Best Option To Use 2" Bike Rack On 2013 Toyota Prius

Updated 05/14/2020 | Published 05/12/2020

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EcoHitch Hidden Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - 2"

(115)

$390.67

Hitch Adapter 1-1/4" to 2" Trailer Hitch Receiver

(550)

$100.36

Question:

Is there an adapter 1.25 to 2.0 that doesn’t reduce the tongue weight. Just looking at putting my bike rack on my Prius. 2 - 50 pound bikes and the rack is about 50 pounds. Thanks

asked by: Roland

Expert Reply:

The best option to use a 2" bike rack on a 2013 Toyota Prius is to install the EcoHitch Hidden Trailer Hitch Receiver part # 306-X7178 because it is the only trailer hitch for this vehicle with a 2" receiver tube opening. There is an option to use a 2" bike rack with a 1-1/4" trailer hitch using a hitch expander like the Brophy Hitch Expander part # HTAD but these ALL reduce tongue weight capacity.

If you have two 50 lb bikes and a 50 lb rack the larger 2" trailer hitch is your only option.

expert reply by: Conner L