Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan S64684- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're doing a test for the Swagman Dispatch. This is a platform-style two-bike rack. It's been designed for use in 2" hitches. Part number on it is S64684. You can see the Dispatch is going to use two wheel cradles with straps and also a frame hook to keep our bike held in place. It does it really well. more
9/3/2015 3:46:26 PM
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're test fitting the Curt Premium folding and tilting four bike rack which is designed to work with two-inch hitches. Part number for that is C18064. As you can see, we do already have our bike up here. We're going to go ahead and show you how we strap the bike in and then also some features of the carrier itself. Now, we do have two cradles holding the bike and three straps, one on the front and then two on the back. To release those, we're just going to pull down and lift up on the straps. This one on the back here that's holding the seatpost is going to be your anti-sway. more
9/3/2015 3:36:46 PM
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Yakima full-tilt. This is going to be your hanging style for bike rack part number Y02462. As you can see we've already got our bike up here on our cradle arm. You can see what it's going to look like once we have it fully assembled and in place on the back of our vehicle. This bike rack does come with your inch and a quarter, as well as a 2 inch adapter, as you can see down here. It will be attached using it's own self-tensioning and auto pin. Lets go ahead and go through a few things, starting off with our measurements. more
7/30/2015 2:16:58 PM
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Sportrack Ridge III, hanging style, 3-bike rack. Part number SR2403. This bike rack is going to come with an 1 1/4 and a 2-inch shank. The 1 1/4 inch shank will be compatible with your class one and two receivers and your class three receivers will be good with that adapter and that two inch. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here in place. You can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and on the back of your vehicle. Let's start off by getting a few measurements starting at the front and down here. more
7/30/2015 9:51:07 AM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2012 dodge grand caravan we're going to be doing a test fit of the Kuat NV platform style 4 bike rack. Part number N105-107. This rack comes specifically with a 2 inch shank for your 2 inch receivers only. As you can see we already have a bike up here so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. Let's start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be our first measurement. more
7/30/2015 9:41:07 AM
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be doing a test fix of the Inno Tire Hold 3, part number INH305-306. This is going to be your platform style 3 bike rack. You can see that we already have our bike up here on our platform, so you can see what's it going to look like once you have it fully assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. Note that this bike does come with an 1 1/4" shank, as well as that 2" adapter, but you will only be able to carry up to two bikes on this, and then it's going to be per your Class 1 hitches weight specifications. Let's go ahead and start by getting a few measurements. Our closest measurement will our first one, and that's going to be from the front bracket here to the back side of the bumper, at about 3/4 of an inch. Overall distance that we've added to the back of the vehicle from the rear of the bumper to the backside of the rack at about 37", and our rear ground clearance at about 16 3/4". The nice thing about this rack and when you have it loaded with your bikes on it you will be able to put it in the tilt position, as you can see there. more
7/30/2015 9:26:07 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan th9031xt- Video
Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex Swing, part number TH9031XT. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here on our cradle arms, so you can see what it's going to look like once you have everything fully assembled and on the back of your vehicle. This bike rack only comes with a 2 inch shank, and that will fit your class 3, or 2 inch receivers. Let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our first measurement will be our closest measurement from the back side of the bumper to the front side of the T handle located here at about 4 3/4 inches. Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle, from the rear of the bumper to the back of the cradle arms at about 35 inches. Our ground clearance from the bottom side of the shank and platform at about 10 1/2 inches. Let's move up front, and we'll talk about the swing option. more
7/30/2015 9:21:07 AM
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan sr2415- Video
Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Sport Rack Ridge Swing. This will be your Hanging Style 4-Bike Rack with the Swing-Away Option, Part #SR2415. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here on our platform so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and on the back of the vehicle. It is going to come with a 2" shank only, attaching to our 2" receiver via an anti-rattle pull 00:05:26. Let's start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be our first measurement. From the front side of the handle here to the back side of the bumper at about 3 and 3/4". Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle from the rear of the bumper to the back side of the cradle arms is going to be about 32". more
7/30/2015 9:17:43 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan Th9029xt- Video
Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be doing a test fitting of the Thule Vertex. This is going to be your hanging style 4 bike rack part # TH9029XT. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here on our cradle arm so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. This bike rack is going to come with your 1 1/4" as well as your 2" adapter for your shank, so you can use it with your class 1, 2 and 3 receivers. The thing you're going to need to keep in mind, though, is if you plan on using it with your class 1 receivers, which is that 1 1/4" diameter, that you're only going to be able to carry up to 2 bikes, and you're going to need to know the weight of those bikes, as well as the weight specifications on your class 1 receiver. Let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be our first measurement from the brackets here on the front to the backside of the bumper, at about 2 1/4". Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle from the rear of the bumper to the rear of the cradle arms is going to be about 33 1/2", and our ground clearance on the backside underneath the shank, is going to be about 10 1/2". Now moving up top, we'll talk about the cradles and how our bike is secured to the rack. more
7/30/2015 9:17:03 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 bike rack. That's going to be your hanging style 5 bike rack and as you can see, we've already go our bike up here in place. You can see what it's going to look like assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. This going to be part number HR9200 and as you can see, it does come with a 2 inch shank attaching to our 2 inch receiver via an anti-ratable. Let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be first. From the back side of the receiver to the front side of the bracket at about 8 inches. more
7/30/2015 9:16:26 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan hr8500- Video
Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan we're gonna be doing a test rack of the Hollywood racks traveler hanging style four bike rack. Part number HR8500. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here in place so you can see what it's going to look like once we have it fully assembled and on the back of out vehicle. This bike rack does come with a 2 inch shank . as you can see down here. Actually, it's going to be an inch and a quarter shank with a 2 inch adapter over the top to attach to our 2 inch receiver. Now if you do plan on using this with your class one or two receivers since that inch and a quarter will be compatible. more
7/30/2015 9:16:06 AM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex Swing 4-bike rack, part number TH9031XT. This one only comes with a 2" shank so we're going to take that and insert it into our 2" receiver. Once you got it inserted you're going to go ahead and line up the holes and then take your provided hardware and thread it into the hole. Once you get it threaded in you're just going to take your 3/4" ratchet and tighten it down the rest of the way. This is going to eliminate a lot of this play and slack that you have in your receiver. Now that we got that nice and tightened down let's go ahead and get some clearance measurements. First measurement is going to be from here; that's about 4-1/2". more
2/11/2015 1:37:48 PM
Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today, on our 2015, Dodge Grand Caravan, we will be doing a test fit for SARIS Bike Porter, 4-bike rack. That's going to be part number SA404B. This bike rack comes with an inch and a quarter and a 2 inch shank. Right now, it's got the 2 inch shank on it because we have a 2 inch receiver here today. Insert your shank into your receiver. Once you've got that inserted, let's line up our pin-holes. Once you've got your pin-holes lined up, let's take you're anti-rattle bolt, that's included, insert that in. more
2/11/2015 1:34:30 PM
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan we will be doing a test fit of the Yakima FullTilt 4-bike rack. That's part number Y02462. This comes with an 1-1/4" and a 2" shank. Right now we have the 2" shank on here because we have a 2" receiver. Go ahead and insert your shank into your receiver, slide it in. Has a self-locking pin. more
2/11/2015 1:11:12 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan TH9030XT- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan we will be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex 5-bike rack. That's going to be part number TH9030XT. This is for 2" hitches only. First thing we're going to do is take our shank, insert it into our receiver. Once you got it inserted there go ahead and line up your pinholes and take the bolt that is included and thread that in. Once you got that hand tightened you can go ahead and take a 3/4" ratchet if you have one handy and tighten that up. more
2/11/2015 12:13:30 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan TH9028XT- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, we will be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex 2-bike rack. That's going to be part number TH9028XT. This comes with inch and a quarter and 2-inch receivers. Today, we have a 2-inch receiver. Go ahead and insert your shank into the receiver and line up your pinholes. Once you get your pinholes lined up, go ahead and take the bolt that's provided and thread that in. more
2/11/2015 12:11:46 PM
Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be doing a test fit on the Saris Thelma platform-style 3-bike rack, part number SA4239B. This bike rack comes with an 1-1/4" shank and a 2" adapter. The adapter is useful today because we have a 2" receiver. Go ahead and line up your pinholes. Once you have your pinhole lined up, go ahead and thread that through. As far as you can, hand tighten it. more
2/11/2015 12:09:09 PM
