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Jeep Hitch Bike Racks Installation And Review Videos

  

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Kuat NV platform-style four-bike rack, part number N105-107. As you can see, we've already got it on the back of our vehicle with a bike in place and fully installed so you can see what it's going to look like on the back of your full-sized SUV or truck. In this case, on the back of our Jeep. It's going to have a two-inch shank to attach to our two-inch receiver, and we're going to start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be our first measurement, from the front side of the rack at about 5-7/8 inches. Overall distance we've added to the vehicle will be from the rear of the bumper to the back side of the rack at about 46 inches, with that rear ground clearance of about 21 inches. more


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6/22/2015 2:17:01 PM



Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Inno  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Inno Tire Hold III. This will be your platform style 3 bike rack, part number INH305-306. As you can see, we've already got a bike up here on our platform, already installed and in place so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it on the back of your vehicle. Now note that this does come with your 1-1/4" shank with a 2" adapter, so it will fit your class I, II, and III receivers. Just keep in mind that with your class I receivers that you will only be able to carry up to 2 bikes. Now with your class II and your class III, you will be able to carry all III. Now let's talk about a few things first. more


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6/22/2015 2:16:06 PM



Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Curt  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee we're going to be doing a test fit of the CURT Premium 4 hanging-style 4-bike rack, part number C18064. As you can see, we've already got a bike in place so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and on the back of your Jeep. Now let's start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest measurement is going to be from the t-handle here on the front to the backside of the bumper at about 3-5/8". Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle will be from the rear of the bumper to the backside of the cradle arms at about 33", and our ground clearance at about 12-5/8" to the bottom side of the shank here. Next let's talk about how the bike is secured to our rack. You're going to have a lower hanging strap on every other side, or as you can see here, triangular cradles with two straps or one straps. This one straps is going to be your frame strap over the top. more


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6/22/2015 9:41:06 AM



Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited- Video

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

Today on our 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited we're going to be doing a test fit of the Kuat NV. This would be your platform-style 4 bike rack. It does have the option of being the 2 and/or the 4 with the connection here in the middle. As you can see we've already got it up on the vehicle so you can see how it looks and fits before we go through all the measurements. It's going to be part number N105-107. Down below we'll start out with our closest distance first, as far as your spare tire, depending on what size you have. more


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5/22/2015 9:43:42 AM



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited- Video

Thule  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

Today, on our 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex. This is going to be your hanging style 4-bike rack, and as you can see we've already got it up here on our vehicle, fitted with a bike on it, so you can see how it'll look and fit before we go through all the measurement. Our measurement we're going to give is going to be from the back of the bumper to the beginning of the rack because depending on what kind of spare tire you have and/or what kind of receiver hitch you have will determine how far it's going to sit away from the vehicle. With this particular receiver hitch that sits out, the receiver sits out 4-3/4 inches, so from that receiver . we'll just do from the center of the pin hole back, it's going to be about 6-1/2 inches. From the center of the pin hole and back, 6-1/2 to here. Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle with the cradle arms out is going to be about 41-1/2 inches, with a rear ground clearance of about 17-3/4 inches. All right. more


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5/14/2015 3:41:44 PM



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited TH9031XT- Video

Thule  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited TH9031XT

Today on our 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex Swinging Model, or Swing Away Model Hanging Style Four Bike Rack. This is going to be part number TH9031XT. If you look up here you can see that we've already got it installed with the cradle arms out and the bike already on it. That way you can see how it looks and fits before we go any further into the video. We'll start off with our measurements first. It's going to be our closest distance first, but a few things I'm going to go over with the closest distance is depending on what style of spare tire you have. more


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5/14/2015 3:41:07 PM



SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited- Video

SportRack  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

Today on our 2015 Jeep Wrangler unlimited we are going to be doing a test fit of the sport rack ridge 4 this will be your swinging style bike rack. It's going to be part number SR2415. One of the first things that we are going to talk about is how we have our bike up here and strapped in. As you can see we have it up here so you can see what it looks like and how it fits on the vehicle before we go into all the measurements. Our first measurement is going to be our closest distance first. Our receiver here does come out from the bumper about 4 1/2 inches now depending on if you have this style or you have the flush mount my vary the closest distance. Also if you have a stock tire instead of your off road tire that would make a difference as well. So what we are going to do is we are going to give you the closest distance from the center of the pin to the T handle here. more


