Recent content by alphacwh

I have a 2005 V6 SE 4x4 with a crossmember bolted hitch. Every single week in the summer, for the last 5 years, I tow a 23ft 3500 lb boat on a 1500 lb tandem trailer with surge brakes. Add gas and other stuff, I figure a total max weight of 5500 pounds. I have also towed it 500 miles on I-75...

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm going to cut out the old x-member and have someone weld in a new factory piece of steel. My hobart 140 doesn't have the juice to handle this project. I think a bolt on frame hitch is the best solution.

First post, although avid lurker. I've read the achives extensively but still have questions. I have a 2005 Sport 4x4 V6 with a hitch receiver that is welded (not bolted) to the crossmember, this is the way it came from the factory. I was rearended and the hitch now has a 30 degree downturn...