Advantage SportsRack Hitch Extender for 2" Trailer Hitches - 11" Long

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This heavy-duty device extends your hitch accessory 5-3/4", 8-1/4" or 8-1/2", or 11" out from the hitch. It fits 2" hitches and includes an anti-rattle bolt. 1-800-940-8924 to order Heininger Holdings hitch adapter part number HE6000 or order online at etrailer.com. Free expert support on all Heininger Holdings products. Great prices and Fastest Shipping for Advantage SportsRack Hitch Extender for 2" Trailer Hitches - 11" Long. Hitch Adapter reviews from real customers.

Heininger Holdings Hitch Adapter - HE6000

This heavy-duty device extends your hitch accessory 5-3/4", 8-1/4" or 8-1/2", or 11" out from the hitch. It fits 2" hitches and includes an anti-rattle bolt.

Features:

Hitch adapter extends your trailer hitch receiver by up to 11"
- Provides clearance for your hitch-mounted accessories to extend out past your vehicle's tailgate, spare tire, or bumper
Anti-rattle bolt reduces movement of unit in hitch receiver
- Anti-rattle hitch lock (HE6001 - sold separately) can be used to deter theft of unit
Heavy-duty steel construction is strong and durable
Black powder coat finish resists rust and corrosion

Specs:

Application: 2" x 2" trailer hitch receivers
Hitch receiver size: 2" x 2"
Extension lengths: 5-3/4", 8-1/4" or 8-1/2", and 11"
Overall dimensions: 14" long x 2-3/8" wide x 2-3/8" tall
Anti-rattle bolt dimensions: 1-1/2" long x 5/8" diameter
2-Year limited warranty

Note: Using this extender will reduce your hitch's weight capacity by 50 percent. This extender cannot be used to tow a trailer.

6000 Advantage Sports Rack Hitch Extension by Heininger Holdings

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by: Glen 06/12/2025 One Year Later

After a year of use, this product has performed well and can recommend highly as an extension for our KUAT 2 place bike rack.

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Brooke M.

6/16/2025

Love the van, Glen! Do you travel a lot to different biking trails?

Glen

6/16/2025

@BrookeM Most of the time we travel, I look for local routes to ride. Living in Oregon, many of those are gravel roads in the national forest or BLM land. The older Pleasure Way vans are a cool rig, indeed!

Brooke M.

6/17/2025

@Glen That sounds like so much fun - I bet those trails are gorgeous, too! How long have you had the van for? Have you redone it or is everything pretty much original on the inside?

Glen

6/17/2025

@BrookeM We’ve had it for just over 2 years. It’s a 2000 model but mostly original. Even though it’s a van conversion, it’s more like a tiny motor home with a bathroom/shower, kitchen and refrigerator. Surprisingly, all the features of heat, generator, AC and such all work. We’ve already camped at more than 3 dozen different locations in Oregon and parts of CA.

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by: Tim 03/14/2025

Quick processing and delivery and Will our sales rep was an excellent help in picking the correct hitch extender. This was an excellent choice as it gave the clearance needed for the bike rack and has a built in anti-wobble feature included. One thing to note, this is for racks only and it is not designed for towing anything.

Tim One Year Later

3/15/2026

This has been great!! We have used it to Gayle 2 electric bikes on the back of our class all all over the country from coast to coast. It is solid and works fantastic!! So glad we bought it.

by: Andrew 05/12/2026

Good fit and function for mounting my bike carrier with enough clearance for my Wrangler's spare tire.
I like that there are two mounting positions and the anti-rattle feature, but I wish there was also an anti-rattle fastener inserted into both holes.

by: Greg 06/24/2026

Exactly as advertised at a very reasonable price. Highly recommend for anyone wanting a wobble free extension!

by: Jean 05/06/2026

super fast shipping, great communication, item as described, Thank you!

by: Michael 10/07/2025

Great Service, fast & updated on shipping

by: Gerald 05/30/2016 One Year Later

The "Hitch Extender" that I ordered works great. Everytime I go RVing in my Winnebago MH I utilize it.

Jerry Barnes

Gerald One Year Later

5/30/2017

Still working great. Used it many times.

by: Reginald 07/06/2019

This is a very good product.
However you need to be careful what vehicle and bike rack that you intend to use with it.
My vehicles 2" hitch was not hollow past the end and the hitch extender bottomed in the hitch before the 2nd hole could be lined up and used. So the 2nd hole on the vehicle side was unusable.
Then using the Swagman Chinook 2 bike rack I found that the bike rack hitch could not be inserted deep enough into this hitch extender to be able to use the 2nd hole in the extender, on the rack side.
With that situation I was not able to use the 2 holes that would get the bike rack installed in the shortest distance from the rear of the. vehicle.

by: Leon 10/13/2018

works great for carrying lite weight cargo carrier on my jeep wrangle. gets carrier beyond spare tire. Other extensions would not work with my bumper hitch.