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan TH9029XT- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan we will be doing a test fit on the Thule Vertex 4-bike rack. That's going to be part number TH9029XT. This part comes with both your 1-1/4" and your 2" shank. Go ahead and insert that into your 2" receiver that we have here today. Go ahead and line up your pinholes. Once you got that lined up, go ahead and take your included hardware, which will be your bolt, locking washer, and flat washer. more
2/10/2015 4:51:24 PM
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan SR2902- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be test fitting the Sport Rack platform-style 4-bike rack. This part number is going to be SR2902. It has a 2" shank on it and that will fit our 2" receiver that we have here today. Go ahead and insert your shank into your receiver. We'll get these pinholes lined up. Once you got those pinholes lined up let's go ahead and thread in our anti-rattle bolt that we have here. more
2/10/2015 4:46:14 PM
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan SR2403- Video
Today, on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to do a test fit on the SportRack 3 bike rack, part number SR2403. This has a 1-1/4 and a 2 inch setup. Right now, we're going to be using the sleeve for the 2 inch receiver that we have here today. Go ahead and insert that into the receiver and line up your holes. Once you get your holes lined up, insert your anti-rattle bolt. Once you've got that hand tightened, go ahead and take a 3/4 inch ratchet and tighten it the rest of the way down. This will help to eliminate a lot of the play and rattle that you'll have in your hitch. more
2/10/2015 4:41:50 PM
Swagman XTC4 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be doing a test fit on the Swagman XTC-4 this is a platform style 4 bike rack. Part Number S64665, it's got a 2 inch shank for 2 inch receivers only. Let's go ahead and fit that on the receiver here. Once you've got a fit there, we're going to go ahead and line up our pin holes. Once you've got your pin holes lined up, go ahead and place in your anti-rattle bolt. Place it in from the passenger's side and take a 7/8 inch socket and ratchet and go ahead and tighten it down all the way. more
2/10/2015 4:23:40 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Swagman Titan 4 bike rack. That's going to be part number S63410. That comes in an inch and a quarter and a two inch shank. Right now we've got the 2 inch receiver and we're just going to insert that and line up our holes. Once you have your holes aligned, you're going to take your anti rattle bolt that's provided, insert that and tighten as far as you can. You're going to take a three quarter inch ratchet and finish tightening that. All right, once you have that tightened down, you're just going to take your clip and insert that into the other end of your anti rattle bolt. more
2/10/2015 4:20:31 PM
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan S63380- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, we will be test fitting the Swagman Trail Head tilting four-bike rack. That's part number S63380. Now, this can be used for either 2-inch hitches or 1 1/4. We can go ahead by inserting our shank into our receiver. We're looking for our pinholes to be lined up. Well, once we got that lined up, we'll take our anti-rattle bolt. more
2/10/2015 4:18:06 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to test fit the Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Bike Rack. Part Number HR9200. This only comes with a 2 inch shank. We're going go insert that into our receiver, lining up the pin holes in the process. Once we've got that lined up, we'll go ahead and thread it in with our hand. Once you've got it threaded in as far as you can, go ahead and take a 3 1/4 inch socket and go ahead and tighten it up the rest of the way. more
2/10/2015 4:10:38 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan hr8500- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4-bike rack. This bike rack comes with an 1-1/4" and 2" shank. We'll go ahead and insert that into our receiver and line up the pinholes. Once you got the pinholes lined up, take your anti-rattle bolt that's included and clip. Insert the anti-rattle bolt and thread it in as far as you can with your hand. Once you've gotten it in as far as you can with your hand, use a 3-1/4" ratchet, finish tightening. more
2/10/2015 4:07:32 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be doing the test fit of the Saris Freedom platform-style 4-bike rack. It's going to be part number SA4414B. It comes with a 2" shank, meant for your 2" receivers only. Let's go ahead and insert that shank into the receiver. Once you have that rested on there, let's go ahead and line up our pin holes. Once you get your pin holes lined up, let's go ahead and take our anti-rattle bolt that's included, and go ahead and thread that in. Get it as tight as you can by hand. more
2/7/2015 6:24:34 PM
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan SA4412B- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, we are going to be doing the a fit of the Saris Freedom Platform Style 2 Bike Rack, part number SA4412B. This comes with your 1 1/4 shank and also comes with the 2 inch adapter. We are going to go ahead and place that on there today because we have a 2 inch receiver and insert those and we'll line up the pin holes we can insert your anti rattle bolt. Get it in as far as you can and we'll use a 3/4 inch ratchet to tighten it down the rest of the way. Once you get it nice and tight, use the clip that is provided and we'll go ahead and place that in the hole. Let's go ahead and get some measurements for clearance now. From here to your bumper this will probably be the first place of contact if your hitch goes in to far. more
2/4/2015 5:29:03 PM
