If one was so inclined to put on their OEM hitch with grade 8 bolts from the hardware store, what size/length/thread pitch would I be looking at?
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Hitch bolt sizes???
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They're metric, and I'm pretty sure they're at least 10.9 which is practically identical to a grade 8 bolt of a similar size. They may even be 12.9. I don't have any stock bolts I can measure, so I can't give you any dimensions if your bolts are missing.
take one off my truck saturday and measure it. good to go lol
but yes like josh said, metric bolts either 12.9 or 10.9.
Might order a custom setup from bigchevyhitch. Com
I forgot the stock hitch has a couple bolts that go through the bumper...which I don't have either.
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I forgot the stock hitch has a couple bolts that go through the bumper...which I don't have either.
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Just make one or have a friend make one. Surely if you don't know how to weld, you know someone who does...
yeah hes pretty much screwed :joker:
Stock bolts are 10.9, just looked on my Reese hitch. I also have some grade 8's holding it up too.
I built my own. It is hidden behind the rollpan and hooks up through the hole behind the license plate. It was really easy to do. I haven't checked the price on any pre-built hitches, but I doubt they're cheap enough to make it a bargain. I didn't have much in materials or time. Maybe $50 worth of materials and probably 3-4 hours total to build. I take it you don't weld, and you may or may not be able to talk James into building you one
. Worse case, you could draw something up and have a welding shop build it for you. I think you would still come out ahead once you figure in shipping a big heavy hitch and all that.
Id be all for building one but I need it ASAP. Like by next Wednesday at the very latest.
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I have my stock one here I could cut tabs off or something. I want it hidden behind the roll pan. I'd like to be able to have someone to sue (besides myself) if it falls off and makes a school bus crash.
For reference they run about $200 made and powder coated.
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For reference they run about $200 made and powder coated.
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I have a bigchevyhitch that I custom ordered to fit the rules around here . It is a nice unit !:thumb:
