For a hitch confirmed to fit your 1997 Oldsmobile 88 you would want the Draw Tite Hitch part # 36211. This hitch will attach to the frame of your vehicle and has towing capacities of 3,500 lbs total trailer weight and 300 lbs tongue weight. You will need to check the owners manual of your vehicle to determine the capacity for the vehicle and be sure not to exceed this figure.
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I have attached a photo for you below that shows which way the s-hooks should face when attached to the safety chain loops on a trailer hitch. The photo example is using the Curt Single Hook, Coiled Safety Cables with S-Hooks part # C80176 for reference. That said, if the s-hooks have the keeper attached then it should not really matter which way they face. view full answer...
The only trailer hitches available for the 1996 Oldsmobile 88 are Class II trailer hitches which have a 1-1/4 inch receiver. You can use an adapter, such as # HTAD, but doing so will reduce the tongue weight capacity of the hitch by 50 percent.
So for example if you used the adapter on Draw-Tite hitch # 36211 the tongue weight capacity would go from 300 pounds to 150 pounds.
It sounds like you might want to carry something on the hitch and not tow a trailer. If this is the case let me... view full answer...
The Draw-Tite Trailer Hitch Receiver # 36211 that you referenced is confirmed to fit your 1998 Oldsmobile 88. This hitch has capacities of 3,500 total trailer weight plus 300 lbs tongue weight, your trailer will need to weight less than this.
Also, you need to check the owners manual of your vehicle as well to determine the capacities listed for your vehicle and be sure not to exceed the lower of the two ratings.
To complete your towing setup you may also be interested in the following... view full answer...
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