Today on our 2012 Chevy Impala, we'll be test fitting the SportRack Escape 3 Bike Carrier, part number A30403. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch. Align up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now, I'll go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 10-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 1-1/2 inches.
With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 10 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. With the cradle arms folded out, we've added about 29 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. With this bike carrier and this vehicle, you can access the trunk with the mast of the carrier in its upright position or we can pull the pin at the bottom of the mast and fold the mast down, which will also allow us to have access to our trunk. To load the bike, we'll make sure that the mast is in its upright position. We'll pull the pin located at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out.
We'll undo the cradle straps, set the bike into the frame cradles and secure it with the straps. That completes today's test fit for the SportRack Escape 3 Bike Carrier, part number A30403, on our 2012 Chevy Impala.