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5/14/2015 2:46:06 PM



Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited- Video

Curt  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

Today on our 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Curt Premium Four, this is going to be your hanging style, four bike rack. It's very unique because it gives you the option of carrying two of your adult bikes and two of your children's bikes on the back without having to adjust the cradle arms. It is going to be tilting and it is also going to be for your two inch receiver's only. It's going to be part number C18064 and as you can see, we do have one of our adult bikes up here today. You can see what it looks like and how it fits when it's all said and done. Let's start off with a few measurements, giving our closest tolerances first. more


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5/14/2015 2:41:49 PM



Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Curt  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee

Today on our 2015 Jeep Cherokee we're going to be doing a test fit of the CURT Premium 4. This is going to be your hanging-style 4-bike rack. Comes with a 2" shank for your 2" hitches only. It will be part number C18064. We'll get started by getting it fitted into our 2" receiver that we have here today. Once you have it inserted, line up your pinholes so we can insert our anti-rattle bolt. That's what your anti-rattle bolt will look like. more


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4/29/2015 4:39:58 PM



Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee

Today on our 2015 Jeep Cherokee we're going to be doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler. This is going to be your hanging-style 4-bike rack. It does come with an 1-1/4" shank but we're going to have the 2" adapter on it for our application today. Going to be part number HR8500. Let's go ahead and get our shank fitted into our receiver. Insert the shank into the receiver and line up the pinholes. With your pinhole lined up, go ahead and place in your anti-rattle bolt and thread it in as far as you can by hand. more


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4/15/2015 11:37:58 AM



Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Pro Series  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee

Today on our 2015 Jeep Cherokee we're going to be doing a test fit of the Pro-Series Q-Slot platform-style 4-bike rack. It's going to be part number PS63135. This rack does come with a 2" shank for your 2" hitches only. We're going to go ahead and get it inserted into our Cherokee so you can see how it looks and fits. Insert your shank into your receiver and line up your pinholes. Once you have your pinholes lined up, insert your anti-rattle bolt, which will look like this. You want to thread that in as far as you can by hand. more


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4/7/2015 10:46:06 AM



Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee HR9200- Video

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee HR9200

Today on our 2015 Jeep Cherokee we will be doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler. This is going to be your hanging style, 5 bike rack with the 1 bike rack in the front on the center mast and the 4 on the back side. You'll have your 2" shanks for your 2" hitches only. It's going to be part number HR9200. Let's get it fitted onto our Cherokee that we have here today. Insert your shank into your receiver and line up your pin holes. Once you have your pin holes lined up, we'll insert our anti-rattle bolt, which will look like that. more


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4/7/2015 10:42:42 AM



SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee SR2902- Video

SportRack  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee SR2902

Today on our 2015 Jeep Cherokee, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Sport Rack Platform Style Four Bike Rack. It does come with your two inch shank for your two inch hitches only and it will be part number SR2902. Let's get it fitted into our two inch receiver that we have here today. Insert the shank into the receiver and line up your pin holes. Once you have your pin holes lined up, insert your anti-rattle bolt. Put it in as far as you can by hand and then we'll tighten it down using a 3/4 inch socket. This anti-rattle bolt is going to help to eliminate a lot of the play, rattle and wobble that you may have in your bike rack. more


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4/6/2015 4:56:28 PM



Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee

Today on our 2015 Jeep Cherokee we will be doing a test fit of the Yakima FullTilt. This is going to be your hanging-style 4-bike rack. It comes with an 1-1/4" shank with a 2" adapter. It will be part number Y02462. Let's go ahead and get it fitted onto our Cherokee that we have here today. Two things I'm going to note once we get it set up here onto the receiver is that you will have your auto-pin, which is adjusted here. Then you will have your tensioner. more


