Will The RockyMounts SplitRail 2-Bike Carrier With Add-Ons Fit 2021 Volvo XC90 OEM Hitch Receiver?  

Hi there - we have a 21 Volvo XC90 with the factory retractable hitch. The hitch receiver on this hitch is very shallow, its only 2.5inch from the center of the hitch pin to the back of the receiver, plus 1.5inch to the front of the receiver, for a total depth of 4inch according to the specs. When I actually measure it its a tiny bit longer, maybe .25inch extra, and our old 2-bike Kuat NV original just barely fits. However, we need to carry 4 bikes fairly regularly, the Kuat add on trays are no longer available for the old rack, and a roof rack is less than ideal because its difficult for anyone other than my husband to get the bike on and off the car. Long story short, we are looking for a 4-bike hitch rack that will fit our hitch. The Rocky Mounts Split rail seems perhaps lighter than many others and we like the adjustable trays, but would it fit our hitch? What is the required receiver depth behind and in front of the pin hole? And we are also slightly concerned about how much torque a 4 bike rack would put on the hitchs rotating mechanism - what would be the total length of this rack with 4 trays and what is the distance between bikes? The hitchs tongue weight is 500 lbs, but not sure if that means its strong enough to hold 4 bikes on a rack that extends 5 feet from the back of the car. Thanks in advance for any info, and if you can think of other tray style racks we should consider please let us know.

asked by: Sandy