Mike L.

10/13/2018

The hitch extender can indeed be a handy item! But be aware that using a hitch extender will lower the tongue weight capacity of your hitch by half.

by: Greg B 07/29/2020 One Year Later

Bought this for the front hitch on a John Deere gator. The winch got in the way of the hitch, so a minor extension was needed. This is the perfect product. Use front hitch for positioning boats in my garage for winter storage. Works great for this application - short moves, not towing as this product is not certified for towing. Recommended.

by: Tom 07/24/2021

Needed just a few more inches so my bike rack would clear the spare tire on my Jeep JKU and this does the trick perfectly. Bought the locking bolt/pin as an attempt to slow down theft of the rack. Thinking a thief would have to come equipped to not only break the lock off (wouldn’t be too difficult) but also with the right sized metric socket wrench to remove the bolt. I’m very pleased with how firmly the bolt/pin holds the extension as does the bolt pin on my Yakima rack making the whole system very solid. I’ll still run some straps to my roof rack from the bike rack to reduced the inevitable lateral motion as I’ve done with other bike racks.

by: Tom A. 10/11/2014

I used it to extend a Swagman platform-style bike rack so that it would clear the spare tire on the rear bumper of our new trailer. This extender was nicely designed and manufactured for its intended purpose, with minimal "slop" when installed. I'd have given it an "excellent" rating, but the way the inner square steel tube is positioned and welded inside the outer square steel tube prevented use of one of the four available extension positions. However, given how well the final installation worked out for me, I'd definitely consider purchasing this extender again to meet a similar need in the future.

by: Edward 01/13/2018

The HE 6000 trailer extension I purchased worked great..the interlocking bolts prevent any wiggle once inserted into my 2 inch receiver allowing me to use my bike rack without any movement ..great price, great product, and fast service..

by: Ceciliarohrer 05/11/2019

Products are great and exactly as advertised; shipping is extremely fast; contact people are friendly and knowledgeable.

Ceciliarohrer One Year Later

5/12/2020

Still very happy. Pulling the trailer already this year.

by: Dr. K 10/30/2017

This extension works as advertised and allows plenty of clearance from the rear mounted spare tire on my Jeep Wrangler. Please note this product is for use when attaching a bike rack and not for towing trailers and such.

by: Terry 12/07/2019

The product arrived much faster than I expected. It seems to be well made and substantial and should do what I need. I need it to extend my Swagman rack further away from my car's bumper so I don't have to remove the peddle on my inside bike.

Terry S. One Year Later

12/8/2020

Works great! I can get into the rear without taking the bikes off.

by: Jerry R 01/07/2016

I needed a way to lock my Kuat bike rack to my Jeep while moving it back away from the vehicle more than 4 inches. This in conjunction with the threaded locking pin work perfectly in every way to accomplish what I needed.

by: Stan D 07/18/2016

I left a message on their website and someone actually answered it. I ordered the part that I needed and it was delivered when promised. Furthermore The hitch extender works like a charm. Excellent product excellent service. Stan.

by: Dan J. 03/17/2014

Extender is made in Taiwan. It states not to tow with which I only will be using it with bike rack. Metal feels cheap but should work for bike rack. Have Thule bike rack cannot use inside pin hole because rack hits middle part of extender where welded.

by: M. larry 12/21/2018 One Year Later

I needed an extension for use on my new Terrain and it worked great. Now I have a new problem. I traded cars and need a hitch for my new 2019 GMC
X5.

by: H 06/01/2021

Excellent customer service. I have purchased several items from etrailer. There was a small problem with one item and they corrected it the same day. Very happy.

by: Robert L. 10/11/2018 One Year Later

Great item. We pull a Jeep behind our motor home and we use this adapter to mount our bike carrier to the jeep. No issues and thousands of miles of rock solid support. We never worry about the bikes!

by: John 12/21/2021

The hitch extender did exactly what I needed it to. Now I'll have to see how well it holds up. I'm expecting it to be fine.

by: Patrick 07/28/2021

Product is as adverstised, solid and well made. Etrailer was easy to work with, the delivery came quickly and there was even a follow up message! Great customer service.

by: Monty 10/14/2016

Great product, I was able to extend the bike carrier, on my motorhome, just enough to be able to open the rear windows

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