Today, on our 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be test fitting the Thule Helium two-bike carrier for 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitches, part number TH970XT. With our vehicle equipped with a 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already pre-assembled, we'll go ahead and slide the bike rack shank directly into the receiver of the tube of the hitch lining up the hitch pinhole. Then, we'll install the safety pin and use the hand knob at the base of the bike rack to tighten it down. With the hand knob tightened down you can see it really takes out any movement between the bike carrier and the vehicle.Next, we'll go ahead and use the hitch switch at the base of the rack to tilt it away from the vehicle to check for rear cargo access. As you can see, with the bike rack tilted away from the vehicle we can still gain full rear cargo access.Now we'll go ahead and put our bike rack back into the upright locked position and we'll give you a few measurements.From the nearest point of the bumper to the nearest point of the hitch switch on the bike rack it's 3-1/2 inches. With our bike rack in the stored position we add an additional 13 inches to the overall vehicle length, and from the end of the bike rack we have 10-1/2 inches of ground clearance.Next, we'll go ahead and use the hitch switch at the top of the mast of the bike rack to extend and lock in our carrying arm.
Then, we can undo the hold-down strap so we can set our bike directly into position.With our bike in position, we'll go ahead and use the hold-down straps to secure it, and we're ready to hit the road.There you have it. Just a few simple steps, we've gone ahead and secured the bike carrier to the vehicle and the bike to the bike carrier.That does it for our test fit of the Thule Helium two-bike carrier for 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitches, part number TH970XT, on our 2008 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.
