Best 2018 Jeep Cherokee Trailer Hitch Options- Video
Hola neighbors, it's Brad here at etrailer, and today, we're taking a look at the best trailer hitch options on a 2018 Jeep Cherokee. Now, when looking at hitches for your vehicle, they can all kinda start to look the same, and sometimes, it's hard to decipher which one's the best for your vehicle, so hopefully, I can help that decision process. And today, we have four different ones to pick from, so up top, we have our Draw-Tite, next, we have an etrailer hitch, following that, we have a Curt, and then, we also have another selection from etrailer. Now, you can can see right away that there's gonna be two main differences that you'll see, and the first one is going to be that this is a hidden cross tube, and that design basically means that you're not gonna be able to see this portion of the hitch, whereas this one, since the receiver tube opening is in line with this, this is gonna hang down past the rear fascia, so this will be visible on the back of your car. Here, we have the etrailer installed, and this is the one with the hidden cross tube, and you can see that the rear fascia is right here and it's all covered up, except for this portion that's hanging out, so you still get that two inch by two inch receiver tube opening, which is great, but the rest of it is hidden, so it gives it a little bit more of a cleaner OEM look. Now, the trade off to having that hidden cross tube is the fact that the installation's gonna be a little bit more difficult, not by a whole lot, but mainly, you're gonna be dropping down the mufflers to get this up into place, because this has to sit above the muffler. more
11/1/2022 11:12:06 AM
Curt Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Jeep Cherokee- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Jeep Cherokee we're going to take a look at and also show you how to install the CURT custom fit Class 3 trailer hitch receiver. Offering the 2" by 2" receiver tube opening, the part number is C13172.Now here's what your hitch is going to look like installed. I really like this style of hitch for the Cherokee. There's another CURT option available, and that one has a crosstube that comes across and goes up, and it's pretty visible all the way. This gives us a very nice, clean appearance, although it does take a little bit more work to get it installed. The hardware is pretty much the same, but just getting it in and behind the fascia and the little trim-out you have to do here does add a little additional time.Now this is a Class 3 hitch, so we have the 2" by 2" receiver tube opening. more
9/5/2018 12:07:14 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Jeep Cherokee - Curt- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Jeep Cherokee we're gonna take a look at and also show you how to install the Curt Custom Fit Class III Trailer Hitch Receiver, offering the two-inch by two-inch receiver tube opening. It's part number is C13171.Now here's what our hitch is gonna look like installed. As you can see, we have a visible cross tube, it's gonna go pretty much across the rear of the Jeep, meets here in the middle at our two-inch by two-inch receiver tube opening.Now, as far as the look's concerned, if you don't like the appearance of a hitch that stretches all the way across we do have other options. They're a little bit more difficult to install, though, so it's kind of a give and take. This one's easier to put on.The brackets we have here on the side go down and around our exhaust, so there's no need to lower the exhaust, and there's no need to trim our inaudible 00:00:51 panel. That can sometimes get kind of intimidating, people don't like to do it, so this gives us a good alternative so we can get a hitch on our vehicle, utilize the two-inch by two-inch receiver tube opening, and not have to make any vehicle modifications.Now, this is a Class III hitch, that means it's gonna make it very, very versatile. more
9/5/2018 12:02:39 PM
Draw-Tite Max-Frame Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Jeep Cherokee- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Jeep Cherokee we're going to take a look at and also show you how to install the Draw-Tite Max-Frame custom fit Class 3 trailer hitch receiver. Offering the 2" by 2" receiver tube opening, its part number is 75998.Now here's what your hitch is going to look like installed. As you can see, it's going to offer a really nice appearance. There are a couple hitches available where you've got an exposed crosstube and they kind of hook up and in. This one really maintains the aesthetics on the back of the Jeep.Now this is a Class 3 hitch so it's going to be extremely versatile. Just about any type of hitch accessory that they make is probably going to be available in a Class 3 version. more
9/5/2018 12:02:15 PM