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to do a test fit on the Saris Freedom super clamp 2-bike rack. This is a 1-1/4" and 2" fit. The part number is SA4025. Let's go ahead and take our 2" sleeve that we have on this 1-1/4" shank and fit that into our 2" receiver that we have here today. We can go ahead and get it fit in and then line up there holes. Just tighten it down as far as you can with your hands. Once you get it down that far, you can just use a 3/4" ratchet and tighten it down the rest of the way. more
2/4/2015 3:58:50 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan we will be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro folding/tilting 4-bike rack. That's part number TH934XTR. Now this can be used for either 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. What we want to do is we're going to go ahead and put our shank into our receiver. We're looking for our pinholes to be aligned. We'll take our anti-rattle bolt and go ahead and thread that through. more
12/31/2014 10:07:31 AM
Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan we will be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram tilting 4-bike rack. That's part number SR26248. This can be either used for 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. We can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver. We'll be looking for our pinholes to line up. Once we've got that lined up we'll take our anti-rattle bolt and lock. more
12/26/2014 10:01:24 PM
Softride Dura Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, we will be testing the Softride Dura Parallelogram Tilting 4 bike rack. That's part number SR 26247. This can be used for either an inch-and-a-quarter or two-inch hitches. We can go ahead and start by inserting our shank into our receiver and be looking for our pin holes to be lined up. Once we get that lined up, we can go ahead and take our anti-rattle bolt and lock, begin threading that through. All right, once we get that tightened, now we can go ahead and finish up the rest of the way with the wrench and by tightening this, it's going to help reduce the play and wobble within our hitch on our bike rack. That's secure. We'll go ahead and put our lock on. It's clicked into place and we go ahead and take a few measurements. more
12/23/2014 1:05:14 PM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Yakama Stickup platform style two bike rack part number Y02420. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch while threading our inside rider bolt and then tightening using the wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 15 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack is the closest part of the vehicle is about 3.5 inches away. We've added about 10.5 inches to the overall length of our Dodge. more
10/21/2013 9:15:22 AM
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex hitch modded four bike rack. Part number, TH9025. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place and will then turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a couple clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 14 and a half inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about three quarters of an inch. We have added about 11 inches to the overall length of our Gran Caravan. more
10/21/2013 9:14:19 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex hitch mounted four bike rack, part number Th9029. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a couple clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 13 and three quarters inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about two and a half inches and we've added about 10 inches to the overall length of our Caravan. We can now lift off on the gray lever on the top of the mast and swing the cradle arms out. more
10/17/2013 4:05:50 PM
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, part number TH934XTR. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and then tighten it down using the wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a couple clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 13-3/4 of an inch of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 6 inches, and we've added about 14-1/2 inches to the overall length of our Grand Caravan. more
10/16/2013 3:38:10 PM
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero Hitch Mount and 2 Bike Rack, part number TH9042. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place, and then we'll turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 18 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about one inch. We have added about 16 inches to the overall length of our dodge with the cradle arms pointing down. We can now lift up the gray lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. more
10/16/2013 3:38:06 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform Style 2-Bike Rack part number TH990XT. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in the anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a couple of clearance measurements to see how the 2 fit together. We have about 17-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 4-1/4 inch away. more
10/16/2013 3:37:17 PM
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Cherokee- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, well be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing hitch-mounted four bike rack, part number TH9027. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. Well allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place and well then turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured, well go over a couple clearance measurements and see how the two fit together. We have about 13.25 of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 0.25 away, and weve added about 11 to the overall length of our vehicle. more
10/16/2013 3:36:12 PM
