to remove the old bolts from the light duty hitch on my 2013 Silverado, The installation was straight forward and simple with the help of my wife and son. Thanks etrailer.
Stjulian
9/18/2018
Awesome. Still hold strong after 1 year. Handles heavy loads without issues. Still please with this purchase and the easy of installation.
Great price, quick shipping even with the pandemic going on. Had a little trouble installing this heavy duty hitch by myself but went on very easy with no issues.
I have not pulled anything yet, but don't expect any issues with this 16k rating on a 1/2 ton truck.
Gary M.
4/15/2021
No issues at all. Great product and company to purchase from.
Does the job. Pretty easy to install, other than somewhat heavy (needed a spare set of hands). Had to drop down spare tire to get the hitch up. Even then, spare tire is still touching hitch (tight fit).
This is an excellent upgrade to the OEM hitch. Installation was easy and the spare tire can remain in it's original location.
Eric
4/25/2021
The hitch is solid. Tow my 18 deck trailer and 16 dump trailer with no worries. Very nice product.
Bought this hitch receiver to replace the old rusted out factory hitch receiver. Bolted right up with no need to drop the spare tire. The differences between this hitch receiver and the factory one are night and day. This thing is solid. My truck will pull apart before this receiver hitch fails. Way overkill for my needs, but I will never worry about a receiver hitch failure!
Fast delivery on a great hitch
Very happy with this. Truly bolt on installation without having to modify anything. Definitely seems much stronger than the factory hitch. Its pretty heavy and awkward to do by yourself but its manageable. It took me roughly 20 minutes from start to finish. I no longer have to worry about my hitch while towing.
Bolted right up to my 09 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTZ. Thank you
The hitch fit perfect. I did it by myself. The hitch is very strong, I think my truck will give out before the hitch will!
This is an excellent product. It went on easy and the shipping time was great. I highly recommend this item and buying from this company.
Charlotte
9/3/2023
Great product I would highly recommend
I purchased this item to replace the rotted out hitch that came with my 2007 chevy silverado 1500. Item arrived in a timely manner. This hitch bolted right up no problem. I had to use a jack to install this hitch because i did it alone. it is deffinately a heavy duty piece. if you have a buddy to help would be easier.
Excellent hitch, arrived fast and installation was quick. I have 2011 gmc sierra did not have to remove the spare tire.
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Alan
11/29/2023
Product is alright. As stated in other reviews, the cut outs for the safety chain hooks are poorly designed.