Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - 2"
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Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - 2"
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CURT Front Receiver Hitch - C31086
- Front Mount Hitch
- Custom Fit Hitch
- 9000 lbs Line Pull
- CURT
- 350 lbs Vert Load
- 2 Inch Hitch
- Square Tube
Easily attach a variety of accessories to the front of your vehicle with this fully welded, corrosion-resistant trailer hitch receiver. Perfect for winches, spare tire carriers and more.
Features:
- Front-mount hitch provides attachment point for hitch-mounted accessories
- Winch, spare tire carrier, snowplow, cargo carrier and more
- No more blindly backing trailer in - just hook it up and drive it forward
- Custom fit is designed specifically for your vehicle
- Precision, robotic welding maximizes strength and improves fit
- Easy, bolt-on installation - no welding required
- Complete hardware kit and installation instructions included
- Lifetime technical support from the experts at etrailer.com
- Gloss black powder coat finish over steel resists corrosion
- Sturdy, square-tube design
- Assembled in the USA
Specs:
- Line pull: 9,000 lbs
- Vertical load: 350 lbs
- Gross trailer weight: 3,500 lbs
- Receiver opening: 2" x 2"
- Pin hole diameter:5/8"
- Limited lifetime warranty
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31086 Curt Front-Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver
Installation Details
This Product Fits The Following Vehicles
- 2020 - 2023 Jeep Gladiator excluding Rubicon and Mojave
- 2018 - 2018 Jeep JL Wrangler excluding Rubicon
- 2018 - 2018 Jeep JL Wrangler Unlimited excluding Rubicon
- 2019 - 2023 Jeep Wrangler excluding Rubicon
- 2021 - 2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe excluding Rubicon
- 2019 - 2023 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited excluding Rubicon
Customer Satisfaction Score:
96% were satisfied with this product
4% of customers were not satisfied
- Wrong item was ordered
- Too difficult to install
- Did not fit
Customer Reviews
Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - 2" - C31086
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (35 Customer Reviews)
Easily attach a variety of accessories to the front of your vehicle with this fully welded, corrosion-resistant trailer hitch receiver. Perfect for winches, spare tire carriers and more.by: Donald02/02/2021
Installed real easy. Cuttingbthe plastic rock guard was the hardest part.
Comments
Wonderful
DONALD C - 02/03/2022
by: Dan10/04/2023
Fits perfect and works just as I needed it to. I use it for my SnowSport plow set-up on a 2022 Gladiator Sport Max Tow. I’ve been using front receivers for this same plow for the last 24 years. It’s been used on 5 different trucks and this front receiver mount plow is the BEST.
*** When installing on a Gladiator(possibly the Wrangler as well), the front plastic trim below the bumper needs to be cut for receiver clearance. I wanted a tight and “factory looking” install, so I took my time with a vibrating cutter and very sharp utility knife. After trying to put it back in place, the hole is not just square, it’s shaped more like. “T”. I suggest you make small adjustments/cuts as you go forward. It may take several times fitting and cutting to get it right and tight, but in the end it does look like it came that way from JEEP. On the Max Tow package, there is also a metal skid plate that does not get reinstalled. Unfortunately that piece is where the back of the plastic fascia mounts. I ended up securing it with some long heavy-duty zip-ties and it’s worked well for a year now. Just an FYI for those installing the same receiver on their same vehicle.
by: KP-CL06/20/2021
2021 Jeep Gladiator
Opened the box and instructions were bad, OK you added the video the video when is OK. The parts seen of matching OK (not 100% verifying the list of parts and qualities). Shipping way odd and for a e-shipping no thing over a week, then boom you are shipping and here (odd). It is raining now - - so no installing a hitch in the driveway today...
Comments
The hitch worked OK, even if the instructions were not so good. My hitch for the home snow plow worked OK for the winter.
KP-CL - 06/21/2022
by: Carl 09/21/2023
Jeep
It will be so nice to have the Jeep with us. But it didn’t take the 90 minutes but most of the day to put it on
by: Michael 12/22/2022
2023 Jeep Wrangler
Very easy install. Videos were great help. I like the idea of fish springs, I didn't need them, but tried it out, works great. Quality unit, made in USA.
Shipping very quick, follow up emails. Great outfit to deal with. I'll be contacting soon about purchasing a snowplow with them.
by: Donald 07/06/2023
Not hard to install at all, the hard part was getting the plastic clamps back into the air dam. LOL
by: Michael 08/14/2023
Quick delivery. Perfect fit. Easy install. Thanks.
by: Charles08/16/2020
All was great. Good quality product. Install instructions for cutting the front pan were incorrect. The hitch design appears to have changed from the instructions provided. A much different cut-out was required making many installs and removals. The 3 X 5" cut-out in the instructions is incorrect.
