What is a Deep Drop Bumper? How Do I Know If I Have One?

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What is a Deep Drop Bumper

asked by: Charles B

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A deep drop bumper is also known as a cowboy bumper. It is taller than a regular bumper, and would use a receiver that is lower than what would be used on the same vehicle that was equipped with a standard bumper.

If you click on the provided link, you can see our Bumper FAQ article that will explain it in full.

If your 1999 Ford F series has the cowboy bumper, the # C15316 would work great for you. If you have the standard bumper, # C14355 would be a better choice. This hitch will only fit if your spare tire is on a wheel smaller than 20 inches in diameter.

expert reply by: Mike L

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Answer 1

A standard bumper looks like a regular old bumper that goes straight across at the top and bottom and might have a cut out in the center for a license plate but the cutout does not drop below the bottom of the bumper. A deep drop bumper will have the…

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Answer 2

Most bumper mount hitches (the hole in the bumper) a sized to accommodate a standard trailer ball and have a low weight capacity like 1,000lbs and 100lbs tongue weight. This is usually good for a light trailer or seadoo. If it is able to tow your…

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Answer 3

It is always a good idea to have a weight capacity safety margin in your car hauler towing set up. In other words, for a loaded tandem-axle trailer with a 6500-lb GVWR you will do well to use tires that give you closer to an 8K total capacity. In…

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Answer 4

To allow for full articulation so you don't have to worry about the tires bottoming out int he wheel wells, I'd recommend going with a 15° down torsion axle. If the original axle was a 0°, this would raise the trailer up a bit. A…

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Answer 5

There are a couple of great options for a Class V hitch for your 1997 Ford F-350 truck, which will depend on if you have a standard bumper or a deep drop bumper. If you have a deep drop bumper the best option is the B&W Heavy-Duty Trailer Hitch…

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Answer 6

It would be quite unusual - and really lucky - for a hitch that fits a 1996 Ford truck to also fit a 1987 Chevy pickup. There are currently a wide range of hitches offered for both vehicles. These fit the various versions of the two trucks. There are…

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Answer 7

For a trailer hitch that fits your 2002 Ford F-350 with the deep drop bumper Curt hitch #C15316 is the best option. It measures 11-1/4 from the rear-most attachment point on the truck to the face of the receiver. That should tell you if it will stick…

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Answer 8

The distance from the center of the front hole to the center of the rear hole is 17-3/16 inches, and then the distance from the center of the rear hole to the middle hole is 5-3/4 inches.

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Answer 9

To verify exactly where the end of the B&W Heavy-Duty Trailer Hitch Receiver #BWHDRH25122 will sit in relation to your CM flatbed you will need to measure from the mounting holes. The rearmost mounting hole which will sit just behind the rivet in…

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Answer 10

The 145R13 tire size you have is a 145/80R13 size. The closest thing we have to that is a 175/80R13 tire size. This would be 30 mm wider and would have an overall height of 24.1 inches. This tire size can fit rim widths of 4-1/2 inches to 5-1/2…

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Answer 11

Yes, check out the picture I attached that has the vertical distances from where the hitch mounts to the frame of the vehicle down to the hitch tube. Since you need at least 6 inches this would clear that by 1-3/8 inches.

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Answer 12

34 inch wide frames are pretty common for cab and chassis vehicles. For a hitch that fits that dimension we have the #C15800 which sits down 7 inches from where it attaches to the truck frame. This would be the best option we have.

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