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4/6/2015 4:51:45 PM



Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee

Today on our 2015 Jeep Cherokee we're going to be doing a test fit of the Softride Element Parallelogram. This is going to be your hanging-style 4-bike rack. Comes with a 2" shank for your 2" hitches only. It's going to be part number SR26248. Let's go ahead and place it into the 2" receiver that we have here today. This rack does have two settings for pins to go in. more


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4/6/2015 4:46:50 PM



Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee

Today on our 2015 Jeep Cherokee we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom. This is going to be your platform-style 4-bike rack. It's going to come with a 2" shank for your 2" hitches only, and it's going to be part number SA4414B. Let's go ahead and get it fitted onto our 2" receiver that we have here today. We'll start off by inserting our shank into our receiver and lining up the pinholes. It does have a threaded insert on the end of it on the inside of the shank. That way you can insert your anti-rattle bolt that you have here, and insert that from the driver side and threaded it in. more


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4/6/2015 4:46:06 PM



Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee

Today on our 2015 Jeep Cherokee, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Bike Porter. This is going to be your hanging style 4 bike rack that comes with your 1 1/4 shank for your class 1 and 2 hitches as well as an adapter for your class 3 hitches with the 2 inch. It also has a tilting feature and it be part number SA404B. Let's go ahead and insert it into our Cherokee that we have here today. Place the shank into the receiver, insert and line up your pin holes. Once you have your pin holes lined up, insert your anti rattle bolt. more


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4/6/2015 4:41:06 PM



Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee

Today on our 2015 Jeep Cherokee we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom Superclamp. This is going to be your platform-style 2-bike rack. Comes with an 1-1/4" shank and a 2" adapter. It will be part number SA4025. Let's go ahead and get it fitted onto the back end of our Cherokee and 2" receiver. Insert your shank into your receiver and line up your pinholes. Always remember that Sarises thread in from the driver side, so take your anti-rattle bolt and once you have your holes lined up we'll thread that in. more


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4/6/2015 3:21:06 PM



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee th9029xt- Video

Thule  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee th9029xt

Today on our 2015 Jeep Cherokee we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex. This is going to be your hanging-style 4-bike rack. It's going to be part number TH9029XT. If you look at this rack it does come with your 1-1/4" shank for your class one and class two hitches, as well as a 2" adapter for your class three hitches. Let's go ahead and get it fitted into the class three hitch that we have here today. Insert the shank into the receiver and line up the pinholes. Once you have your pinholes lined up we'll insert your anti-rattle bolt, which will look like that, and thread it in as far as we can by hand. more


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4/6/2015 2:36:06 PM



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee th9031xt- Video

Thule  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee th9031xt

Today on our 2015 Jeep Cherokee we're going to be a doing of the Thule Vertex Swing. This is going to be part number TH9031XT. It's going to be your hanging-style 4-bike rack with a 2" shank for your 2" hitches only. Let's go ahead and get it fitted onto our Cherokee. Insert your 2" shank into your 2" receiver and line up your pinholes. With your pinholes lined up, insert your anti-rattle bolt and thread it in far as you can by hand. more


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4/2/2015 3:51:06 PM



Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee S63380- Video

Swagman  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Cherokee S63380

Today on our 2015 Jeep Cherokee, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Swagman Trailhead, this is going to be your hanging style 4 bike rack. It does come with an 1 1/4 shank and a 2 inch adapter. Just keep in mind with the 1 1/4 shank that you are only going to be able to carry two bikes. If you are going to carry 4 bikes make sure that you have the 2 inch adapter and a 2 inch receiver. This is going to be part number S63380 and we'll fit it into to our receiver that we have here today. Line up your pin holes once you have it inserted and placing your anti rattle bolt which will look like this. Thread it in as far as you can by hand. more


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4/2/2015 2:46:06 PM



Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited- Video

Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

So we have our 2014 Jeep Wrangler. We're going to be testing the Thule helium aero. This is a folding and tilting 2-bike rack. It's designed for use in both inch and 1/4 and 2-inch hitches. It's part number is TH9042. Now to begin the test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the bike rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do, we'll hold out on the attached pin, line up our pinholes, allow that pin to go into the hole and I always like to pull back slightly on it just to be sure we give ourselves as much clearance room as we can. more