Comments
Great, but installation was a bit more challenging then identified
charles S - 08/17/2021by: Larry 02/28/2020
Excellent. The receiver is of great quality and fitment was perfect. The installation video was a very nice resource allowing installation preparation and because of this I completed the receiver install in a little less than 30 minutes. This is the third Curt receiver I have purchased from etrailer and each time I have had the same exceptional experience with the product and etrailer.
by: Peter 10/25/2021
Easy install. I have my winch attached to it and it works great. Much cheaper than getting a new bumper with integral winch.
by: David05/08/2019
2018 Jeep JL Wrangler Unlimited
This was one of the easiest installs / modifications ever. The install was pretty loose and forgiving when put into place but it tightened up nicely. I was a little worried about cutting the front fascia after seeing a couple of reviews where others has omitted it, but that too was actually really easy to do with a sharp razor knife. Everything was completed in just 45 minutes during my lunch hour in the parking lot at work!
by: Henry 11/01/2022
2021 Jeep Wrangler
It fit perfectly. Easy to install
by: Michael 04/14/2021
i received exactly what i ordered and actually a day earlier than expected. This was my first order with etrailer and will 100% order from them again.
Thank you for your excellent service!
by: Salty Girl06/28/2021
Excellent purchase, easy to install and great quality. We added an extension bracket and a 6-rod rack + cooler bumper mount - it's a game changer!
by: Phillip 06/03/2020
A little fiddly to install for one person, when I added a helper everything went smoothly.
Also, if you're going to put the lower plastic tray back on the car, you'll find that the tray will need to be test fitted a few times to get the fitment of the push rivets correct. The slot you'll end up cutting isn't going to be a rectangle but more of a "T" slot. This is to account for the stiffing flange of the hitch.
Overall, a very stout and well built product.
by: 03/05/2021
Easy to install, built well. You will have to cut the plastic shield under the Jeep.
by: Paul 02/04/2020
easy to do business with.
the videos that pertain exactly to my vehicle make installation a synch
super company!
by: James 01/30/2021
2020 Jeep Gladiator
easy fit and good instructions !
by: Ernie F12/22/2021
Purchased several times from etrailer and always a good experience
by: John 08/19/2022
Comments
Its a blessing to have as I had something similar on an old truck and missed it. Makes life much easier getting my camper and car trailer in the yard around the tree thats in the middle of the driveway design.
John - 08/20/2023by: Gary04/13/2022
Comments
great
Gary - 04/14/2023by: Dave 11/03/2020
Jeep
Works great on the front of my Jeep JL. Easy install.
by: Adam 04/10/2021
Great. Easy to install and looks great.
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- Front Hitch Custom Fit on 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited JL RubiconI reached out to my tech contact at Curt and he said the Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver # C31086 has been test fit on your specific Rubicon model and it is a confirmed fit. You will need to remove the steel skid shield permanently for this installation.
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view full answer... - Is There a Front Hitch for a 2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited HybridI do show the Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver part # C31086 as a fit for all models of a 2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited so you'll be good to go with a Hybrid.
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view full answer... - Front Hitch Confirmed to Fit a 2022 Jeep Wrangler UnlimitedWe do. The Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver # C31086 is a confirmed fit for the 2022 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. This hitch is made in the USA and has a bolt-on, no-drill installation.
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view full answer... - Recommended Front Mount Hitch for a 2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xeYes, it does so long as you don't have a Rubicon. The Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch item # C31086 is confirmed to fit the 2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe. This front mounted hitch is custom fit and bolts to your Jeep with included hardware. I have linked an installation video below that will show you how to get it set up.
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- Recommended Front Mounted Hitch Receiver for 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL RubiconThe Draw-Tite Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - 2" # 65079 is a confirmed fit for your Jeep with steel bumper. The front metal air dam will be permanently removed for this installation. The Curt # C31086 is also a fit but isn't rated for the same load or line pull and will have slightly less ground clearance based on the crossbar design.
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view full answer... - Replacement Hardware for Curt Front Hitch C31086We offer replacement hardware for all of the hitches we offer with the part # RHK. You'd just need to select Curt from the drop down menu and put in the parts box # C31086 and we'll ship you out the correct hardware.
view full answer... - Recommended Front Mounted Hitch for a 2023 Jeep GladiatorTo add a front mounted hitch to your 2023 Jeep Gladiator. You will want the Draw-Tite Front Mount Trailer Hitch item # 65079. This hitch is custom fit and bolts to your Jeep with included hardware. This hitch will not fit the Rubicon and Mojave models. This front mounted hitch has a 500 lbs capacity for mounting accessories and a 5,000 lbs gross trailer weight. The 2" x 2" receiver sticks out right below the bottom of your front bumper. I have attached a couple of pictures below along...
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view full answer... - Recommended Front Hitch Receiver for 2020 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon JLThe front mount trailer hitch I recommend for a 2020 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon JL is the Draw-Tite Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver part # 65079 because when compared to the Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver part # C31086 takes less time to install and also requires less cutting to the plastic under-body panel. I have attached an install photo for you which as you can see will not limit ground clearance. Please note, the steel skid shield will need to be removed but there...
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- Front Hitch Recommendation for 2020 Jeep Wrangler for Use with Snow PlowCurt is the front hitch manufacturer that our snow plow manufacturers recommend with their kits so for your 2020 Jeep Wrangler you'd want the Curt # C31086 and you'd be set. This would work great with a hitch mounted plow setup like the # SB324-080.
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