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

Today on our 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee we're going to be doing a test fit of the Yakama FullTilt. This is going to be our hanging style, four bike rack, part number Y02462. 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 installed on the back of your Jeep. Let's go ahead and start by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance is going to be down here on the bottom side from this point here to the back side of the bumper. We're about 5 and a half inches but do note that it won't come in any further because of the bracket and piece on the side of the shank down here. This does come with your inch and a quarter shank as well as a 2-inch adapter so will be good for your class 1, 2 and 3 hitches. more

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7/16/2015 5:47:52 PM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee TH9031XT- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee we're test fitting the Thule Vertex Swing. This is a swing-away-style 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 2" hitches. Part number on it is TH9031XT. Now first and foremost, the reason we like the swing-away so much, the swing-away arm that we have here is going to allow us to swing this out and away from the vehicle. To do that, loosen the large black t-handle until it tips down just like that. more

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7/6/2015 6:46:22 PM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee TH9029XT- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're test fitting the Thule Vertex. This is the folding, tilting 4-bike hanging style rack. Part number on it is TH9029XT. Now, nice feature, we're going to have a cable lock right up here at the top. Goes over the frames of our bikes and slides right here in the back using a Thule one key tumbler. If you already have Thule accessories, you can match the key up to match those. more

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7/6/2015 6:46:06 PM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee S64684- Video

Today on our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're doing a test fit on this Swagman Dispatch. This is a 2-bike platform style rack. It's been designed for use in 2-inch hitches. The part number on it is S64684. Now, the dispatch has a 3-point connection system here where it's going to be holding our bike. We're going to have front wheel cradle with strap and cushion, rear wheel cradle with strap and cushion and a frame hook right up here. more

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7/6/2015 6:41:48 PM

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

Today on our 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Bike Porter. This will be your hanging style 4-bike rack, part number SA404B. As you can see, we've already got a bike on our cradle arms 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 does come with your 1-1/4" shank as well as your 2" adapter, so it will be good for your Class I, II, and III hitches. Just keep in mind, with your Class I receivers for your 1-1/4" that you're only going to be able to carry up to 2 bikes because of your hitch's specifications and weight classifications. Let's go ahead and start by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance is going to be from the bumper to the front side of the rack at about 6-3/8". more

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7/2/2015 8:31:51 AM

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

Today on our 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee we're going to be doing a test fit of the SportRack 4 -bike rack. This is going to be your platform-style 4-bike rack, part number SR2902. As you can see, we've already got a bike up here on our platform so you can see what it's going to look like once it's fully assembled and installed on the back of your vehicle. It's going to have a 2" shank that's going to attach to your 2" receiver via an anti-rattle bolt as well. Let's go ahead and start with a few measurements. Our closest distance is going to be from your wheel cradles here to the backside of the bumper at about 6-1/4". Overall distance that we've added to the back of the vehicle is going to be about 42", and our rear ground clearance at about 21-1/2" at this point and about 15-1/2" at that point. more

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6/24/2015 3:48:38 PM

SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee SR2415- Video

Today on our 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee we're going to be doing a test fit of the SportRack Ridge Swing. This is going to be your hanging-style swing-away model, hanging-style 4-bike rack, part number SR2415. As you can see, we've already got a bike up here on our platform so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it installed and fully assembled on the back of your vehicle. Let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be from the t-handle screw here on the front to the backside of the bumper at about 4-1/8". Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle will be from the rear of the bumper to the backside of the cradle arms that are extended out here at about 33". Our ground clearance from the bottom side of the shank at about 12-5/8". Next let's move up to the front and show you how the swing-away works itself. more

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6/24/2015 3:46:09 PM

SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee SR2403- Video

Today on our 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee we're going to be doing a test fit of the SportRack Ridge 3. This is going to be your hanging-style 3-bike rack, part number SR2403. As you can see, we've already got a bike on our platform so you can see what it's going to look like once it's fully assembled and in place on the back of your Jeep. Let's start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be first and that's going to be from the front side of this bracket and angled flange here to the backside of our receiver at about 1-3/4". Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle from the backside of the bumper to the backside of the cradle arms at about 26". Our ground clearance from the bottom side of the shank is going to be about 13-1/8". Now let's talk about how our bike is secured to our rack. more

