Use your 2" hitch-mounted accessories with your 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" trailer hitch and extend your trailer hitch receiver opening with the same piece. Sturdy, black powder coated steel construction.
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Note: Using this extension will reduce your hitch's weight capacity by one third.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (92 Customer Reviews)
Use your 2" hitch-mounted accessories with your 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" trailer hitch and extend your trailer hitch receiver opening with the same piece. Sturdy, black powder coated steel construction.This is perfect for my use! I have a 1 ton truck with a 2.5 in hitch and I needed something to allow me to to attached a Thule TX2 pro bike rack more solidly than the factory hitch 2.5 to 2 in sleeve. This extended helped by allowing a secure attachment point to the receiver and a second point for the rack. It's now very secure and I can haul the family bikes without worry of the sleeve coming out. 653467
My truck has a 2-1/2" receiver. I already owned a heavy duty 2" hitch. This 2" reducer & extender was perfect for my use. I used it to tow a rental trailer and needed to extend my receiver to allow me to tow with the tailgate down. This reducer/extender did the trick. I had plenty of room making tight u-turns. The quality of the product is very good. I would recommend this product to others. 484689
The Extension and Anti Wobble Lock combine to make a "Rock Solid" connection without any motion. The HR26 looks and feels like it was part of the original Tow system. Excellent Solution! E-Trailer 293613
I appreciate the fast shipping. I’m using this part to reduce the 2.5” hitch on my Ram Power Wagon to 2”, and to create more space for my tailgate to be lowered. I’m pulling a 4,000 lb. camper using a anti-sway weight distribution hitch. 704245
HR26 fits and works perfect. If you use one of these don’t forget you may have to extend your trailer’s wiring harness a bit to allow it to reach the truck. 609971
Extension works really well I pull my 34 foot bumper pull camper with it. My rzr fits in my truck with the tail gate down. Use good quality hitch pins I bent one and found out I had not a good quality one. Very happy with this extension. 611044
Looks like it's going to be a good product for me. The right length extension plus it eliminates the need for the factory sleeve to reduce from 2 1/2 to 2 inches. 435310
Todd F - 09/22/2018Well, this does what it is supposed to do but there is way too much play in the way it fits the receiver in my 2018 Ram 2500. Now I need to mess around with wrapping it in tape or pay a high price for a rattle clamp which is a nuisance to install every time I want to take this off the truck. I actually think this is way overpriced for what it is. But etrailer's service and shipping was excellent. 672417
etrailer's Hitch Reducer and Extender - 2-1/2" to 2" Trailer Hitch - 7" was perfect for my situation. I already had a reducer but after adding steps to my Lance 650 I needed a little better access to my hitch. This extends the hitch perfectly and replaces my previous reducer. 633590
Well built and strong. I think I ordered the 8 inch but I wish there was other size options. With 8 inch hitch on my 6000 pound trailer I felt lots of clunking back there while towing on Mtn roads. I may cut the adapter shorter and re-drill the hole. I only needed 4-5 inches so my tailgate would open with my old camper. I also bought hitch clamps from hits clam.com which helped. 657792
This Class V hitch adapter works great. It allows me to use all my standard Class IV, hitches and also extends the hitch to the rear of the motorhome for extra clearance. The 7 wire molded trailer wire and connector was easy to install and provided the needed length to allow for tight turns. 434903
We can now haul our golf cart with the tailgate (on our Chevy HD 2500 6'-6" bed) down and still pull our Apex 24' travel trailer. Before we would need to remove the tailgate. Our truck hitch is a class 5 rated at 13,500 lbs. and our trailer fully loaded is 5964 lbs. We only needed to extend our 7- pin cord ,the breakaway brake cable and safety chains. 229543
Terry R - 10/07/2016This heavy duty extension is going to work perfect for towing my boat behind my truck and camper. This is just what I needed. The quality is superb. I found a similar product on Amazon but the reviews were poor and the quality looked inferior to the e-trailer product. 257391
Built very well and did exactly as I expected. I had a 2015 GMC 2500HD pulling a Cougar travel trailer. I purchased the extension so I could haul a golf cart in my truck while towing the travel trailer. It gave me the additional room I needed and the ride was comparable. Turns out I had to remove the propane tanks on the trailer as well to get the full clearance but it would not have been possible without this extension. Used it for a full season with no issues at all before I bought a 5th wheel toy hauler. Very handy item. 508944
The Hitch Reducer works fine, my only complaint is it has a lot of play between the hitch and reducer. Tried to shim, my Thule bike rack really moves around going down the road. When you hit a bump rally jars the bike rack. Also wish it had another adjustment hole, I have a new dodge 2500 hits the spare tire, if it would extend farther into the receiver this may help with the play in the reducer. Service was great though 856206
Holding up great. Allows my tailgate to fully open while hauling my RV 852735
Been good with no problems. I keep it o iled. 829125
I purchased this to use on my 2500HD to transition from the factory 2.5" receiver to a 2" so that we could use a Yakima hitch mounted bike rack. With the length of the tube, it also provides the perfect amount of clearance from the back of the truck so that I can lower the tailgate without it hitting the upright on the bike rack. Great product and always pleased with etrailer's customer service! 821972
This worked perfect for a service truck with a flat bed. 817908
The adapter works very well. No issues with it a year later. Love being able to make turns without worrying about my truck bed hitting the RV cap. Highly recommend this item. 809168
This works perfect on my Ram 2500 to extend my hitch for my trailer toy hauler. I can now load my Polaris ATV in truck bed and keep the tailgate down and still hook up and unhook and haul trailer. Very solid piece of steel and well coated to prevent rust. 805936
Solid construction. Works just like it should. 786132
Very quick to ship I needed 5.5 inches to clear my trailer jack with the tailgate this gives me a comfortable 7 inches. 784867
This item made it possible to use all my old hitch items after purchasing a 2017 2500 diesel Ram which had a 2 1/2 inch receiver hitch. Love it. 779250
Works fine. 770722
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