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Old 01-21-2005, 09:05 AM   #5
beaterC10
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I used a reciever hitch for a burb when I built a hidden hitch for my stepside. The only problem with the burb hitch is the orientation of the receiver to the mounting brackets. The receiver will point uphill when the burb hitch is installed on a pickup.

Shimming the mounting bracket might work, but you are looking at 1/2 -3/4" shims between the frame and mount brackets.

My hitch used L shaped brackets to attach to the frame with the vertical leg of the bracket aligned with the outside edge of the frame. I cut the receiver tube loose from the mount brackets, swapped the brackets side to side, narrowed the receiver tube, and welded it back together. My hitch now has the vertical legs of the mounting brackets aligned to the inside edge of the frame.
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