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Today we are going to install part number 13465 from Curt on a 2007 Dodge Charger RT. The first thing we need to do is lower the exhaust. We have got two points we need to lower: one here, and one in the back. Now, we can simply unbolt those from the frame and it will come down. And we will do that on both sides. And also, for added safety, and to keep the stress down on the exhaust, we added this safety strap here. And one other point we need to disconnect will be right here, that is going to be right in front of the converter here. And basically we are going to just take this off and let the exhaust fall down as much as possible, limited by the strap, of course. And that will give us plenty of working room. Now we will take down this side of the exhaust. All right, and now we will do the passengers side. more
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Posted: 10/21/2008 3:32:22 PM
Today we are going to install part number 87522 from Hidden Hitch. And we are going to install this on an 2003 Dodge Durango. This also applies to part number 75081 from Draw-Tite. First off, we are going to show you where the hitch mounts. It is going to mount on this bracket right here, with the two bolt holes. And it is also going to come to the end of the frame, to the last crossmember, and it is going to use this hole right here. And there will be a stiffener plate that is going to go inside of here, also. It is a little bit different on the other side. On the drivers side, you are going to use the same hole on the end of the frame, right here. Again, it will get a stiffener bracket, and then also one of the bolt holes back here in the back. You need this one right here in the frame. more
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Posted: 9/17/2008 3:47:26 PM
Today we are going to install part number 82534 from Hidden Hitch. We are going to install this on a Dodge Ram 1500. First off, the hitch we are going to install on the frame and the side brackets. We are going to use this hole here, this one at the end of the frame, and this side bracket. It is going to be the same on both sides. And also, this install requires that the factory hitch not be installed on the vehicle. To begin our install, actually we are going to go ahead and put the hitch up against the frame. And there are two bolts that we are going to run into on the side brackets that hang down vertically. We are going to use those to put the hitch into position, and then we are going to wire the bolts to the frame. To show you an example here, some models have a significant gap between the hitch frame and the bracket coming down. It will be pretty similar on both sides if yours is off. It does come with these optional spacers right here to put in between the frame. They will go right here, and then that will take up some of the extra slack in there. When you tighten down the hitch, the bracket and the hitch will conform to take up the necessary space. We will go ahead and install these spacers on this particular hitch. more
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Posted: 9/15/2008 4:57:43 PM
Today we are going to install part number 36136 on a 1991 Dodge Dynasty. Where the hitch installs on this vehicle, it will install on the two EA bolts right here - the Energy Absorber. The hitch will sit on top of this plate and get bolted back into place, and then it also will attach to one of these holes back behind the energy absorber, in the frame here. And we do the same thing on both sides. However, we will have to modify the exhaust lower, before we are all said and done, on the drivers side. And this is the exhaust bracket that we will have to lower and modify, but for now we will just go ahead and unbolt it into the frame plate here. And we will leave that there, that just like that, for now. more
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Posted: 9/12/2008 4:04:17 PM
Today we are going to be installing hitch part number 87554 on a 2002 Dodge Dakota. Alright, the first thing we want to do is go ahead and lower the spare tire and remove it and get it out of the way. Looking under the vehicle now, at the frame rails, the attaching points for the hitch are going to be here at the bottom of the frame. This existing hole, as well as this one here. There is a vertical attaching point as well, which is going to be where this bolt is here. So we need to actually remove the nut from the outboard side and pull this piece off. As you can see, there is an extra flange here that kind of holds the bolt in place while you are putting the nut on. If that happens to be pinched in between this particular set of bolts here, you might need to loosen these to allow this to be removed. So you will want to go ahead and remove this bolt and that assembly from both sides of the frame. As you can see I had to loosen these bolts here to get this top bolt out, the flange. You will want to make sure that you re tighten these as soon as you are able to get the top bolt out. Now that we have the bolt removed from the side of the frame, we will go ahead and put the hitch up into position. more
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Posted: 8/29/2008 4:31:57 PM
