Today on this 2008 Dodge Nitro, were going to do a test fit of part number TH9025 the Apex 4 Bike Carrier. Do you know about this bicycle rack that it will work on 1- receiver hitches both class I and class II. However, were using of class I receiver hitch we only limited to carrying two bicycles. In this case were going to be using on a class III receiver hitch now work with the included spacer.We'll start off our test fit by installing a bike rack into the hitch, we'll make sure that the integrate the hitch pin snaps on the place, pull back on a little bit, tears some tension then we'll tighten down the anti-rattle knob. Okay, now go ahead and get some clearance measurements. Clearance from the anti-rattle knob to the bumper is going to be 4.
Ground clearance looks like is going to be 15-. All right, let's go ahead and tilt the bike rack back and check access to the back of the vehicle.Okay, thats looks good. Now, we'll go ahead and unfold the bike rack but pulling upon the switch on the top then we'll go ahead and load up the bike. Before we load up the bike well go ahead and make sure the straps are out of the way from the cradles were going to use and also that the anti-sway part of the cradles is pushed towards the center or you can easily remove them. Okay, when we load up the bike, we'll go ahead and bounce down the cradles.
Now, we going to reattach the anti-sway part of the cradle and we'll strap back to the seat tube. Then, we'll go ahead and run the straps over the top tube and those are the steps that are needed to load up the bike. And with that, that will finish it for our test fit of part number TH9025, the Apex 4 from Thule on our 2008 Dodge Nitro.
Yakima Holdup Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Dodge Nitro
Alright, today on this 2008 Dodge Nitro we're going to do a test fit of part number Y02433, Yakima Holdup 2 Bicycle Carrier. Alright, one thing to know about this bicycle rack is that it is designed for 2-inch receiver hitches only. We'll start of our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch. Then we'll install the anti rattle bolt and put the safety pin on the other side. Alright, we'll go ahead and unfold the bike rack and get some clearance measurements. Ground clearance will be 15 inches.
Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Dodge Nitro
Today on this 2008 dodge nitro, were going to test the department no y02422 from Yakima, this is a swing daddy for by carrier, one thing I know about the spicily character is design for 2inch receiver hitches only well start off at testing it by installing a bike rack into the hitch then well go ahead and get some cleaners measurements.Okay for the bike rack on the bumper look at a distance of 5 inches as closet point and at slowest point ground distance will be 15 inches, alright lets go ahead and swing out the bicycle rack and check for access to the back of the vehicle, alright that looks good now lets go ahead and fold the bike rack and load up the bike.At this point we can go ahead and load up the a bike well make sure that the anti-sweep pot of cradles are tilted towards the center of the bike rack and that the straps are out of way so we can load the bike.Well balance the bike and swing down the anti-sway part of a cradle then well go ahead and strap it to the seat tube and then we can go ahead and run the straps over the top tube and then we can go ahead and run the straps over the top tube, thats all take the load up to bike and then we can go ahead and run the straps over the top tube that all takes a load off the bike and we can go and add some more if we need to with the bike in place lets go and check access to the back of the vehicle one more time, and with that, thatll finish it for our test set apart number y02422 Yakima- swing daddy 4 on a 2008 dodge nitro.
Pro Series Eclipse 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Dodge Nitro
Alright today on a 2008 dodge nitro were going to do a test that a part number 63124 from tow-ready, a couple of notes about this bicycle rackter works with two entry seaver hitches only, were going to start-off our tests by installing the bi-crack into the hitch while tighten down the anti-ratible and then install the safety pin on the other side.Alright now go and get some clearance measurements, distance between a bumper and crack will be 7inches and ground clearance will be 15 inches, alright now go ahead and tilt the bi-crack back and check access to back of the vehicle, that looks good now go ahead and load-up the bike, first thing we do is go ahead and loosen up the straps on the cradles that were going to use.Okay we load-up our bike, well balance it out on the cradle and run it up the straps over the top tube thats what it takes to load up bike and with that dealt finish it for our tests in a part number 63124 from tow-ready on a 2008 Dodge nitro.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Dodge Nitro
Alright today on a 2008 Dodge-nitro, we re going to do a test fitpart number th9029 from Thule, if you know this bike rack then well work with inches quarter receive inches on both class one and class two, however if you use it with a class one receiver hitch youre limited to just carrying two bicycles , this will also work with two inter-receiver hitches with the included spacer as we are going to use it today, well start-off for testing it by installing the by0crack into the hitch then Ill tighten down the anti-red bolt alright by now well go ahead some clear measurements.From the closest point from the bumper to the by-crack were looking at six inches and ground clearance will be about 15 inches, now go ahead and tilt the back crack back and well check access to the back crack using the switch in the top then go ahead and load-up the bike, before we load-up the bike well make sure that the steps are out way for the cradles are going to use and that the anti-slack part of the cradles are moved towards the center or in this case you can remove them as well.Okay well take the bike and well bounce it on the cradles and the well swing back or re-attach the anti-sway part of the cradle down to C2 and then were going to strap it down then were going to go ahead and run the straps over the top two and thats what it takes to load-up a bike and with that, thatll finish it for the tested a part number th9029 from Thule on a 2008 dodge nitro.
Thule T2 Platform Style Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Dodge Nitro
All right today on this 2008 Dodge Nitro, we are going to do a test fit of part number th916xtr from Thule, this is our T2 platform style bike rack. A quick note about this bicycle rack is; it is designed to fit 2 receiver hitches only. All right, well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch; well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt, and then install the lock on the other side. All right well now go ahead and get some clearance measurements, the clearance between the bumper and the bicycle rack will be 4, and the round clearance will be 15. Okay, lets go ahead and unfold the bike rack and check access to back of the vehicle. That looks good, now well go ahead and get one more measurement for clearance at the very back of the rack and that measurement will be 21-1/2.
Thule Helium Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Dodge Nitro
Today on our 2008 Dodge Nitro were going to do a test for the part number TH970XT from Thule. The helium aluminum 2 bi carrier. Some points to know about this bicycle rack that will work with inch and a quarter receiver hitches both class one and class two and will also work with two inch receiver hitches with the included spacer and this vehicle has the two inch receiver hitch. Well start off our test by installing the bi crack into the hitch, then well install the safety pin. Its keyed so well turn it 90 degrees. It will pull back and put some tension on it then we can go ahead and tighten down the entire rattle knob.
