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  3. 350 lbs Vert Load
  4. 3500 lbs GTW
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  6. 9000 lbs Line Pull
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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Easily attach a variety of accessories to the front of your Jeep Wrangler Unlimited with this fully welded, corrosion-resistant trailer hitch receiver. Perfect for winches, spare tire carriers and more. 1-800-940-8924 to order CURT front receiver hitch part number C31086 or order online at etrailer.com. Free expert support on all CURT products. Great prices and Fastest Shipping for Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - 2". Front Receiver Hitch reviews from real customers.
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2024 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited - Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - 2"

Highlights

  • Custom fit precision: Designed specifically for your vehicle, ensuring perfect alignment.
  • Versatile 2" receiver: Ideal for winches, spare tire carriers, and more.
  • 9,000 lbs line pull: Strong enough for heavy-duty towing and recovery tasks.
  • Easy, bolt-on installation: No welding required; complete hardware and instructions included.
  • Robust square-tube design: Corrosion-resistant steel with a protective gloss black powder coat.
  • Made in USA: Assembled domestically, highlighting quality craftsmanship.

Features to know about

Hassle-Free Installations: Bolt-On Design

Tired of complex installations? This Curt Front Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver is all about simplicity. Equipped with a straightforward bolt-on design, it requires no welding, ensuring a hassle-free setup. In just a few steps, you'll have a sturdy 2-inch receiver ready to support any hitch-mounted accessory without the need to dismantle your vehicle.

Versatile Uses: Front Hitch for Practical Accessories

Ever wished you had more ways to utilize the front of your vehicle? With a 9,000 lbs line pull capacity and a 350 lbs vertical load, this hitch offers the perfect solution. Its custom fit ensures you can easily attach winches, snowplows, or even spare tire carriers. Gone are the days of cumbersome trailer backing, just hook it up front and drive forward!

Durability You Can Rely On: Gloss Black Powder Coat Finish

Worried about your hitch succumbing to the elements? This hitch features a gloss black powder coat finish over solid steel, crafted to resist corrosion and provide enduring durability. It's a reliable choice that assembles in the USA and stands up to daily wear and tear, ensuring it looks as good as it performs.

Simplified Vehicle Modification: Cutting the Front Pan

Facing difficulties with the installation of hitches due to vehicle modifications? The bolt-on design allows for easy adjustments. Even with the need to cut the plastic fascia or skid plates, previous users have found that with the correct tools, modifying and reinstalling components is straightforward. It allows for a tight, almost factory-like fit for your Jeep, making it a practical addition without professional help.

Precision Fit Every Time: Custom Fit Hitch Design

Compatibility issues with aftermarket parts can be frustrating. This custom fit hitch is designed for precision and strengthens its hold through robotic welding. It's made specifically for your vehicle, ensuring a perfect fit and reliable performance every time, making it a must-have for any Jeep enthusiast looking to enhance their vehicle's versatility.

Specs

Weight and Capacity

  • Line pull: 9,000 lbs
  • Vertical load: 350 lbs
  • Gross trailer weight: 3,500 lbs

Dimensions

  • Receiver opening: 2" x 2"
  • Pin hole diameter: 5/8"

Warranty

  • Limited lifetime warranty

Install Summary

  • 60 minutes install time
  • No Drilling Required
  • Steel skid shield will be permanently removed for hitch installation. No drilling through vehicle frame required for installation, Trimming or removal of underbody panel required for installation

31086 Curt Front-Mount Trailer Hitch Receiver

Installation Details C31086 Installation instructions

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Ratings & Reviews

4.9

56 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.

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Excellent instruction video! I would hope on future videos the dark black parts might be contrasted, they are taken from below and I am sure my lighting was lacking under an un-jacked jeep! The plastic rivets on vehicle are two part and in a restricted trough which were a pain to replace other than that issue everything was great!

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Victoria H.

4/14/2025

Thanks for including a photo with your feedback Walter! We appreciate your insight. Glad to hear you were able to power through this installation and get the job done!



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Jeep Wrangler

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.

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Dan

10/5/2024

One Year Later

I’ve not only used this for my snow plow, but also to maneuver a trailer. I had to get a trailer into a very tight spot between 2 others trailers and it was very easy when mounted on front of the Jeep.



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2023 Jeep Gladiator

Quality product easy install fast shipping that checks all the boxes

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Victoria H.

3/19/2025

Sounds like everything went seamlessly for you Rob! What are you planning on mounting on your hitch?



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Jeep

The front receiver was well made and easy to install on my jeep. Even doing so on the garage floor.



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2024 Jeep Wrangler

I bought this hitch for my 2024 Wrangler. The construction and finish are exceptional. The printed instructions should be rewritten since they are rather vague. The online instructions are fine and will get you in the right direction. The only negative thing that I can say is that it will be difficult to mount a lock since the air dam is way too close to the pin hole.



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Quick service.



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Installed real easy. Cuttingbthe plastic rock guard was the hardest part.

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Donald C.

2/3/2022

One Year Later

Wonderful



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Super easy install



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2025 Jeep Gladiator

Perfect Fit



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Easy to install fast shipping thank you!



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Just what I needed and it does the job.



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Product shipped and received on time. I'm very happy with the packaging. Hardware was included with instructions to install the hitches I purchased.



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Great Product, Easy install.



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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...

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Kp-cl

6/21/2022

One Year Later

The hitch worked OK, even if the instructions were not so good. My hitch for the home snow plow worked OK for the winter.

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Jenny N.

6/24/2022

I recommend taking a look at the video ins tall that we have on a 2008 Jeep JL wrange to get an idea if how it installs.


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Great product. Has held up well.



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Very easy to install, fits perfect. Very nice item!



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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.

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Charles S.

8/17/2021

One Year Later

Great, but installation was a bit more challenging then identified



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2022 Jeep Gladiator

written instructions were not very clear, but the online video was very helpful!



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Well built, solid receiver hitch. I had to make minor modifications to get it to fit the gladiator mojave because of the fox shock mounts



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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!



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Easy install. Works well



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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.



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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!



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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.



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Easy install. I have my winch attached to it and it works great. Much cheaper than getting a new bumper with integral winch.


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