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.
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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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