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**burb71** · 12-28-2012, 07:12 PM

Can any of you guys that have trucks with coil springs and the aux spring or helper spring and a frame mounted tow hitch please post pics of how the hitch mounts to the frame with the helper spring bracket mounted there.

**burb71** · 12-29-2012, 11:36 AM

someone, anyone?

SS Tim · 12-29-2012, 12:37 PM

They seem mutually exclusive if you are talking about a receiver hitch, at least an off the shelf unit. Probably going to have to have a custom hitch made that will straddle the spring mounts to be long enough for the torque box loads.

**burb71** · 12-29-2012, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SS Tim

They seem mutually exclusive if you are talking about a receiver hitch, at least an off the shelf unit. Probably going to have to have a custom hitch made that will straddle the spring mounts to be long enough for the torque box loads.

Thanks SS Tim, Just thought someone out there had this set up and wanted to see a few pics of the diff options to mount a hitch

SS Tim · 12-29-2012, 06:45 PM

Don't know for sure. My Suburban had a large dead weight hitch that mounted to the frame and the bumper. Ran air bags too, without aux. springs.

Can the thread title be changed to "Aux. Springs and Hitch options needed"?

c10srule · 12-29-2012, 07:24 PM

ive ran the same setup with the overloads and a hidahitch, i cut the bottom off the overloads where they bolt to the frame so the hitch could be mounted to the frame, worked out just fine

12-28-2012, 07:12 PM	#1
burb71 Active Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ft. Myers, Fl Posts: 1,716	Help needed, please post a pic of... Can any of you guys that have trucks with coil springs and the aux spring or helper spring and a frame mounted tow hitch please post pics of how the hitch mounts to the frame with the helper spring bracket mounted there.

12-29-2012, 11:36 AM	#2
burb71 Active Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ft. Myers, Fl Posts: 1,716	Re: Help needed, please post a pic of... someone, anyone?

12-29-2012, 12:37 PM	#3
SS Tim Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Edwards, CA Posts: 7,503	Re: Help needed, please post a pic of... They seem mutually exclusive if you are talking about a receiver hitch, at least an off the shelf unit. Probably going to have to have a custom hitch made that will straddle the spring mounts to be long enough for the torque box loads. Attached Images __________________ Thanks, Tim * VIN/Model Decoders * Power Team Charts (engine/transmission/gear ratio) * Post Your Pickup SPID Blazer SPID Suburban/Panel SPID * RTFM ... Read The Factory Manuals... download 'em here Highlanders Do you have a 1972 Plaid Pickup? Plaid Blazer ** Plaid Suburban

12-29-2012, 06:45 PM	#5
SS Tim Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Edwards, CA Posts: 7,503	Re: Help needed, please post a pic of... Don't know for sure. My Suburban had a large dead weight hitch that mounted to the frame and the bumper. Ran air bags too, without aux. springs. Can the thread title be changed to "Aux. Springs and Hitch options needed"? __________________ Thanks, Tim * VIN/Model Decoders * Power Team Charts (engine/transmission/gear ratio) * Post Your Pickup SPID Blazer SPID Suburban/Panel SPID * RTFM ... Read The Factory Manuals... download 'em here Highlanders Do you have a 1972 Plaid Pickup? Plaid Blazer ** Plaid Suburban

12-29-2012, 07:24 PM	#6
c10srule Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: oran,mo. Posts: 171	Re: Help needed, please post a pic of... ive ran the same setup with the overloads and a hidahitch, i cut the bottom off the overloads where they bolt to the frame so the hitch could be mounted to the frame, worked out just fine



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