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2/11/2015 3:41:36 PM



Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited- Video

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

Today on our 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited we're going to be test fitting this Swagman Titan. This is a folding and tilting 4 bike rack. It's designed for use with both the 1-1/4" and the 2" hitches. Its part number is S63410. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we slide it in we want to line up our threaded hole with our hitch pin hole. We'll then thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with our wrench. more


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2/11/2015 3:28:51 PM



SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

SportRack  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee we will be test fitting the Sport Rack platform-style 4-bike rack. That's part number SR2902. It's for 2" hitches so we can go ahead and start by loading our shank into our receiver. We'll go ahead and line our pinholes up. Once we have that lined up we'll take our anti-rattle bolt and clip, go ahead and start threading that through. We can tighten the rest of that down with our wrench. more


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1/5/2015 11:17:53 AM



Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee we will be test fitting the Saris Thelma hitch-mounted platform-style 3-bike rack. This bike rack can be mounted in 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SA4239B. Let's go ahead and start by putting it in the receiver until our pinholes line up. Once we get those lined up we can go ahead and insert our anti-rattle bolt. If it's not quite lined up we can always put it in or out and get it lined up just like so. Go ahead and hand tighten that there. more


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1/5/2015 10:49:25 AM



Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we will be test fitting this Swagman XTC4 Platform Style 4-Bike Rack, that's part number S64665. Now this is for 2 inch hitches so we can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll go ahead and line our pin holes up. All right, once we get that lined up we'll go ahead and take our anti-rattle bolt, thread that through. Go ahead and tighten that down with our wrench. By tightening this down, it's going to help reduce the play within our hitch and our bike rack as you can see there. more


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12/29/2014 5:33:06 PM



Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee S63380- Video

Swagman  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee S63380

Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee we will be test fitting the Swagman Trailhead tilting 4-bike rack. That's part number S63380. This can be used for either 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. We can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver. We can go ahead and line our pinholes up. Once we get that lined up we'll go ahead and take our anti-rattle bolt, go ahead and begin threading that through. more


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12/29/2014 5:30:27 PM



Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee we will be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram tilting 4-bike rack. That's part number SR26248. This is for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches so we can go ahead and start by loading our shank into our receiver. We're looking for our pinholes to be lined up. Once those are lined up we'll take our anti-rattle bolt and lock, go ahead and start threading that through. Once we get that hand tight we'll go ahead and tighten that the rest of the way down with our wrench. more


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12/29/2014 5:22:58 PM



Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Rack's Traveler Tilting 5-Bike Rack, that's part number HR9200. This is for 2 inch hitches so we can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver. We want our pin holes to be lined up. All right once we've get that lined up, we'll go ahead and take our anti-rattle bolt and pin, go ahead and start threading that through. All right and then we can finish that off with our wrench and by tightening this it's going to help reduce the play and rattle within our hitch and our bike rack and put our clip in. We can take a few measurements. Starting with our nearest point, it's going to be about 11 1/2 inches from here to our bumper. more


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12/29/2014 4:54:23 PM



Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee HR8500- Video

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee HR8500

Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks tilting 4-bike rack. That's part number HR8500. This can be used for either 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. We can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll go ahead and line our pinholes up. Once we get that lined up we'll take our anti-rattle bolt and pin and go ahead and thread that through. more


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12/29/2014 4:52:03 PM



Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we are going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom Super Clamp platform style 2 bike rack, that is part number SA4025 and this bike rack is suited for 1 1/4 as well as 2 inch hitches. To begin, we are going to place the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch until our pin holes are aligned and once they are, we can begin threading in our anti rattle bolt. Once that is hand tightened, we can finish tightening that with our wrench. Give it a shake test to ensure there is no movement within the hitch and then place your clip on the other side and then we are ready to do some measurements. We are going to start by checking ground clearance. With this bike rack offers about 18 1/2 inches of ground clearance. We are going to check the position of the bike rack to the nearest point of the vehicle which is the rear bumper and the nearest point of this bike rack is going to be about 14 1/2 inches from the rear bumper. more


