Frame mount hitch

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I purchased a Drawtite hitch 41504, a class 3 hitch with max rating of 1000 lb / 10,000 lb gross weight. Bought at Amazon for $120.

Happy to report install was easy and I was able to keep the spare tire.

I bolted the side pieces to the cross piece of the hitch and then raised it into place after dropping the spare tire. I used C clamps to hold in place while I marked the holes. Drilled 6 1/2" holes stepping up from 1/8" to 1/4" then 1/2". (Hint: Use new or sharpened drill bits)

Bolted into place and raised tire into place. I was not able to secure the tire with the cross piece as the bar was hitting the side plate of the hitch on the passenger side. I placed 2 short pieces of 2x6 on top of the tire to take up the gap between the top of the tire and the 2 bars the top of the tire pushes against and was able to secure the tire.