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| Author: | Donkeykong [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Cheap hitch? |
Okay, I don't really intend on towing anything, but I want a hitch to be able to mount a hook to, and if anything one of the baskets that is good for 300#. I was at murray's yesterday and they had a master lock brand (like the lockers at high school) class III hitch for sale for $125 or so... is this a good price? Thanks for any advice. -Mark |
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| Author: | jerbacher [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:07 pm ] |
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The Mopar hitch is $150. Not sure about any others. Quote: Okay, I don't really intend on towing anything, but I want a hitch to be able to mount a hook to
Keep in mind that if you're using it as a tow hook, even though you're not "towing" you're still putting a lot of stress on it, so it's probably not a good idea to get a junk one. |
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| Author: | Donkeykong [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:25 pm ] |
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Just because it's mopar doesn't always make it the best, a lot of people have gotten rid of the mopar skid plates because they didn't do their intended job... But in the same breath, I feel the same way over the hitch. For an additional $25 it would probably be ideal to go with the factory setup. -Mark |
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| Author: | jerbacher [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:59 pm ] |
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Oh I wasnt implying that the Mopar one is the best. Thats just the only one I knew the price of. Given the MasterLock's price being somewhat close to the Mopar one, I would assume thats it's decent at least and probably an ok one to go for. I would say that the advantage of getting the factory setup is knowing its gonna fit and everything, but thats just not true. Not true for skid plates anyway! I got 3 Mopar skid plates and only one fit with the existing holes on the Jeep... |
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| Author: | Donkeykong [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:48 pm ] |
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Wow, talk about the convenience of a "factory fit" :LOL: I didn't realise that the mopar hitch was so *affordable*. Time to sell some bike parts to finance another hobby of mine... -Mark |
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| Author: | jason thompson [ Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:23 pm ] |
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Keep in mind that hiches are rated for a reason This is why MOST after market bumpers that have a hich come with a warning that says something like "this hich is not rated for towing" If it is sold as a class III hich then it was tested to a certain weight in a certain way just like one that cost $300 it passed the same test so $100 or $1,000 they are both rated the same and you will probably pull the bolts out of the unibody befor you damage the hich |
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