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12/3/2014 2:29:34 PM



Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited- Video

Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

Today on our 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Full Tilt. This is a folding and tilting four bike-style rack. It's designed for use in the 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches. It's part number is Y02462. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We want to make sure that our silver anti-rattle device slides in and we'll watch for the small silver pin to pop out in our pin hole just like that. I like to pull the rack back at that point just to give us as much clearance room as there is available. more


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10/22/2014 4:04:19 PM



Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited- Video

Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

Today on our 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom Superclamp 2-bike platform-style rack designed to fit 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SA4025. We're going to begin our test fit by sliding the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we slide this in there we'll want to keep an eye out for our pinholes to line up with each other. Then we'll take our anti-rattle bolt and thread it through, making sure we start here on the driver side and go through to the passenger side. Once we get the anti-rattle bolt finger tight we can then use a wrench or socket wrench to finish tightening it all the way down. With this bolt tight it's really going to help take out any rattle or wobble that we may have inside of our hitch. more


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10/15/2014 5:03:46 PM



Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited- Video

Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

Today on our 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Bike Porter 4-Bike Rack for 1-1/4 inch and 2 inch hitches, part number SA404B. We're going to begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we slide it in there, we'll go ahead and look for our pinholes to line up with each other. Then we can take our anti-rattle bolt and install it from driver's side to passenger side. Then we can just thread it through. Once we get this hand tight, we'll just use our socket wrench to secure it all the way down. With it fully tight, it's really going to help eliminate some rattle and wobble that we may have inside of our hitch. We'll simply just install the clip on the other side, and then we can go over some measurements. This bike rack is going to give us a ground clearance of about18-1/4 of an inch. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our vehicle is just going to measure the mass here at the top. more


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10/15/2014 10:30:00 AM



Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited- Video

Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

Today on our 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, we're going to be test-fitting the Saris Freedom 4-Bike Rack. This is platform, solid hitch-mounted rack. Part number SA4414B. We're going to begin our test fit by sliding the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we slide it in, we want to keep an eye out to make sure that our pin holes are going to line up with each other. Once we get those in line, we can take our anti-rattle bolt. more


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10/14/2014 10:16:16 AM



Softride Dura Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Softride Dura Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today, on a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Softride Dura Parallelogram. This is a 4 bike, tilt away style, pardon me, rack. It's been designed for use in 2 inch or inch and a quarter hitch. The part number on it is SR26247. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the Dura Parallelogram right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We do have 2 holes that are threaded, here on the passenger side. more


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10/1/2014 10:22:57 AM



Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee we're going to be doing a test fit on the Saris Freedom. This is a platform-style folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use in 2" hitches. The part number on it is SA4414B. Now to begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of our rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we'll want to line up our threaded hole with our hitch pinhole. With those in line we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt. more


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10/1/2014 10:16:29 AM



Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2004 Jeep Wrangler- Video

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2004 Jeep Wrangler

Today on our 2004 Jeep Wrangler, we're going to do a test fit on the Thule Hitching Post Pro. This is a folding and tilting four bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1 1/4 or 2 inch hitches. Part number on it is TH934XTR. To begin our test fit, we slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do, we'll line up our threaded hole with our hitch pin hole. We can then take our threaded anti-rattle bolt and we'll just thread that in until we have it hand tight. more


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9/30/2014 9:21:41 AM



Thule Vertex Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited- Video

Thule Vertex Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

Today on our 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited we're going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's designed for use in both the 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. Its part number is TH9029. Now to begin our test fit we need to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we'll line up the threaded hole with our hitch pinhole. more


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9/25/2014 9:27:40 AM



Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee we're going to do a test fit on the Thule Hitching Post Pro. This is a tilting and a folding 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. The part number on it is TH934XTR. Now to begin the test fit we just slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our threaded hole with our hitch pinhole. Once we have those lined up we'll take our anti-rattle bolt; we're going to ... more


