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 Post subject: oem trailer hitch and motorcyle hitch carrier weight limit?
PostPosted: Sat May 11, 2013 9:17 pm 
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Guys,

I know the tongue weight for the stock trailer hitch is 750lbs but I was wondering what you guys thought would be the safe limit for a motorcycle hitch carrier on a 2007 lib with ome's mediums? I want carry a dirt bike that is around 360 lbs max. It would probably be even safer with heavy duty's and thought about going that route but I don't have any bumpers or other weight being carried during normal driving and worry about the hds lifting to much and requiring als upper arms/other issue. I will want the ability to carry on long trips, so I really need to be safe. What do you guys think?


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 Post subject: Re: oem trailer hitch and motorcyle hitch carrier weight lim
PostPosted: Sat May 11, 2013 9:19 pm 
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Oh yeah. I live in a townhouse with no garage, so the common sense idea of buying a small trailer is out.


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 Post subject: Re: oem trailer hitch and motorcyle hitch carrier weight lim
PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 10:53 pm 
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Nobody wants to share an opinion based on thier jeep experience?


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 Post subject: Re: oem trailer hitch and motorcyle hitch carrier weight lim
PostPosted: Thu May 23, 2013 11:40 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: oem trailer hitch and motorcyle hitch carrier weight lim
PostPosted: Fri May 24, 2013 11:55 am 
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Medium duty coils should be fine. I regularly hang my dirtbike off the back of mine(which has rear medium duty coils, I don't think they make HD rears?) with one of those hitch carriers. I also did it while I was at stock height, which I believe the OEM coils are not rated as high as the medium duty OME coils. You'll be fine, get out there and enjoy riding. 8)

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PostPosted: Fri May 24, 2013 3:33 pm 
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LetFreedomRing wrote:
Medium duty coils should be fine. I regularly hang my dirtbike off the back of mine(which has rear medium duty coils, I don't think they make HD rears?) with one of those hitch carriers. I also did it while I was at stock height, which I believe the OEM coils are not rated as high as the medium duty OME coils. You'll be fine, get out there and enjoy riding. 8)


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You can get HD OME springs for the front (927's) or the 790's if you have a diesel or are planning on adding a heavy front bumper like an ARB. You should be fine with that carrier; I regularly tow a bass boat that has a heavy galvanized trailer and the rear barely moves when I hang the trailer on the hitch. I'm running the OME 948 MD springs.

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 Post subject: Re: oem trailer hitch and motorcyle hitch carrier weight lim
PostPosted: Fri May 24, 2013 10:50 pm 
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Thanks guys. I just wanted to double check. Scares me having a 6k bike flapping in the wind but it will be easy to transport. I jumped on the hitch (I'm 220lbs) and it barely moved the back end.


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