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Hey everybody, how is it goin’ Today we’re gonna be going over and showing you how to install the e-trailer trailer hitch receiver here on our 2020 Dodge Grand Caravan. So this is what our trailer hitch is gonna look like installed in the vehicle here. Now it actually has a hidden design. And what that means is the cross tubes actually tucked away back behind the bumper here. So the only thing we can see is the receiver tube and this not only makes for the best overall appearance, it also gives us the best ground clearance possible. Now, what we can see has a nice matte black finish which is gonna help blend in with the underside of the vehicle well.
It’s also gonna help protect our hitch from rust over time, being that it is on the underside of the vehicle and more subjected to the elements. So adding a trailer hitch to your Grand Caravan it’s gonna be an excellent option because it’s gonna make your vehicle that much more versatile. Now we can obviously use a trailer hitch for towing but let’s say we wanted to free up some more space inside the vehicle for us and the family on those long road trips or if we wanted to hit the trails, we could easily attach either a hitch-mounted bike rack or hitch-mounted cargo carrier. So in regards to towing, our trailer hitch has a 4,000 pound gross trailer weight rating. That’s the amount we can pull outward on a receiver tube and also has a 400 pound tongue weight rating which is the downward force on the receiver tube.
Now, keep in mind, these capacities are for the hitch only which is tested separately of the vehicle. Therefore you need to verify the vehicle’s towing capacity in your owner’s manual and abide by the lower of the two rated components whether that is the hitch or the vehicle. So the receiver tube size is an industry standard. It’s two inch by two inch. Now this is the larger of the other typical sizes.
So what that larger size allows for is it allows for you to choose for a much greater variety of those accessories that we talked about, such as ball mounts, hitch bike racks, and hitch cargo carriers. There’s certainly more options for the larger opening. So it’s great to have that selection. So on the side of the receiver tube we’re gonna have our five eighths inch diameter hitch pin hole. That’s gonna work great with our five eighths inch diameter hitch pin and clip.
Keep in mind the hitch pin and clip doesn’t actually come with a trailer hitch. And the reason for that is a lot of your accessories are actually gonna come with their own. And then welded to the bottom of the receiver tube, we have our safety chain loops. Those work great with both the larger clevis style hooks as well as the smaller S type. So a couple measurements for you guys here, we’re gonna help you when you’re selecting your hitch mount accessories. The first one is the distance from the ground to the top inside edge of the receiver tube opening. So this is gonna be useful when you’re selecting a ball mount, that way you can make sure you get the correct rise and drop to tow your trailer level. And we’re looking at right about 13 and a quarter inch. And then we have the distance from the center of the hitch pin hole to the outside edge of the bumper. That’s gonna be useful when you’re selecting your folding accessories. That way you can make sure that while they’re in the folded position, they don’t contact the vehicle. And for this particular application here we’re looking at about three and a half inches. So in regards to installation this one is pretty straightforward. There’s no modifying to the vehicle required. Therefore it’s definitely something a weekend warrior or a do-it-yourselfer can do their selves. So really not that bad at all. I would say it totally take you around one to two hours, depending on your experience level just common hand tools required. There is one tool you’re gonna need you might not have, that’s a torque wrench but you can actually rent this for free from most local auto parts stores. But with that being said, we’ll go ahead and walk you through this entire process step by step. Now, keep in mind, we’re gonna be doing it in the air to show you a little bit clear view but you can certainly do this on the ground as well. So the first step of our installation we actually need to lower our exhaust. Now, in order to do this, there’s gonna be a bracket attached to the frame with one bolt. So we need to remove that bolt with a 13 millimeter socket. Then once we have that bolt out, the bracket should come down and our exhaust should lower a few inches along with it. So it’s kind of hard to see but our bolt is gonn
Hey everybody, how is it goin’ Today we’re gonna be going over and showing you how to install the e-trailer trailer hitch receiver here on our 2020 Dodge Grand Caravan. So this is what our trailer hitch is gonna look like installed in the vehicle here. Now it actually has a hidden design. And what that means is the cross tubes actually tucked away back behind the bumper here. So the only thing we can see is the receiver tube and this not only makes for the best overall appearance, it also gives us the best ground clearance possible. Now, what we can see has a nice matte black finish which is gonna help blend in with the underside of the vehicle well.
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