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This fully welded trailer hitch receiver bolts onto your vehicle's frame with no welding required. Powder coated steel is sturdy and corrosion resistant.
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Installation Details 
2005 - 2011 Dodge Dakota
2010 - 2011 Ram Dakota
2006 - 2009 Mitsubishi Raider
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today on our 2011 Dodge Dakota, we'll be installing and taking a look at the Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver, class three with a two inch opening, part number 13229. Here's what our Curt Trailer Hitch looks like installed on our Dodge Dakota. Very easy, three bolt installation, and it requires no drilling, using the assisting holes from the factory to install it. It's made from a nice sturdy steel construction, has nice black inaudible 00:00:23 finish that's going to resist rust and corrosion. This is a class three with a two inch by two inch opening and a five inch pinhole. You have easy access to your chain hold downs here when you hook up to your trailer for your safety chains, and this hitch is rated for 500 pounds of tongue weight and 5000 pounds of towing capability. You always want to double check your vehicle's capacity, and use whichever is lower between the vehicle and the hitch. I'll give you some measurements to help choosing some accessories for your new hitch.
From the center of the hitch pinhole to the nearest edge of the bumper is three inches, and from the top of the receiver tube to the ground is eighteen and a half inches. That will help you choose accessories such as ball mounts, bike racks, or cargo carriers. Now we'll show you how the hitch is installed. To start our install, I'll point out the mounting locations. We'll be using the hole here in our bumper and these two brackets that are attached to the underneath of the bumper. In a lot of applications from the factory there is a rubber cover here that you'll pop off, but for this application it's already been removed. The next step is to raise our hitch into position and secure it loosely through our bumper with the one and three quarter inch flathead socket cap screw.
Here's our bolt. You can see there's an Allan head, feed that through the hole in our bumper. Raise our hitch up into place, line it up with the hole, and loosely secure it here in the top of the hitch. That's going to hold your hitch into position so we can secure the rest of the hardware. Next we'll take our half inch bolt and our flat washer that comes with our install kit, feed it through the bracket on the bumper and through our new hitch. On the back side it will get attached and secured with a flange nut.
That will be the same hardware here on this side also. We'll tighten it down and torque it as specified in the instructions. I'm going to first tighten the bolt here in the middle and then our two sidebolts. I'll be using a half inch Allan socket to tighten this down. Tighten the two half inch bolts using the three quarter inch socket and wrench. Now I'm going to torque our hardware as indicated in the instructions. Now with our hitch tightened and torqued, we're ready to hook up our trailer and hit the road.
That will do it for our installation and look at the Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver Class three, with a two inch opening, part number 13229, on our 2011 Dodge Dakota. .
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (115 Customer Reviews)
This fully welded trailer hitch receiver bolts onto your vehicle's frame with no welding required. Powder coated steel is sturdy and corrosion resistant.I received my order from etrailer everything looks good to me, I'm hoping to mount it on my 2006 Dodge Dakota tomorrow. I appreciate that it was delivered in a timely manner. Thank you have a great day 608803
This is way better than paying $342.56 for the dealership to put one on for me when i bought my 2011 dakota 4X4. I timed myself when installing this hitch. just under 9 minutes looks great, works good too. Wou will not be displeased with this buy!!! 20527
This style of hitch was very easy to install, because it bolts right to the frame and to the rear bumper. And it is class III--hard to believe! That was why I bought it. This can be easily installed by the individual with a little common sense, except for one significant problem: the torque that is required for all of the bolts. I believe that although I torqued the center bumper bolt to about 260 foot pounds, and the frame bolts to about 185 foot pounds, the hitch will stay in place. The manufacturer calls for torques that are much higher. The average repair shop will not have a torque wrench that is adequate for the torque required by the manufacturer. I took mine to two different repair shops, and neither had a torque wrench that would go that high. Still I've used the hitch a few times, and it has performed well. 720171
Easy to install! Etrailer Rocks!!!! 720103
Top bolt threads a little difficult but. Greased it and then scrwwee down ok . fit perfectly. Great deal along with the tail light wiring. Easy to install 678903
good quality construction and fits gre at. 674642
45 mins after it arrived by ups hitch and wiring were installed. Real easy install. Not to awful happy about the goofy Allen head bolt that goes through the bumper but it works I guess . Not much of a surface to hold its torque but we'll see after some use. 654875
Product works great as intended. Very simple install requiring minimal tools and effort. 647512
product was great, recommend that the item description state that a half inch hex head is required for the top bolt. 637543
The fit and finish are great. The threads for the main attachment would not accept the threaded bolt. I had to take the receiver to a shop to get the threads cleaned up with a proper 3/4 x10 tap. Otherwise a perfect fit that meets my needs. I would have given 5 stars except for the thread issue. Smiles, SKF 617129
not installed yet due to weather. 604417
installed in fifteen minutes, threads had some paint overspray but everything else was perfect. 604412
Excellent service and prompt delivery ! Thanks !! 596685
Curt hitch arrived on date promised, per supplied instructions installed minutes and looks great! I can now use my various 2" hitch and ball assemblies for the different trailers I have on site. Wiring harness plugged in and was ready to go and solved my 7 pin socket need for camper and with the.4 pin flat included all connector needs are covered! 594875
Good packaging, fast delivery and clear instructions. It fit perfectly and took 10 minutes to install. I wanted to replace the bumper ball from the previous owner with a receiver hitch for a 2006 Mitsubishi Raider (Dakota clone). Thank you Curt for a great product and etrailer for great service. 593381
I received the hitch, thank you, 581317
the service was great, the product was great and fit the way it was meant to be installed 581086
The product I ordered was just as advertised. The video I watched was on how to install the trailer hitch made the job so easy. The product is good. Thanks 574370
Easy install. My only complaint is the 1/2” hex bit socket is not easy to find and kind of expensive. Also it says it needs to be torqued which seems like a lot and my wrench only goes to 250 lbs. Overall I’m satisfied 572659
Arrived quickly and installs easily. What more can you ask for. It also looks well made and strong. 564815
It is used daily, works great, never had any problems 559388
Excellent product!! Fits perfect on my 2006 dodge dakota SLT. 539100
I've pulled a few trailers since installation and I could not be happier with this hitch. 528919
Good quality great fit. Very pleased with this purchase. 528871
FIT IS EXCELLENT INSTALLED IN MINUTES QUALITY IS FIRST CLASS 527836
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