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6/24/2015 3:43:31 PM

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

We have our 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Were going to be doing a test fit of the Pro Series Q-Slot. This is going to be your platform style 4 bike rack part number PS63138. As you can see, weve already got our bike up here on our platform so you can see what its going to look like once you have it installed on the back of your vehicle. It does come with a 2-inch shank for 00:21 2-inch receivers only, as well as an anti-rattle bolt. Lets go ahead and start with our closest measurements. Down here on the bottom side of the shank where it bends to the back side of the receiver will be our closest measurement, at about 2 and a quarter inches. more

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6/24/2015 3:42:16 PM

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

Today on our 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee we're going to be doing a test fit of the Swagman Trailhead. This will your hanging style four bike rack. Part number S63380. As you can see we've already got a bike up here on our platform so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it installed on your vehicle. Note that this bike rack does come with an inch and a quarter shank, as well as a two inch adapter, so it will be applicable with your class 1, 2, and 3 receivers. Just keep in mind with your class 1, that you're only going to be able to carry up to two bikes, and that's per your receiver's specification. All right, let's go ahead and go over a few things, starting with our measurements. more

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6/24/2015 9:42:17 AM

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

Today on our 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4. This will be your hanging style 4-bike rack, part number HR8500. As you can see, we've already got a bike up here on our platform and in place, so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully in place on your vehicle. Now, note that this comes with your 1-1/4 inch as well as your 2-inch adapter. That way, it'll be good for your class I, II, and class III hitches. Just keep in mind that with your class I, you're only going to be able to carry up to 2 bikes per your hitch's specifications. more

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6/24/2015 9:41:08 AM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee TH9031XT- Video

Today on our 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex Swing, part number TH9031XT. This is going to be your hanging style 4-bike rack, and as you can see, we've already got our bike up here on our cradle arms fully installed so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it on the back of your jeep. This is going to come with a 2-inch shank for your 2-inch receivers only and it's going to be secured using a 3/4-inch anti-rattle bolt. Let's start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be our first measurement from the back side of our bumper to the front side of this T-handle here, at about 5-1/8 inches. Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle will be from the rear of the bumper to the back side of the cradle arms here, at about 35-1/2 inches, and our ground clearance from the bottom side, at about 13 inches from the bottom side of the shank here. All right. Next, we'll move back up front and show you the swing out feature. more

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6/22/2015 2:24:22 PM

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee TH9029XT- Video

Today on our 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex Hanging Style Four Bike Rack, part number TH9029XT. As you can see, we already have our bike on the cradle arms and with the cradle arms extended so you can see what it's going to looking like once you have it all installed and on the back of your Jeep. This is going to have your inch and a quarter shank as well as a two-inch adapter for your class I, II, and III hitches. With your class I hitch, you're only going to be able to carry two bikes and that's going to be with your hitch restrictions. Now down below we'll start off by getting a few measurements. That's going to be from the back side of the bumper to the front side of this flange here at about three inches. Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle is going to be from that rear bumper again to the back side of the cradle arms at about thirty-four and a half inches. more

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6/22/2015 2:23:56 PM

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

Today on our 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom. This would be your Platform Style 4 Bike Rack, part number SA4414B. As you can see, we've already got a bike up here on our platform and in place, so you can kind of see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and on the back of your vehicle. This bike rack is going to come with a 2 inch shank for your 2 inch receivers only and be attached using a hitch pin and clip. We'll start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be our first measurement, and that's going to be from that front angled bracket on the front of the rack to the back side of the receiver at about 9 inches. Overall distance that we've added to the back of the vehicle will be from the back side of the bumper to the back side of the cradles at about 37 and 1/4 inches, with our rear ground clearance being that of about 19 inches. Let's go ahead and put our rack into the tilt position. more

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6/22/2015 2:22:48 PM

Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Thelma. This is going to be your Platform Style 3 Bike Rack, part number SA4239B. As you can see, we've already got a 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 your vehicle. This is going to have a 1 and 1/4 inch shank for your class 1 and 2 hitches, as well as a 2 inch adapter for your class 3 hitches. Just keep in mind that with your class 1 hitches, you're only going to be able to carry up to two bikes. Let's go ahead and start off with a few measurements. Our closest distance will be our first measurement, from the back side of the bumper to the front side of the rack, at about 3 and 1/4 inches. more

