Will the Swagman XTC-4 Bike Rack # S64665 Work on a 2011 Subaru Forester with Class III Hitch

Expert Reply:

With a Class III, 2 inch, hitch on your Subaru Forester you will only need to make sure that the weight of the bike rack, 65 pounds, and the weight of the bikes you are carrying are less than the tongue weight limitation of your hitch and your vehicle.

The tongue weight capacity of your vehicle can be found in the owners manual and the hitch tongue weight capacity should be stamped into the hitch near the receiver or listed on a sticker attached to the hitch.

For the Swagman XTC4, item # S64665, to fold up while installed on the vehicle, you need to measure from the center of the hitch pin hole to the farthest part of the rear bumper. If this distance is less than 3 inches the rack can be folded to the upright position.

You may want to consider a bike adapter bar like the Swagman Easy-Out, item # 64005, for carrying women and alternative frame bikes. A Locking Anti-Rattle, Threaded Hitch Pin, item # S64027, will secure the bike rack to the vehicle and the 10 foot Long Cable Lock, item # CAB-10, will secure the bikes to the hitch and rack.

expert reply by: Bob G