etrailer Trailer Hitch Receiver Extender Review Video

Both Class I and Class II trailer hitches have the same 1-1/4 inch receiever opening, however a Class II hitch will have higher towing and tongue weight capacities. The primary issue with using a Class II accessory in a Class I hitch is that many…

Class I and Class II hitches both have a 1-1/4 inch receiver opening. The difference is that a Class I hitch has a lower tongue weight rating, usually 200 pounds and a lower towing rating, usually 2,000 pounds. A Class II hitch usually has a tongue…

The linked instructions for your Curt Class III Trailer Hitch #13364 indicate the torque specifications for both the included 10mm and 12mm fasteners. These specs are listed as item 4 in the instructions. For reference I have linked you to an…

The shield/lower panel you speak of is removed because it completely blocks the area where the hitch would need to sit. The amount of trimming necessary to get that panel to fit around the hitch would be so extensive that there wouldn't be…

Years ago, hitches were available that would clamp onto the bumper of a vehicle. Those pretty much went out of vogue once vehicles stopped using steel bumpers, so we don't currently carry anything like that. What's used now are frame mounted…

The problem with the hitches that fit the 2018 Nissan Sentra is that they are lower in capacity than what you'd need so you would have to tow a small trailer for your chair that weighs 250 lbs. Since the vehicle is lighter duty the hitches made…

I verified with Thule that the Helium Platform XT rack will indeed fit and work in a Class I hitch with a 1-1/4" receiver, and also work on a vehicle with a 2" hitch. It comes with a 2" sleeve that you'd leave on when using it in…

The 1-1/4" hitch extenders available are all also expanders, the Curt Hitch Extender part #D189 for example which provides a 7" extension.

The center of the hitch pin hole to the rear of the bumper on the Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - Class I - 1-1/4" #C65FR is 8". If this does not provide you with enough clearance, and your bike rack can also fit a 2" hitch,…

Yes, we have all of the hardware you will need to install the Curt 11829 hitch. You will want to go to the right hand side of the product page for the Replacement Hardware Kit for Trailer Hitches item #RHK you were looking at. You will see an option…

The problem with hitch extenders is that they reduce the capacity of the hitch they are installed on by 50 percent. The Draw-Tite part #36538 that you referenced has a tongue weight capacity of 300 lbs, so if you were to use an extender you would now…

The Trailer Hitch Adapter #e93YR is the closest extender/riser to the Trailer Hitch Extender #e68YR you found. The adapter does change from the 1-1/4" receiver to a 2" receiver for the accessory. You would need the Reducer #e63YR to get…