new hitch installed
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new hitch installed
Sorry if this a repeat, but I didn't find it on an earlier search
Just installed my new hitch from Valley Industries on my 07. Very happy wiith price and look. All you see is receiver and chain flanges. Got it from Southwest Wheel in Dallas; $125 with no shipping charge. Simply put it on my motorcycle jack and raised it to the predrilled holes. Took maybe 15 minutes
Just installed my new hitch from Valley Industries on my 07. Very happy wiith price and look. All you see is receiver and chain flanges. Got it from Southwest Wheel in Dallas; $125 with no shipping charge. Simply put it on my motorcycle jack and raised it to the predrilled holes. Took maybe 15 minutes
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15 minutes PLUS
I just installed a Curt this weekend on my '05 F150 STX. Seven bolts and six of them went in perfectly, it was almost too easy. Number seven was a different story, it was just a little off, the hitch needed to come down and forward just a bit and a bit is not that easy with steel. After breaking the fish wire and retrieving the bolt and spacer with a magnet we managed to pry the hitch down and fished the bolt through. Should have taken an hour from start to finish but it took us 3 hours just because of that one bolt. It was the middle bolt on the passenger side so if someone else is doing this they may want to get that one in before they do the driver's side. Got mine from JC Whitney, hitch was reasonable and I got it fast, from the manufacturer, but the other items I ordered are a hassle and customer service is not very customer oriented in my opinion.
Last edited by stmar; Mar 23, 2010 at 10:41 AM.
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I just installed a Curt this weekend on my '05 F150 STX. Seven bolts and six of them went in perfectly, it was almost too easy. Number seven was a different story, it was just a little off, the hitch needed to come down and forward just a bit and a bit is not that easy with steel. After breaking the fish wire and retrieving the bolt and spacer with a magnet we managed to pry the hitch up and fished it through. Should have taken an hour from start to finish but it took us 3 hours just because of that one bolt. It was the middle bolt on the passenger side so if someone else is doing this they may want to get that one in before they do the driver's side.
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JC Whitney, about $125 delivered, it was with some other items so I can't tell you what the exact shipping was for this one item. I used discount codes that you can find on line, just type in jc whitney discount codes and it will give them to you. They are also having a spring sale with discounts depending on dollar amount of order.