Today, on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we will be test fitting the Soft Ride Dura parallelogram tilting 4 bike carrier for both 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR26247. Now, to begin our test fit, we will simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install the include anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, we will install our lock, which will secure the parallelogram to our vehicle. We will now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 10 inches and from the closest point on the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 1/4 inch. We can now pull the pin on the side of the bike rack to allow the Dura parallelogram to tilt down.
We can then open our cargo door. We will now go ahead and load our bike. We will place the bike into the cradles and bring the straps around securing it to the bike rack. Another great feature of the Dura parallelogram, is when your bikes are loaded you can still tilt the bike rack down to allow for cargo access. And that's it.
Our bike is loaded and we are ready to head on down the road. That completes our test fit of the Soft Ride Dura parallelogram tilting 4 bike carrier for both 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR26247 on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number TH934XTR. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Next, we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We've got about 9-1/2 inches of ground clearance and 5-1/2 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall, we've added about 16 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle with the carrier's arms folded down.
Swagman XTC2 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Swagman XTC 2 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number S64670. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch and line up our hitch pin holes. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Next, we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We've got about 10 inches of ground clearance and about 4 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall, we've added about 21 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle.
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number S63410. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and then we'll tighten it down using a wrench. Next, we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We've got about 10-1/2 inches of ground clearance and about 7 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall, we've added about 20 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle with the carrier's arms folded down.
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the SportRack 2Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number A30901. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Next, we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We've got about 10 inches of ground clearance and about 7 inches of clearance between the closest part of the vehicle and the closest part of the carrier. Overall, we've added about 25 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle.
SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number A30403. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our hitch pin hole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Next, we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We've got about 10 inches of ground clearance and about 2 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall, we've added about 12 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle with the carrier's arms folded down.
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan
Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Yakima StickUp 2 Bike Hitch Mounted Folding Bike Rack for both 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number Y02420. To begin our test fit, we'll make sure that our included adapter is attached to the bike rack shank. We'll now slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. That will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 10 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 2-1/2 inches.
