ashamsuddin

Want to put a step receiver on my 4.2 manual. Just need it for a bike rack (I can't tow much with this truck anyway)

Trying to avoid the cost of a full hitch, and trying to avoid crawling around a junkyard trying to loosen rusty bolts.

Only things available locally were these, and neither one fit:
http://www.harborfreight.com/5000-lb...ver-69670.html
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Reese-Towp...eiver/15125807

The underside of the step has not only a lip that prevents anything from bolting flush against the step, but also a bracket welded onto it that gets in the way. Am I just stuck going full hitch on this? I'd rather not carve up my bumper either.

smokeywren

If your step bumper is stock with no alterations, then this receiver should bolt on:
https://www.etrailer.com/Bumper-Hitch/Curt/E-3S.html


But if that bracket has been welded on after the truck left the assembly plant, then I doubt you'll be able to find a bolt-on receiver that bolts onto the bumper without surgery to remove that bracket.


Why not just add an inexpensive receiver? Here is the least expensive frame-mounted receiver I can find at eTrailer.com.
https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hit...cleid=19998708


So bite the bullet and order that receiver for $152 with free shipping. It bolts onto the back of your F-150. You can DIY. 600 pounds max weight of bike rack, which should be plenty of weight capacity.