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6/22/2015 2:22:01 PM

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

Today on our 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom Super Clamp. This is going to be your platform style 2 bike rack part number SA4025. As you can see it is going to be attached with our 1 1/4 shank with our 2 inch adapter anti rattle bolt and a lock to prevent tampering. That anti rattle bolt is going to be a 3/4 inch anti rattle bolt, your 1 1/4 shank with your 2 inch adapter will make it compatible with your class 1, 2, 3 hitches. Let's start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be from the wheel cradle on either side to the back side of the bumper at about 11 inches. Overall distance that we've added will be from the back of the bumper to the back side of the cradle arms at about 21 inches and our rear ground clearance will be two measurements, one at 19 3/4 inches to the very back and from the bottom side of the shank at about 13 1/8 inches. more

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6/22/2015 2:19:08 PM

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee S64684- Video

Today on our 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Swagman Dispatch. This is going to be your platform style, 2 bike rack for your 2" receivers only, part number S64684. Now, as you can see we do have it attached to our class III receiver. That's going to be using a 7/8" bolt or anti-rattle bolt, if you'd rather. We'll start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be our first measurement. more

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6/22/2015 2:18:12 PM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 - 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

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

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

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

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

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

Saris Porter 4 Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2012 jeep Grand Cherokee were going to be test fitting the Saris bike porter 4 bike rack for 1 and 2 inch hitches part number SA404b. To begin our test fit, were going to insert the shank of the rack into our hitch. Youll want to watch for the pinholes to line up. With that in mind, well take the included anti-rattle hitch bolt and thread it into place. Once you have it hand tight, you can take your wrench and finish the job. With this snug it helps take any flay 00:00:52 out of our hitch. more

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6/4/2014 2:29:26 PM

Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack for an inch and a quarter and two-inch hitches, part number SA843B. To begin our test fit, we're going to go ahead and insert the shank of the rack into our hitch. You'll want to watch for the pin holes to line up. Then you'll take the included anti-rattle hitch lock and insert that. Go ahead and get that hand-tight. Then secure the rest of the way with your wrench. Then you'll just snap the end of the lock into place and remove the key. With our bike installed, we'll get a few clearance measurements. more

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6/4/2014 2:28:57 PM

SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we will be test fitting the Sport Rack hitch-mounting hanging 3 bike rack, part number SR2403. We will begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we will thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secure, we will go over a few clearance measurements to see how the 2 fit together. We have about 14" of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 3-1/2" away and we have added about 9" to the overall length of our Jeep. We will now go ahead and remove the black pin at the top of the mast, which is going to allow us to swing the cradle arms of the bike rack out. more

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3/25/2014 10:42:24 AM

Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test-fitting the Saris Freedom Platform-Style Hitch-Mounted Four-Bike Rack, part number SA 4414B. We'll begin our test-fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tightening it down with a wrench, and then securing with the cotter pin on the other side. With the bike rack secure, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about sixteen inches of ground clearance at the back of the bike rack. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about four inches away, and we've added about seventeen inches to the overall length of our Jeep. We'll now go ahead and pull on the gray lever at the top of the platform, which will allow us to tilt the platform down. As you can see with the rack in this position, we do have full access to the rear hatch. We have about twenty-three and a half inches of ground clearance at the back of the bike rack. more

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3/25/2014 5:41:27 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow 'N Go 3-bike rack, part number HR135. We'll be using the Hidden Hitch ball mount with an extra long shank, part number 80232. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch and securing it with the pin and clip. Keep in mind, the ball mount, hitch ball, and pin and clip are all sold separately. Now, since the ball mount is secured with a standard 5-inch hitch pin and clip, you can see that there is going to be some rattle within the hitch. You can eliminate this rattle by purchasing an anti-rattle device found on our website. Now, to load up a bike, we'll go ahead and remove the block pin at the top of the mast, which is going to allow us to swing the cradle arms of the bike rack outward. We'll now go ahead and undo the cradle straps, place our bike into the frame cradles, and then secure it with the rubber straps. With our bike all loaded up, that'll complete today's test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow 'N Go, part number HR135, on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee. . more

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3/25/2014 5:40:48 AM

Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero Hitch-Mounted Hanging 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. After allowing the integrated hitch pin to fall into place, we'll then 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 15" of ground clearance at the shank of the bike rack. From the back of the bike rack, we have about 18" of ground clearance. more

