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Adapter sleeve lets you use your 1-1/4" hitch-mounted accessories with your 2" x 2" trailer hitch receiver. Sturdy steel is powder coated for corrosion resistance. Hitch pin and clip or hitch lock are sold separately.
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So, you have a two inch hitch, but you have a 1 1/4" accessory for that hitch. Well, etrailer designed a couple of different reducers, to reduce your two inch down to 1 1/4" so you can use those accessories. All of our reducers are going to be a hollow shank, so we can put an anti-rattle device on the inside of there, if we wanted to. But this is the longest one of all of them. So, from the center of each hole the distance is seven inches, so that's the amount you're going to extend off, but you're also gonna reduce it as well. The distance from the center of the hitch-side hole to the edge is gonna be 2 3/8".
And then right here is gonna be 1 5/8" from the face to the center of our hole. So, all you gotta do is just put it in like any other accessory. Line it up. And it does not come with a hitch pin or clip, but you want to get a 5/8" diameter, just because there's not much play there at all. And the reason why I talk about the hollow shank is you really do want to put a anti-rattle system in place.
So, you can either use the little piece that goes on the inside of the shank of our accessory, or there's another thing we can do, which is our anti-rattle device. So, this one can be used with hollow or the solid shanks, and it just goes like this. Let me line this up. You'll want to make sure that lip is facing down. There's a washer that we put on each of 'em, and then a lock washer we put on each of 'em, and then we just take this little nut on both sides, snug it down.
And the last thing we need to do is push this all the way up against our hitch receiver tube. Get it tightened down the best you can by hand, and then take a 3/4" socket to tighten it down. You wanna be pretty even with this to make sure it's nice and snug up against the hitch receiver. Kind of jump from one side to the other until it's nice and tight. And as you can see, and hear, there's no rattling going on, and it is one with our hitch receiver.
Something I definitely recommend grabbing, especially if you're already grabbing a hitch pin and clip for it. So now, all your 1 1/4" accessories are gonna be able to work, even if you do have a two inch hitch receiver. If you do have a 1 1/4" ball mount, you do not want to tow with these. That's just how it is. So, this isn't gonna be a solution for those who want to use that 1 1/4" ball mount to haul your trailer. It is gonna have a capacity of 350 pounds tongue weight, and 3,500 pounds gross trailer weight, but look at the rating of your hitch on your vehicle and cut that in half. Because with any reducer, whether it's etrailer's brand, or any of the others on our website, it will cut that capacity in half. You don't have to get a new accessory to fit your new size hitch, and you don't need to swap out your hitches just to use your one accessory you had before. Problem solved with the etrailer hitch reducer..
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (267 Customer Reviews)
Adapter sleeve lets you use your 1-1/4" hitch-mounted accessories with your 2" x 2" trailer hitch receiver. Sturdy steel is powder coated for corrosion resistance. Hitch pin and clip or hitch lock are sold separately.This adapter works much better than etrailer's 7" adapter since it basically consists of the 7" adapter with a 1 1/4" hitch throat welded to it. This allows bike racks to fit much more snug & also allows enough length to use etrailer's combo locking pin/anti hitch rattle device which, in addition to providing security for the adapter, essentially eliminates any play of the adapter in a 2" receiver. My bike rack doesn't sway or bounce in the least with the anti-rattle device.
As always, a perfect fit.
Wanted this adapter so I could use my 1 1/4" bike rack on my 2" hitch. Sized is reduced by welded steel plates inside the reducer. Poor tolerances. Was more like 1 3/8" inside width, so my 1 1/4" bike rack mount flops over to one side or the other.
Not the best fit, the hitch/ball moves up and down a good half inch.
which will make your load feel loose, it makes for a joucing effect when stopping, I've tried a few different one's even the high dollar adjustable type and still have the same problem with a sloppy fit.
Needed addition in order to continue using my 1 1/4 inch bike rack. Excellent website. Super helpful video reviews and install instructions. Reasonable pricing. Prompt delivery.
Although seemingly mundane this hitch sleeve is very well designed. The tolerances are well executed so fit into my truck is perfect. The magnetic design provides extra security. One feature that I find genious is the long oval holes on each side making it super simple to line up the hitch pin after inserting into the receiver. I highly recommend this product!
