Hitch Adapter 1-1/4" to 2" Trailer Hitch Receiver
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Hitch Adapter 1-1/4" to 2" Trailer Hitch Receiver
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Brophy Hitch Adapters - HTAD
- Hitch Expander
- Fits 1-1/4 Inch Hitch
- 7-1/4 Inch Extension
- 1-1/4 Inch to 2 Inch
- Bike Racks
- Cargo Carriers
- Hitch Mounted Accessories
- Brophy
Need to put a 2" bike rack or cargo carrier in your 1-1/4" hitch receiver? No worries. Simply insert this adapter and off you go. It cannot get any easier to use and is certainly less expensive than buying another hitch!
Features:
- Convert any 1-1/4" receiver to a 2" receiver
- 1-1/4" Shank is solid
- 2" Shank is hollow
- Powder coated black finish resists rust and corrosion
- Hitch pin and clip or hitch lock are sold separately
- Made in the USA
Specs:
- Weight capacity: 300 lbs
- Overall length: 11"
- Extension length: 7-1/4" center of hitch pin hole to center of hitch pin hole
- Maximum usable hitch accessory shank length: 3-3/8"
- Hitch pin hole diameter:
- 5/8" Diameter on 2" receiver
- 1/2" Diameter on 1-1/4" shank
Notes:
- Tongue weight capacity of hitch will be reduced by 50% with use of adapter.
- Hitch adapter is designed for use with accessories only. Do not use for towing.
HTAD CR Brophy Hitch Adapter 1-1/4" to 2" Trailer Hitch Receiver
Customer Satisfaction Score:
92% were satisfied with this product
8% of customers were not satisfied
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Customer Reviews
Hitch Adapter 1-1/4" to 2" Trailer Hitch Receiver - HTAD
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (262 Customer Reviews)
Need to put a 2" bike rack or cargo carrier in your 1-1/4" hitch receiver? No worries. Simply insert this adapter and off you go. It cannot get any easier to use and is certainly less expensive than buying another hitch!by: Albert 01/06/2024
Solidly made. Wish all of these would come with optional locking pins and clamps to minimize movement as I use mine primarily for a bike rack with very nice bikes aboard.
by: Ken F. 09/08/2013
Very heavy duty. Will use it with a bike rack I had for another vehicle that had a 2" receiver.
Ken F.
9/3/2014
Nancy, the adapter has very little movement in my Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver. It fits good with the bike rack
by: Jeffrey09/07/2023
The hole on the 1 1/4 inch side was out of position by 1-2 mm. This incorrect measurement meant that my trailer hitch doesn't align properly making this product unusable.
Jenny N.
9/11/2023
To be honest there are times where a manufacturing error can occur. Customer Service will be in touch to have a replacement sent out.
by: John 10/21/2021
I bought this for my Thule bike carrier (I have a Suburu Outback and needed a conversion to use my tow hitch with it) I find this product to be extremely well made and effective. This company also offered quick delivey and great follow up. I highly recommend this company and product!
John
10/22/2022
After a year of use I can now say that this product is still working extremely well. It is solidly constructed.
by: Sandra 03/21/2024
Overall etrailer has the best customer service! Thanks Quinn!
by: John11/08/2023
Seems great, should have come with hitch pin
by: John 01/29/2024
Worked exactly as advertised!
by: Mary 08/19/2023
Excellent and fast service, great description of product. Always been happy with their products.
by: Gary 06/01/2021
I have a Volvo XC60 with the factory installed retractable 1.25" hitch. I needed a 1.25" to 2" adapter for the Thule XT Pro bike rack I purchased previously for a couple of e-bikes. Many adapters will not, however, fit the Volvo receiver correctly as there is only 1.6" available from the back of the receiver to the receiver hole. The adapters I had found at nearby stores, all required 2 inches. This hitch adapter from etrailer, only requires 1.5" and fits the Volvo receiver perfectly. It also seems to be very well made, very solid and I have not noticed any discernable shake with the adapter pinned to the receiver and the bike rake pinned to the adapter. etrailer also shipped extremely quickly - even faster than I expected with an expedited ship request.
Gary
6/7/2022
Working out well!
by: Peter 06/17/2023
The product was exactly what I needed, but it wasn't clear I had to also order a bolt a cotter pin separately.
by: Gregory 11/26/2023
Perfect fit for my needs, thank you
by: Helen04/10/2018
The HTAD Hitch Adapter was purchased to accommodate my 2" bike rack in the
1 1/4" hitch receiver on my new car, dissolving my initial dismay at the size of the freshly-installed hitch. The car salesman knew exactly how to solve the problem and texted your website with this product to me right away. It is well-made and beefy enough for the job. Need met. Happy me.
Helen
4/13/2019
Previous review stands.
by: Tom 12/10/2020
Has worked well, this fits the low weight capacity bike carrier 1 1/4 inch hitch. Not a full capacity 1 1/4 inch full towing hitch. Believe it or not they are different. So get the correct one.
Tom
12/10/2021
Remember this is slightly different tongue size than one would use to tow. Its made as a bike rack conversion only. And it works perfect for that.
by: Joe O09/09/2013
Fits in exactly in my older 1994 Honda lx draw tite hitch no mods needed.... Perfect for the Thule 2 bike bike rack hitch mount....
