Some back history. I have a Reese Hitch that I had on the Liberty. It was a Universal model that has the center section that mounts to two side pieces that adjust in and out to fit different vehicles. I really never liked it, I just had to buy it in a hurry one day to haul something. I kept hitting it when I went off roading. I didn't really mind hitting it, since I didn't have a gas tank skid I figured it offered a little protection.
Well, I have a skid now, so I pulled it off. I started thinking that I would like to have a front hitch though. I know that they are hard to come by, so I decided to check and see how close the fit would be on the front.
It is surprisingly close! The center section runs from tow hook mount to tow hook mount. The mouting brackets are close too. I'm trying to decide how I want to tie it into the unibody for maximum strength. I am considering 2" square tube mounted to the unibody and run out to the center section. Then I could either weld the square tube to the center section.
Another idea is to mount the universal brackets (which are like big 'L' shaped pieces) to the unibody and weld to that or run a square piece through both brackets and the center section and weld all of that into one solid piece.
The important thing is, the size is almost perfect and the bumper cover fits over it perfectly. I'll put up some pics once I've finally got it done and post them up here.
I know someone is going to say, "Hey, that won't be strong enough...". But the way I'm talking about mounting it will be stronger than the way it was mounted in the back so it should be good for close to 5,000 pounds.
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