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3/24/2014 10:21:45 AM

Swagman XTC4 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today, on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee we'll be testing the Swagman XTC4 Platform Style Hitch Mounted Four Bike Rack for Two Inch Hitches, part number S64665. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll thread in our anti rattle bolt, tighten it down with a wrench and then secure it with a clip on the other side. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 14 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 1/8 inch away and it does have some wobble, so it may hit the rear of your bumper. more

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3/24/2014 10:20:31 AM

Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today, on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram Tilting 4 Bike Rack, part number SR26248. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, 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 14 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 3 inches away, and we've added about 12 inches to the overall length of our Jeep. more

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3/24/2014 10:19:50 AM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today, on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram, part number SR26247. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and then tighten it down using a wrench. We'll then go ahead and insert the lock onto the end of the anti-rattle bolt. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 14 inches of ground clearance. more

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3/24/2014 10:19:03 AM

Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be testing fitting the Saris Axis Hitch Mounted, Aluminum, Hanging 3-Bike Rack, part number SA843B. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pinholes we'll thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secure, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 14 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 6 inches away and we have added about 14 inches to the overall length of our jeep. We'll now go ahead and lift up on the yellow levers at the top of the mast, which will allow us to slide the cradle arms over into the smooth portion and bring them up, lining up the grooves, and then clamp down the yellow levers, which is going to secure the arms in place. With the cradle arms out, we've added about 24 inches to the overall length of our Grand Cherokee. To access the cargo area, we'll pull out on the yellow t-handle, located at the base of the bike rack, which will allow us to tilt the mast of the rack down, giving us full access to the rear hatch. To load up a bike, we'll need to make sure the mast of the rack is in its upright position. We'll then undo the ratcheting straps, and place our bike into the frame cradles. more

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3/24/2014 10:17:31 AM

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test fitting the Kuat NV Platform Style Aluminum Two Bike Rack, part Number N101. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll insert the pin into the pin holes and secure with a lock on the other side. We'll then go ahead and turn the black knob at the back of the shank, which will 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. With the bike rack in this position, we have about fourteen and a half inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about three inches away. We have added about fifteen and a half inches to the overall length of our jeep. We'll now go ahead and lift up on the orange lever at the base of the bike rack, which is going to allow us to tilt the platform down. With the platform in this position, we have about twenty-two inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about seven inches away. We've added about thirty-three inches to the overall length of our Grand Cherokee. As you can see, the platform in this position we can easily access the rear hatch. more

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3/24/2014 5:16:44 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today, on our 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Rack Traveler Five-Bike Carrier, Part Number HR9200.To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line-up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with a wrench.Now that our Hollywood Rack Traveler is secured to our Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 11-1/2 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of our Grand Cherokee is here at the rear bumper about 13 inches away. We've added about 17 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.We'll now undo the black knobs from the left and right-hand side of the mast towards the top to swing out our cradle arms. We'll then turn the knobs to lock the arms in place, and we have about 39 inches of overall length added to the vehicle with the cradle arms out.To access the cargo area, we'll pull the pin at the base of the carrier to tilt the mast down. This will allow us to have access to our vehicle's cargo door.To load the bike, we'll make sure the mast is in its upright position. more

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5/24/2013 11:30:27 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4 Bike Carrier, part number HR8500. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, throw on our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten with a wrench. Now with our Hollywood Racks Traveler secured to our Grand Cherokee, we'll go over a few clearance measurement to see how the two fit together. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of our carrier to the closest part of our Grand Cherokee is here at the rear bumper, about 6-1/2 inches away. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more

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5/24/2013 11:27:58 AM

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on our 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee well be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing four bike carrier, part number TH9027. To begin our test fit, slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert our pin through our pin holes and turn the black knob located at the back of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device. Now well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about 13 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about one and a half inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about three inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more

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1/11/2013 12:16:38 PM

Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video

Today on this 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee will be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 4 Bike Carrier, part number Y02451. To begin our test fit, we'll take the bike carrier and into the shaft into the hitch, lining up the pinhole. Take the red pin and enter it into the pinhole, then turn the black knob into the back of the bike carrier to engage the anti-rattle device. Now, we'll go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and the vehicle fit together. There are 11 inches of ground clearance from the ground to the bottom of the bike carrier. There are 6 inches from the closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle and we've added 15 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more

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11/21/2012 11:46:58 AM

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