CURT Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - 2"

Video Transcript for Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Toyota 4Runner

Today on this 2012 Toyota 4Runner were going to install part number C31054 from Curt. This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on the vehicle. Next well give you some measurements that will help you out in selecting some accessories such as a winch mount or a skid plate. From the center of the hitch pins the outside edge of the bumper is going to be 4 inches and from the top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be 11-1/4 inches. Now well go ahead and show you how t he hitch is installed. The first thing we need to do to start our installation is to go ahead and remove the driver and passengers side underbody panels.

Therell be five fasteners on each side. Thats it for our drivers side. Repeat the same process on the passengers side. Next, we need to remove this bolt right here. Therere three of them in a row, we take out the bottom one.

Before we install the hitch well show you the attachment points. One is going to be the tie down loop itself and the bulk of it we just previously removed the bolt from, and theres a weld nut on the side of a tow loop that well use as an attachment point as well. This will be identical on both sides of the vehicle. When were cleaned up, well spray the hole with some spray lubricant and then run a bolt in to make sure that it goes in ok. The older the vehicle is the more work this will take.

At this point we can go ahead and install our hitch. Now you definitely want an extra set of hands help hold it up there while you install the hardware. Now well install the bolts going to the side. Remember leave everything loose so you can move the hitch around so you can install the hardware. Now well go ahead and install the hardware for our tow loop right here.

Our carriage bolt well install from this side and into the hole. Make sure it goes all the way through into place and then our flange nut. Thats it for the drivers side, one more time on the passengers side. With all our hardware installed, lets go ahead and tighten down everything and then torque the bolts down as specified in the instructions. And then this point is optional, we can reinstall the panels or we can leave them off. Were going to reinstall them. Were going to have to do some trimming. What we found out is that were going to cut from this edge here from this one mount, follow this edge and from this angle go right to the A right here in Toyota. Come over about a inch or so and it will go back straight up to this corner right here and then go straight back down. You also have to cut on the inside here up to this gusset. Well go ahead and reinstall our panel. And with that our install is complete. And there you have it for part number C31054 from Curt on our 2012 Toyota 4Runner.