Fits my 2 inch receiver (class II) perfectly so I can use my bike rack that I bought for a previous vehicle with a class I hitch.
From an alignment standpoint, it fits perfectly in the Ford F250 Superduty receiver. The real test will be to see if the reducer sleeve's magnets keeps it aligned with the hitch pin holes with no movement when I insert my 40LB travel trailer hitch and then try to insert the hitch pin. My hope is the magnets are strong enough to allow sliding the travel trailer hitch in and out while the reducer sleeve remains aligned with the hitch pin holes. I will provide a future update on this.
This receiver reducer sleeve was just what was needed for us! In order to allow our Towtector to fit between the drawbar on our truck and the end of the receiver, the reducer had to insert completely. All of the "normal" reducers with a single hole rather than a slot still extended an inch or so from the receiver when the holes for the pin were aligned. The slot feature of this reducer allowed the hole in the receiver to align with the reducer anywhere along the length of the slot and provided just enough extra space between the end of the reducer and the haunch of the drawbar to allow the rock guard to fit. The magnets were an added bonus as they fix the reducer in the receiver and make it easier to get the pin through all pieces. As always, e-trailer was a pleasure to work with during ordering, delivery and post shipment follow up.
Extension required for rockymounts folding bike rack on 2023 Kia Sportage
Another great product from etrailer. This item along with my recent hitch purchase is the "one two" punch for quality products and service. Etrailer is absolutely the best. Would highly recommend their products and great service to everyone that is looking for quality at an incredible price.
I originally thought that it might be a little long however, I needed the length to allow the back hatch to open freely with the bike rack in its folded-up position. Also, the folks at etraier told me exactly which receiver adapter to buy.
This is a great reducer, especially with the magnets. Only problem: I have a 2022 Ram 2500 crew cab with the 6.7 diesel.
The top of the reducer is about 1/16th of an inch too tall to get under the bumper. I had to grind it down slightly.
The question is, why do they still make the other more common kind of sleeve with the single hole? This design is superior. No more struggling to get the hitch pin aligned when its 5 degrees out. And the "no rattle" magnets are the icing on the cake.
This thing is awesome - so much easier to slide in and out of the receiver hitch than the one that came with my vehicle, since the flange gives you something to grab on to.
The magnets do a great job of holding the unit in place, when inserting the hitch, but it's still relatively easy to remove by simply sliding it out.
Quick and easy ordering and delivery. The hitch receiver reducer sleeve fits perfectly.
magnets did not stick to receiver on a 2019 f250
Great idea with the magnets and elongated pin hole.
But a very POOR design , Bought & Returned. Loose tolerances , way too much vertical & horizontal shank movement for my set up 2024 F 250 factory 3 inch receiver.New 2 inch Curt shank. The wall thickness is
0.1875 - 3/16 it needs to be 0.25 1/4 inch for a tighter fit.
The length is only 5 inches , needs to be 6 inch to create more stability within the receiver tube. Even with about 800 lbs vertical load on the WD hitch ball there's too much slop for me. etrailer or whoever controls the Chinese manufacture should pony up another $1.20 in material cost and use the thicker / longer steel channel. Might be OK for a utility trailer or bike rack , no way I would use this reducer as one of the hitch components to tow a $$$ Airstream
This is the receiver reducer I should have bought in the first place instead of going on Amazon and finding one that was mostly good enough. This thing slides right in and stays there while I slide the tongue in, and the elongated hole means I get a perfect mount on the first try.
This is brilliant. I struggled constantly with the cheap adapters. They either didn’t fit or they move around as you insert the 2” hitch. This fits and works perfect. Trailer hitch is 2 1/2” but other hitch’s I have are 2” so I will leave it in the truck for use when required. Thank you etrailer.
This is absolutely brilliant! I’ve used a non magnetic reducer for years and lived with the annoying bad fit and rattling; and I’m pretty sure it cost more than this one. Excellent fit and finish!!!
Works great and the slot made it much easier to insert the locking pin.
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Tony A.
8/30/2023
Worked well, but I no longer have the vehicle I used it on.