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06-29-2013, 02:38 PM
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Interchangeable Tow Hitch Years
I was able to pic up a tow hitch from a 69' a few months back thinking that it would fit my 72. Found out today that I was wrong. Anyone have any experience with swapping hitches out from previous years? If it makes any difference, my 72 is a longbed.
Thanks in advance, R
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06-29-2013, 03:03 PM
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Re: Interchangeable Tow Hitch Years
if that hitch was on a 69 it will fit a 72// you might need to drill sum holes but pretty much any hitch from 67 up thru mid 80can b used easily on a 72
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06-29-2013, 10:44 PM
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Re: Interchangeable Tow Hitch Years
What is different about the trucks? What doesn't fit where? Was one a 4wd and the other a 2wd? leaf vs coil? As far as I know you can make a hitch work from all the way up through '87.
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06-29-2013, 11:24 PM
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Re: Interchangeable Tow Hitch Years
I want to say that I pulled it from a longhorn. Cant recall if it was coils or springs. I may be able to find out though. The truck its going on has springs. I'll see if I can line it up and get a good pic.
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06-30-2013, 06:04 AM
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Re: Interchangeable Tow Hitch Years
most all trucks have springs
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06-30-2013, 10:16 AM
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Re: Interchangeable Tow Hitch Years
 Longhorns all had springs (leaf),if that's what you pulled it from. What type of "springs" does this truck of yours have?
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06-30-2013, 10:26 AM
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Re: Interchangeable Tow Hitch Years
My Reece (receiver type) hitch that was on my 67 C/10 is too wide for my 71 factory 2wd Blazer frame.
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06-30-2013, 11:53 AM
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Re: Interchangeable Tow Hitch Years
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06-30-2013, 01:52 PM
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Re: Interchangeable Tow Hitch Years
I've got one I pulled from an 87 Jimmy. I haven't installed it yet, but it measures like it will fit my 72 Blazer just fine.
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06-30-2013, 03:53 PM
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Re: Interchangeable Tow Hitch Years
Sorry I haven't got the pic up yet. But to give you an little more insight, the hitch that I picked up is too narrow for the rails on the 72.
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07-01-2013, 09:28 AM
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Re: Interchangeable Tow Hitch Years
GM trucks used a 34in frame width from who knows when right up to 1987 when they switched to the 37in everyone else was using. If I were to guess, that hitch was modified in some way to fit something. It looks like a regular class 4. I have a 72 with a 69 frame I put under it years ago. My "new" frame had 6in extensions on it, probably for a flat bed. I thought I bought a LWB frame but I had been told by a few that where it is a one ton, it was still a 127in WB. My point is that mods like that have to be dealt with before putting a class 4 hitch on.
When I cut the extensions off, I only had to drill out the front holes as I expected and shim the whole thing 1/4in. Works great now. Posted via Mobile Device
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