Achieve the proper height for your tow bar setup with this drop/rise hitch adapter. Provides either a 6" rise or a 6" drop to make up the height difference between your RV and towed vehicle. Rated at 5,000 lbs. Pin and clip included.
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Note: Designed for flat towing only. Do not use to tow a trailer.
Many tow systems require some sort of hitch accessory to either raise or lower your tow bar so that it sits level. To determine if your setup needs an adapter, hook the tow bar up to your RV and towed car and measure to see how close to level it is. The "safe zone" for a motor-home-mounted tow bar ranges from 3 inches above level to 3 inches below. Car-mounted models must be absolutely level. This high-low adapter can provide you with the necessary drop or desired rise to achieve a level tow bar setup.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Blue Ox High-Low Adapter for tow bars. This unit allows for proper positioning of your tow bar, it simply makes up for the height difference between the RV's hitch and the tow vehicles base plates. It can be used in either the rise position, or the drop position, whatever one works best for your application. Really nice design, very solid construction. It's constructed of a sturdy steel, and it's going to resist rust and corrosion with a durable, powder coated finish. It also comes with a pin and clip, that way you can easily get the unit installed inside the receiver hitch on the RV. It's going to be standard 5/8" diameter pin.
The product's made right here in the USA, it is designed to fit into a 2" by 2" trailer hitch receiver, and then the receiver tube size on the unit is 2" by 2". When it comes to the rise and drop that it's going to offer, it's going to offer a 6" rise, as well as a 6" drop. It's going to offer a maximum weight capacity of 5,000 pounds, with a maximum tow weight capacity of 500 pounds. A few measurements to go over with you real quick. We're going to take a measurement from the center of one pinhole to the center of the other pinhole. If we do that on center, we can see that that distance is going to measure about 7 3/4" apart on center.
The distance that we have from the center of this pinhole to the back of the receiver tube, that's going to give us a measurement of about 4 1/8 to 4 1/4", and then the overall length of the unit, measuring from very back to very front, that's going to give us a measurement of about 13 1/4", overall length. Pinhole diameters on the unit is 5/8". Please keep in mind that this is designed for flat towing only, it's not designed to tow a trailer. That's going to do it for today's look at the Blue Ox High-Low Adapter for tow bars.
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars (27 Customer Reviews)
Achieve the proper height for your tow bar setup with this drop/rise hitch adapter. Provides either a 6" rise or a 6" drop to make up the height difference between your RV and towed vehicle. Rated at 5,000 lbs. Pin and clip included.very heavy and solid, the price was as good as any place else 721403
Item was built way better then expected! Fast delivery. Worked great! Thanks 470079
Another easy order process & a quick delivery. Thx 510498
Solid. Heavy. Solid shank. Good finish. Will mate to a 10,000 lb. Blue Ox tow bar and base plates on a 2016 Lincoln MKX. Needed to close the 5" hight gap on my flat towing set -up. Also did Air Force One brake system and charge line. Professional installation. 716521
Works as specified 519302
What can you say about a trailer hitch ?? It is a drop/rise adapter . But--- etrailer has been good with me very helpful and good delivery , --- timely . 585598
I just received my 6 inch drop hitch. It's so well built and solid, I think I will need help getting it on my car. I'm handicapped, so moving around is difficult. I'm in the slow process, of getting a mobility scooter carrier together. I bought a Subaru, Ascent, with hitch, but the hitch was too high, and my scooter won't go up the ramp. I had to find a strong drop hitch, and this is the best I have found. The tongue weight is the big issue, my carrier and scooter weigh 200 lbs. I'm informed, when using a drop hitch for a carrier, 50% of the tongue weight, of the hitch, is lost. A lot of hitches for sale, only have tongue weights of 200 lbs and this would not be safe for my purpose. The tongue weight of my Ascent is 500 lbs. I've also purchased a set of LED lights, (for the carrier), already fitted, from Etrailer, another excellent purchase. When I can get help to finally, get everything together, I will send pictures of the finished project. Etrailer.com has been great to work with, every purchase arrived in excellent condition, and all of their representatives I spoke to, have been very knowledgeable and helpful. 661204
I just fitted the Blue Ox towbar, for 6 inch, drop/rise, receivers. Also, the, Roadmaster quiet hitch lock, for 2 inch hitches. Both are excellent products, strong and very well made. There is no movement, with my new hitch lock in place. Two pictures included, showing both, attached to my Subaru Ascent, the drop hitch now sits at 15 1/2 inches above the ground. I will send more pictures of the lights, also purchased from Etrailer.com when my mobility scooter carrier is completed. 663645
Extremely well made product - packaging outstanding - fit our unit exactly and it put our BlueOx tow adapter at exactly the right height. 528704
I needed this for my snow plow attachment when I put bigger tires and a lift kit on my Jeep. High quality, heavy duty drop receiver. Thank you! 727201
Using to set the tow bar at the correct height for the towed vehicle. speeding delivery, got to me in 2 days 727191
Excellent product and fast shipping 717950
nice well built 715495
Perfect ! Shipped quick and exactly as I wanted. 652895
Product was received in good shape and quickly great dealing trailer . 610288
Seems very well made, exceeded my expec tations. 605551
I really like the receiver it is very heavy well-made and I think I'm going to have good results with the product 598692
Great, friendly service! Prompt service. Excellent price. Price matched on one item. Every item included in my rather large order. Will definitely use etrailer again. Appreciate pictures and information on each item. 596756
This product has been successfully used for a year. I use it as a drop down for my snow plow attached to a Jeep Rubicon. Very heavily constructed and strong. 596459
I've never been more impressed with the performance of etrailer in my life. I place my order late Tuesday and received it Thursday morning what a fantastic job! 557171
Very stout ! Normal “ Blue Ox “ quality, thanks. Using to tow Jeep Rubicon. 510652
Very happy with the drop down hitch. Appreciate etrailer's guidance in selecting right hitch. I really like the order tracking option. 493841
Terry S - 04/07/2019Extremely well built and solid. 449193
I have no issues other than recommending adding hitch anti-rattle adapter when using this because it will increase the movement or play in the hitch. 328194
All components very well made and solid, with good finish. Delivery packaging offered good protection. Installation instructions clear. Service from etrailer.com was excellent - questions answered fully and promptly before order placed, price promise to match other supplier prices honored, order out for delivery within 24 hours with tracking information, and e-mail sent immediately after products delivered with supplier product info and instruction PDFs all gathered together in one place. 288350
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