Joe O.
9/9/2014
Product works as designed with no issues! Fits perfectly in the Draw-Tite hitch with no modifications, glad I bought from etrailer, they know there stuff!
by: Kenneth08/30/2023
Product was exactly what I needed after other’s did not work. Excellent customer service and quick processing of order and delivery.
by: Lance08/28/2018
Fit my new Prius hitch perfectly. Only concern in using one of these adapters is to not overload. I'm pretty confident the whole setup will work fine for the hitch mounted bike rack we already have. No worries.
Mike L.
8/28/2018
Just be aware that using this adapter will lower the tongue weight capacity of your hitch by half. The tongue weight on a Class I hitch used on your Prius is 200 lbs, so using the adapter will lower that to 100 lbs. This will mean that the weight of the bike rack and the bikes carried upon it cannot exceed 100 lbs.
by: Ed C.04/09/2019
Overall fit well into existing hitch. However, with the added rack on the car and the extended distance from the rear, the rack sometimes scrapes going out steep driveways. Would not be a problem with a higher ground clearance car.
Mike L.
4/10/2019
Please be aware that using an adapter such as this will lower the tongue weight and towing capacity of your hitch by half.
by: Dave10/13/2015
I can't believe how much this thing wobbles inside of my hitch, and how much my accessory wobbles inside of it. Two wobbles don't cancel it and I get wobble-wobble. I have yet to use my accessory because that just won't work out. I'm trying to use the Rhino T-Loader so that I can load a kayak on my roof. Paint also chipped off so easily from playing around with installation; I didn't even USE the accessory yet.
For the cost of this chunk of metal, I'd have hoped for better fitment. Most anti-rattle devices only work for securing the accessory-to-hitch end. I'm not quite sure if I can stabilize both ends...
by: Charles R.06/13/2013
I needed this product to adapt a standard Honda 1 1/4 inch hitch to a bike rack with a two inch mounting bar. Ordinarily, the hitch bar might have fit the standard Honda mount, but there was a blocking reinforcement bar under the Honda mount. This mount enables me to conform both the existing and bike rack mounts. Note: I carefully measured hole distances from ends of each mount to be sure it fit, which it does. I have no time to test the mount with the full rack load right now, but it seems to be within specified tolerances.
by: Wes11/04/2014
Unfortunately I had to return the product because the 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" shaft was not long enough for me to match or mate its pin hole with the pin hole on the hitch. The 2" x 2" portion would hit the bottom of my rear bumper which prevented the 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" shaft from being inserted all the way into the hitch. It would have worked if the pin hole on the 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" shaft could have been inserted about 1/2" more. Looks like I will have to purchase a brand new bike rack since I will not be able to use the 2" x 2" that I now own.
by: Bill T03/25/2014
I purchased this along with a 1.25" hitch for my Prius so that I could use my hitched mount bike rack. Bridget at etrailer.com was very helpful by making sure that I got that right adapter and getting it to me quickly. I ordered this on a Thursday and got it on the next Monday, free shipping! We just traveled from Ohio to St Augustine Florida with our 2 bikes trouble free.
by: B04/22/2018
Great product at a great price. Installation was easy and took less than an hour even including the time to jack up the car and set jack stands to get room to work.
Note that you do not HAVE to remove and cut the heat shield if you don't want to; however, the hitch can rub against the shield when it is loaded (with a bike rack in my case) and make a minor squeaking noise.
Don't forget to get a stabilizer/anti-wobble/tightener if you're using a bike rack or similar carrier. Depending on your hitch, rack, or adapter there can be a lot of play in it when hitting bumps in the road causing the bike and rack to move around a lot.
by: dp03/29/2012
Seems to be a solid product for our purposes. We already had a 2" receiver type bike carrier, but the wife's car can only handle a 1-1/4" hitch. This adapter saved us a good chunk of money on a new bike carrier. It slid in a little tight on the first go, but nothing a little grease couldn't solve. Highly recommended for this type duty. Oh yeah, etrailer.com had what we needed in stock (hitch for a 2010 Malibu LTZ & this adapter) and shipped immediately. Their tracking software was slick, best I've seen.
by: Rh198007/08/2017
I have a 2004 Toyota Corolla. Shipment was fast even with the holiday. Parts and bolts all securely packed. I also ordered the 1.25 to 2" adapter.
Installing: I couldn't get the bolts to catch to screw in so I tapped the weld nuts and that did the trick. Local stores have the single 12-1.25 so I didn't have to buy an entire tap and die set. After that the installation was pretty straight forward.
I wish I would have thought to investigate a hitch years ago versus carrying the bikes on a trunk carrier.
by: Brad09/07/2015
I ordered this adapter to allow the use of a bike rack I used on a previous vehicle with a 2" receiver on the new 1 1/4" hitch I was putting on my car. It worked as advertised. Only downside is that the rack sticks out about 6" farther than with no adapter. Not a huge deal, but I would prefer not to have to use an adapter.
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Nancy
8/30/2014
I want to adapt my 11/4 hitch to 2 for a Hollywood platform bike rack. However, the hitch adapter I got locally had some play in it. Do you have any movement with your platform bike rack with your adapter? The movement I had was where the adapter slid into the hitch, not with the bike rack.