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9/25/2014 9:11:55 AM



Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee we're going to do a test fit on the Yakima FullTilt. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed so you can use it with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. The part number is Y02462. Now if you need a little bit of extra room we do have a 5-bike available as well; part number on that is Y02463. To begin our test fit on the FullTilt we're going to slide the shank into the receiver tube of our hitch. There's a small silver pin here on the side. more


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9/11/2014 3:32:08 PM



Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to do a test fit on the Saris Bike Porter. This is a folding and tilting 4 bike rack. They've designed it so we can use it with 1 1/4" or 2" hitches. Part number on it SA404B. This is also available in a 2 bike configuration. That part number is SA402B. more


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9/11/2014 2:02:47 PM



Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to do a test fit on the Swagman Titan. This is a folding and tilting four bike rack. They've designed it for use with an inch and a quarter or two inch hitches. The part number on it is S63410. To begin our test fit, we're just going to slide the shank of our rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do, we'll line up our threaded hole with our hitch pinhole and take our anti-rattle bolt, we're going to thread that in and then well tighten it down with a wrench. We've got our provided clip here. more


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9/10/2014 5:59:32 PM



Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee we're going to do a test fit on the Kuat NV. This is a platform-style folding and tilting 4-bike rack. They've designed it for use in 2" hitches. The part number on the black and chrome that I have here in front of me is N105-107. This is also going to be available in a gun metal gray and orange. That part number is N101-103. Now to begin our test fit we're just going to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. more


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9/10/2014 5:55:08 PM



Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Jeep Commander- Video

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Jeep Commander

Today on our 2010 Jeep Commander we're going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack designed for use in 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. Its part number is TH934XTR. Now to begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we're going to want to line up our threaded hole with the hole that's in the receiver tube. With those lined up we're going to thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using our wrench. more


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7/24/2014 9:15:59 AM



Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Jeep Commander- Video

Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2010 Jeep Commander

Today on our 2010 Jeep Commander we're going to be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero. This is a folding and tilting 2-bike rack designed for use in both 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. Its part number is TH9042. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we slide it in we will want to pull out on the black attached pin and allow it to fall into our pinhole. We'll then tighten the black knob located here on the driver side. more


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7/14/2014 1:52:51 PM



Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited- Video

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

Today on our 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited were going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro. This is a folding and tilting four bike rack. Its designed for use on both the 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches. Its part number is TH934XTR. Now to begin our test fit we need to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we slide this in well line up our pin hole, our threaded hole with our hitch pin hole. Well take our anti-rattle bolt and well thread that in. more


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7/7/2014 1:15:57 PM



Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee y02462- Video

Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee y02462

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima full tilt. This is a folding and tilting four bike rack designed for use in inch and a quarter and two inch hitches. This part number is Y02462. To begin our test fit, we're going to slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of the hitch. As we slide it in, we'll want to be sure our anti-rattle device slides in with it. We're going to push until the small silver pin appears in our pin hole. more


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7/7/2014 1:07:02 PM



SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

SportRack  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, we're going to be test fitting the Sportrack Platform Style 4-Bike Rack. This is designed for use in 2 inch hitches. This part number is SR2902. Now to begin our test fit, we need to slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we slide in, we'll look through our hitch pin hole located on the side to determine when we have the hole in our rack lined up with that .. We'll now take our anti-rattle bolt and we can thread that in. more


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7/7/2014 12:26:25 PM



Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee- Video

Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Cherokee

Today on our 2014 Jeep Cherokee, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Bike Porter. This is a tilting and folding 4 bike rack designed for use in 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches. It's part number is SA404B. To begin our test fit, we're going to place the shank of the bike rack directly into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this, we're going to want to line the threaded hole up with the hitch pin hole. With those lined up, we'll now take our anti-rattle bolt, we'll thread it in from the left to the right and then we can tighten it down using our wrench. We'll then use the provided clip on the other side to secure it. more


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7/7/2014 11:39:36 AM



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