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, well be test fitting the Swagman Titan hitch-mounted four bike rack, part number S63410. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. Well thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, well go over a couple clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 17 of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 5 away, and weve added about 18.5 to the overall length of our Dodge Grand Caravan. more
10/16/2013 12:57:26 PM
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan we'll be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram Tilting Four Bike Rack, part number SR26247. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about thirteen inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about two inches, and we've added about thirty-one and a half inches to the overall length of our Grand Caravan. more
10/16/2013 12:57:09 PM
Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan we'll be test fitting the Rhino Rack Hitch-mounted 4-bike rack, part number RBC038. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in the anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 16-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 4-1/2 inches, and we have added about 11 inches to the overall length of our Dodge with the cradle lines pointing down. We can now pull out the black pin at the top of the mast and swing the cradle arms out. more
10/15/2013 4:17:07 PM
Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Prorack Hitch-Mounted 4 Bike Rack, part number PR8062404. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a couple clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about three and three quarters of an inch away. We've added about 30 inches to the overall length of our Grand Caravan. more
10/15/2013 4:16:53 PM
Pro Series Q-Slot 2 and 4 Bike Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Pro Series Q Slot platform-style 2- and 4-bike rack, part number PS63138. For today's test fit, we'll be test fitting the 2-bike portion of the bike rack for 2-inch hitches. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a couple clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance. more
10/15/2013 4:16:33 PM
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today, on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler five bike rack, part number HR9200. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about twelve inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about eight inches away. We've added about 15 inches to the overall length to our vehicle with the cradle arms pointing down. We can now loosen up the black nobs on the upper left and right hand corner of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. more
10/15/2013 9:21:20 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today, on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4 Bike Rack, part number HR8500. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a couple clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about eleven and a half inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about one and a half inches away, and we've added about seven and a half inches to the overall length of our Dodge. more
10/15/2013 9:19:01 AM
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow and Go hitch-mounted 3-bikerack, part number HR135. We'll be using the Hidden Hitch ball mount with a super extra long shank, part number 80232. Thisis sold separately along with the hitch pin and clip. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch. We'll line up the pin holes and secure it with the pin and clip. Now you also canpurchase an anti-rattle devicewhichwill prevent any wobble within the hitch.Please see our website for more details. more
10/15/2013 9:17:53 AM
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, well be test fitting the Kuat NV Platform Style Aluminum 2-Bike Rack, part number N101. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. Well thread in our pin and secure the lock in the underside. We can then turn the black knob at the back of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured, well go over a couple of clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance. more
10/15/2013 4:27:46 AM
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace 4-Bike Carrier, part number y02451. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the pin hole and then install our pin. Then we can move to the back of the shank and tighten down our anti-rattle device. Now well go ahead and go over some clearance measurements. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. From the closest point of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is about 3 inches. more
6/28/2013 12:16:11 PM
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan well be test fitting the Yakima Stickup 2-bike carrier, part number y02420. To begin our test well slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up the pin hole, and thread in our anti-rattle bolt tightening it with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over some clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of 11 inches. From the closest point of the carrier to the rear of the vehicle is about 2 inches. With the bike carrier in its folded position, weve added 11 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. more
6/27/2013 11:03:42 AM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-bike carrier, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up the hitch pin holes, and then thread in our anti-rattle bolt, securing it with a lock. Now we'll go ahead and go over few clearance measurements. We have about 11" of ground clearance, and from the closest point of the carrier to the back of the vehicle is about 1". With the bike rack in its folded position, we've added 10" to the overall length of our vehicle. Now we'll go ahead and pull the lever at the bottom of the mast to allow our bike carrier to tilt. more
6/27/2013 10:59:22 AM
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