Today we are going to be installing hitch part number 87717 on a 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan. We are underneath the vehicle now and I am going to go ahead and point out the attaching points that we are going to use for the hitch. As you can see there are 2 existing bolts in the bottom of the frame as well as a center hole here as well. The hitch is going to utilize this bolt here, as well as this hole here. On 2001 and newer models, we have a hole that is going to be existing here as well that the hitch is going to utilize. On this particular model, they do not have the hole already in the frame so we are going to have to go ahead and drill that out. So the first step is going to be to go ahead and take out this bolt on both sides of the frame. And then I will run it back in. It basically cleans the threads out themselves. more
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Posted: 8/29/2008 3:57:32 PM
The way this hitch attaches is it uses two bolts on each side. It uses this bolt here and this bolt here, what happens is that this bolt will actually get replaced by a new stud and the hitch will reuse this bolt here. On the drivers side uses these two bolts also, what these bolts do is connect to the bumper bracket going to the bumper. more
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Posted: 7/23/2008 12:10:05 PM
The hitch will install at three points on each side of the frame. We have to take out this bolt which we will replace. Next thing well do is fish wire in the bolts. We only have to do that in this hole here and well just by hand the bolt and plate in there and this will be our access hole. Do this on both sides. more
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Posted: 7/23/2008 11:29:01 AM
To start off the install we have take off three bolts, first were going to take off these two here, and save them because well be using them later. In fact, the hitch uses all the original hardware on the vehicle. Also in a later step this bolt here will be coming off also. The next step is to install the hitch up into the frame. Well have to work it around the relief springs, well have to bring it up at an angle, and bring it up over the relief springs. After that well use the stock bolts on the attachment points towards the front of the vehicle, then well start the attachments for the rear of the vehicle. Also for this step you want to get an extra set of hands to help out. Now we have the hitch hung by the two forward bolts, we didnt bother with the blocks right now, well re-install those later when we get the rear bolts mounted up. more
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Posted: 7/23/2008 11:51:37 AM
Before we begin our install, youll need to remove the spare tire for a little more working room. The installation is going to involve these three bolts on the side of the frame. Well need to remove the two rearmost ones while the third stays in place as were going to use it. Step one is to remove all the nuts from the three bolts. As you can see we removed the two nuts on the rearmost bolts and left the nut on the third, just finger tight it so the bolt cant come through. Now we can remove the two rearmost bolts, which you want to do on both sides. Once weve removed the bolts from the frame we want to replace them with the bolts provided with the hitch kit. You want to put a washer onto the bolt and feed it through the existing holes in the frame. more
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Posted: 7/23/2008 11:51:00 AM
See an actual installation of this Draw-Tite Class I hitch. The fishwire process may seem difficult but after you see how it is done you will be ready to tackle this project. Once installed you will be ready to tow your jet ski or small trailer where ever and when ever you want. more
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Posted: 7/23/2008 1:25:56 AM
Here is a video of a Draw Tite custom hitch installation on a 2007 Dodge Charger. You can have a cool car and be able to tow toys. For road trips you can use a cargo carrier allowing more room inside to spread out and be comfortable. For trips to the beach you can pile on coolers and chairs. Bike enthusiasts can drive to the trails in comfort while the bikes are safely secured to a hitch mounted bike rack. There are really so many things a receiver hitch will allow! more
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Posted: 7/23/2008 12:01:05 PM
Today we are going to install part number 75151 from Draw Tite. We will install this on a 2006 Dodge Ram full size pickup. First step involves in some models you might have to lower the spare tire. If you have enough clearance between the bumper so you should not have to lower it. The next step is to go ahead and lower the plastic plate here. There are 4 tabs in the bottom you squeeze so you can flip this up out of the way. To remove the plastic piece these 2 tabs have to be squeezed on the bottom and pushed upwards. Next we install our hardware into the bumper itself. We just a carriage bolt in and the edges will ride in these little holes here a little bit. It kind of sticks up you can see it rock a little bit. We you tighten it down it will pull flush into it. more
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Posted: 7/23/2008 11:52:15 AM
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