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Old 12-17-2010, 11:29 AM
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Default class III hitch

im gonna go down and see if i can put on a class III hitch today but i was looking at where it would go and it looks like the spare tire would be in the way. can u not have a spare with a hitch installed?
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Old 12-17-2010, 11:31 AM
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Default Re: class III hitch

You can have the spare there still, some hitches have different mounts, I had a reese on my truck but took it off when I did the body lift but it fit with the spare
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Old 12-17-2010, 11:49 AM
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alright thanks. are they easy enough to take off and on by urself? like i only put it on when i wanted to tow somehting?
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Old 12-17-2010, 11:51 AM
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Default Re: class III hitch

NOOO. it sucks doing it by yourself. ask me how i know. Plus why would you do that, just leave it on and its there. do yo have one already to mount?
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Old 12-17-2010, 11:56 AM
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I have done 3 by myself...not the easiest, but possible. You should have bought mine when you got my shell!!! Oh and I had mine installed with a 32" under there. Just have to drop the tire first and then put the hitch up.
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Old 12-17-2010, 11:58 AM
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alright thanks. are they easy enough to take off and on by urself? like i only put it on when i wanted to tow somehting?
that would be REAL pain in the butt taking it on and off!
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Old 12-17-2010, 12:02 PM
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that would be REAL pain in the butt taking it on and off!
I guess I read over the on and off part...you don't want to do that...

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Plus you can put a tow hook or something while not in use to dissuade people from tailgating...and in the chance you get rear ended...they hit the hitch not the bumper.
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Old 12-17-2010, 12:13 PM
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Oh and I had mine installed with a 32" under there. Just have to drop the tire first and then put the hitch up.
ohhh k ill make sure to do that then. thanks for all the responses
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Old 12-17-2010, 12:25 PM
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and fighting gravity sucks
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Old 12-17-2010, 02:41 PM
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Default Re: class III hitch

the shop is custom making a hitch to go around the oversize spare and work around the body lift ill post a picture when they finish later
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