Today on a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan we are going to install part number 87451 from Hidden Hitch. This also applies to part number 75579 from Darw-Tite. The first step involved is to go ahead and lower the exhaust on the passenger side, just give us some more working room and access to the frame. Alright, this is one of the points where we will go ahead and unbolt the exhaust from the frame and lower it there. And then there is one farther back. These three bolts here, we need to remove those. And those are the bolts that actually hold the hitch in place and they will be reused. On the passenger side, it only uses two remaining bolts towards the back. 1:00
At this point we can go ahead and start lifting the hitch into position. What we can do is take the passenger side of the hitch, rest it on the exhaust and then go ahead and start our bolts on the driver side. Once we have all of the bolts started, we can go ahead and snug them down. And after we have them snugged down, we can go ahead and torque them down as specified in the instructions. After we have our hitch installed, we can go ahead and turn our attention back to the exhaust and reattach that. On the measurement of the hitch, from the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper is about 5-3/4 inches. From the top of the opening on the hitch receiver itself down to the ground on this particular vehicle is 12-1/4 inches. Alright, and there you have it for part number 87451 from Hidden Hitch.
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