hitch and body help

[badass98z]

What do you guys usually do for the 2 inch gap between the body and the hitch after a 2 inch body lift? Being able to see the spare looks a bit odd...

 

[badass98z]

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[whodini]

In the same boat but planning a 1" bl

I'm planning to do a 1" lift and am worried about how it will look. You have a 2" bl so its even more noticeable. Have you got any pics of it?

I want to leave the hitch where it is because I do tow with it and it's at the perfect height.

 

[Spish]

Take the spare out, and remove your hitch. Get a custom rear bumper with hitch integrated to the bumper. Or just live with it.

 

[Tarheelrunner]

I knew that the 2" gap would drive me crazy so I had a local off road shop cut the hitch and re-weld it to fit flush after the 2" body lift. I ran it like this for 3 or 4 years, towed boats and trailers just fine and looked pretty good. I think I paid around $125 for them to do it, worth the money if you don't want to invest $800 or more in a new rear bumper (which I ended up doing). Here are some old pics of mine: TJM-15 and Custom Hitch Pics - YotaTech Forums. I've still got the hitch and I'd love to sell it, but shipping it to CA probably wouldn't be worth your time - let me know if you're interested though.

 

[badass98z]

A bit easier solution... I picked this up for 40 bucks. I just had to tack weld it in. Its a mirror finish behind the black powder coated metal.

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[J-money$$$]

cut the hitch off and trow your spare inside

 

[cj80cruiser]

Not sure if it would fit with your bumper but I cut and flipped my receiver upside down. Can't say if will work with your bumper since I removed my bumper beforehand. However, it looks like that may work.

Here's a link to get an idea of what I mean and whether it looks like it will work for you. It brought the receiver up to between the frame rails.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/75010-flipped-draw-tite-rear-bumper-platform.html

 

[the great him]

Not sure if it would fit with your bumper but I cut and flipped my receiver upside down. Can't say if will work with your bumper since I removed my bumper beforehand. However, it looks like that may work.

Here's a link to get an idea of what I mean and whether it looks like it will work for you. It brought the receiver up to between the frame rails.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/75010-flipped-draw-tite-rear-bumper-platform.html

id do this, and if there isnt enough room, then notch out the bottom of the bumper to make room for the 2" receiver...

 

[cj80cruiser]

Just took another pic for the hell of it today so you can see if it looks like it'll work for you.