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Gentleman Jim Driver
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Poulsbo, WA
Posts: 1,550
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Anybody have a hideaway hitch?
Anybody have a hideaway hitch?
I need to put a hitch on my 87 so I can pull my car trailer (6000 pounds). It has a stepside bed and will soon have a factory chrome smooth bumper. I want to find a hitch that I can use with a flip down license plate. Does anyone have one of these or know where to find one?
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Joe '75 GMC Gentleman Jim '84 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super duper plain (manual steering, manual brakes, no dome light, no cig lighter) '85 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super plain Vortec 4.8 4L60E trans also: '81 K30, '83 C30 Crew Dually, '84 M1028 CUCV, '85 M1009 CUCV, another '85 C10 SWB, '89 R3500 Flatbed |
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Cactus Patch So. Az
Posts: 4,749
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I have one from AIM Industries (LAME)It did not fit had to 3/16" off of one side of the thing to make it work. It wouldn't fit between the frame. After much modification it does work and is very stout and the best part it is hidden in back of the plate. I would look elsewhare as I will not buy anything from them again (lame)
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yeller
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Twin Cities
Posts: 13,826
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Summit Racing sells them but for some strange reason they have a 3500 pound max capacity while other hitches for other trucks have a 5000 pound rating.
I know of no other retailers that sell them for our trucks...you could check in the truck mags out there as see if you come up lucky. -Jeff |
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Gentleman Jim Driver
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Poulsbo, WA
Posts: 1,550
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Has anyone seen one of the hitches from Summit?
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Joe '75 GMC Gentleman Jim '84 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super duper plain (manual steering, manual brakes, no dome light, no cig lighter) '85 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super plain Vortec 4.8 4L60E trans also: '81 K30, '83 C30 Crew Dually, '84 M1028 CUCV, '85 M1009 CUCV, another '85 C10 SWB, '89 R3500 Flatbed |
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Ultimate Diesel Dude
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Southwest Missouri
Posts: 328
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If you know anybody that is a good welder, you can modify a standard hitch to fit like you want. I did this to my brother's Dakota, so that the receiver portion was behind the license plate. You can pick up a standard hitch for around $89 at Wal-Mart, and cheaper at other places.
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BAD BOW-Silverado XST
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX
Posts: 6,431
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www.mar-k.com has a hide away hitch. Kinday price too. I need one too. I hate not having the option to tow. Actually I want it so I put a bar in on bad weather days. I want to be able to slide in a 3" round pipe with the words "I dare you to hit me" :p I just hate getting rearend again. Fixing the roll pan twice and getting three new taigates gets old quick. Cars and trucks just have a bad tendancy to get up close to my trucks rear. It should kiss my @$$ if you get any closer. :p
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