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This fully welded trailer hitch receiver bolts onto your Ford Explorer'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 , Vehicles with a full size spare stored under the vehicle will not be able to store spare underneath after hitch installation
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Average Customer Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars (9 Customer Reviews)
This fully welded trailer hitch receiver bolts onto your vehicle's frame with no welding required. Powder coated steel is sturdy and corrosion resistant.The hitch itself is well constructed but does not fit the Explorer without modification to make it wider to fit over the framerails. I had to take it to my mechanic to be altered to fit.
This hitch did not fit as delivered. The spacing between the vertical mounting ears was too narrow to embrace the vehicle's frame rails by 5/8 inch!
As the original owner of my 1996 Ford Explorer, I attest to its integrity and history of no damage and no abuse. I am a professional mechanic and was comfortable with, and capable of, spreading the attaching flange, "ears" gap a bit wider to fit the car's frame rails. It was much more of a chore to install than expected. All is OK now.
It was disturbing to view the fine print at the top of the instruction page, 757230, which states, " Will not fit with full size spare tire". That contradicts your web page's guidelines and applications charts.. This hitch, in fact, does accommodate the full size spare on my vehicle.
The quality of constriction is good and the powdercoat finish is good The packaging was good. The hardware kit and diagrams are good.
The free freight is remarkable and the two-days delivery time was astonishing!
I have used this on my Mercury Mountaineer and it is a good product and came very fast. No issues at all. If you order from this company do not worry. For all my pulling needs they always impress.
Received product as expected. In great condition and was easy to install.
Very good dervice. Sent me what I needed. On time and exactly as described . Would recommend and will definitely do business again when needed. Thanks
hitch looks good.... I am satifyed. have not installed it yet
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Jenny N.
11/16/2021
It sounds like that the side brackets were knocked out of alignment. This can happen to the hitch while in transit to us or to you. We do have an article that can provide a solution to allow the hitch to be installed.
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