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Trailer Hitch Installation - 1998 Ford Ranger
Custom Fit Trailer Hitch
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2006 - 2009 Mazda Pickup B Series
1998 - 2009 Ford Ranger
1983 - 1997 Ford Ranger All Except GT
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Manufacturer InstructionsInstallation of a Trailer Hitch on a 1998 Ford Ranger
Today we are going to install part number 87161 from Hidden Hitch on a 1998 Ford Ranger. What happens is that this bolt is going to be taken out and then replaced. And then another bolt will have to be installed on the frame right here. So that will require us to drill a 1/2-inch hole. And that will be identical on both sides. After you take the bolt out, there is a little J-nut up inside the frame you want to go ahead and take that out also. We can go ahead and tighten up these 4 bolts now to get the bumper back up. Next we will install some hardware in this same hole right here. We will just put our plate in our bolt.
Let us go ahead and install the hitch. Be careful not to push the bolt back up into the frame. Sometimes it helps to tilt it at a little bit of an angle to get it around these extra bolts in the bumper, and then level it out. And then you can pull your bolts through. All right, next we are going to snug down the bolts we just put in. That will bring the hitch as close as possible to the frame. That way, the hitch will act as a template to drill out our holes. First we are going to drill out a 1/4-inch pilot hole bit and follow it up with a 1/2-inch bit. All right, next we will install our hardware like we did in the front, on the inside, just like that. However, there is a spacer that needs to go inside there, so we will slip our spacer in between and our bolt into place. And we will do the same thing on the passengers side. Once we have got all our hardware in, we can just go ahead and snug down the bolts. Now we can torque down the bolts as specified in the instructions. All right, and that does it for our install of part number 87161 from Hidden Hitch on a 1998 Ford Ranger.
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Trailer Hitch Receiver Distance from the Step Bumper on a 1997 Ford Ranger
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